Conversation Starter: Career Changers

Use the following conversation starters when talking with career changers. This group has had some work experience and is now ready for a change. Tell these potential candidates why you love what you do and how you have benefitted from your career. The bolded words are what is most important to this particular group.

I really love the power transmission/motion control industry. It has provided me and my family with a good living over the past xx years. If you enjoy a challenge, like variety in your day, are a problem-solver and want to develop relationships with your customers, then you should think about the field of industrial distribution.

I’ve seen how a variety of products are made and marveled at the technology involved. It takes knowledge to operate the machinery involved. This industry makes possible all the things you take for granted – transportation, food and beverage manufacturing and packaging, oil and gas distribution, waste recycling, mining – I could go on but I think you get the picture.

This field will offer you the opportunity to grow and learn new things as well as provide for your family.