Switching careers from IT to conservation | Clare Roberts

How do you switch careers from working in IT and Quality Management for 20 years to making a real impact in conservation? That’s exactly what today’s guest - Clare Roberts - has achieved in the past few years, and she’s here today to share her story. We start by exploring her pre-conservation career in the corporate world of IT consultancy, where she used her free time to volunteer at home and abroad. We then discuss what triggered her decision to change her career focus to sustainability and conservation. Clare is very much a case study of how to go about switching careers. She outlines how she did some deep self-reflection to identify what’s important to her and her transferable skills, before engaging in her chosen area through webinars, trainings and networking.  Today she’s thriving in her career working as a Project Manager at EMEC Ecology, an innovative profit-generating consultancy which is part of a Wildlife Trusts charity. Clare shares what it’s like to do her job and lots of practical advice for people like you who might be interested in following in her footsteps. It’s a career-switching, impact-creating, project-managing podchat. Enjoy!