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Career-Change CV Example
4 min read · Updated May 2026
Live example — Daniel Okafor
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Aspiring UX Researcher
daniel.okafor@example.com Manchester, UK
Profile
Former secondary-school teacher pivoting into UX research. 6 years of running structured interviews with students and parents, now backed by a Google UX certificate and 3 portfolio studies.
Experience
UX Research Intern — Northstar Health (volunteer)2025
• Ran 14 generative interviews with chronic-condition patients.
• Synthesised findings into a journey map adopted by the product team.
Secondary School Teacher — Burnage Academy2018 — 2024
• Designed and ran weekly feedback rituals with 90+ students.
• Led the school's transition to a new digital report card.
Education
Google UX Design Certificate — Coursera2024
B.Ed. Secondary Education — University of Manchester2014 — 2018
Skills
User Interviews · Figma · Thematic Analysis · Maze · Notion · Survey Design
Writing tips
- Open with a 'profile' section that names the pivot in one sentence.
- Re-label transferable skills in the target industry's vocabulary.
- List bootcamps, certifications and side projects right after education.
- Drop irrelevant bullets — relevance beats completeness.
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