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Career Shift: The Methodology.

Reconversion Lab Press
Career
Shift
The complete methodology for reinventing your development career.
Naël Hajji, PhD
First Edition · 2026

The book the sector needed a decade ago.

Twelve core chapters, real transition stories, applied worksheets. The complete framework for international development and humanitarian professionals navigating the biggest career transition of their generation.

Written from inside the sector by someone who has spent his career at FHI360, UNDP, and DRC — and built Reconversion Lab when he saw too many talented colleagues lose careers they'd spent twenty years building.

12
Chapters
~250
Pages
3
Formats (PDF, EPUB, MOBI)
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The book + lifetime Career Analyser access + future updates
$29 one-time
  • Complete Career Shift book in PDF, EPUB, MOBI
  • Lifetime Career Analyser full access
  • All future tool updates as the sector evolves
  • Access to RLab's private community (coming Q2 2026)
  • Priority access to forthcoming sector reports
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What's inside

A complete framework, chapter by chapter.

01
The Great Restructuring
Understanding the sector forces — donor withdrawal, localisation, contraction — that are reshaping every career in development.
02
Why Your CV Doesn't Work
The vocabulary gap between development and the sectors hiring you. Why "log-frame" is invisible and "KPI framework" is gold.
03
Mapping Your Real Skills
The transferable skills audit. What you actually know how to do — and which markets pay for it.
04
The Five Pathways
Consulting, ESG, climate, fintech, philanthropy. Where development careers actually land — and what differs.
05
The Reframing Method
The core methodology. Sentence by sentence, how to translate your story for new sectors.
06
CV Architecture for Pivots
Structure, headlines, summaries. The format that works when you're not selling experience — you're selling potential.
07
LinkedIn for Pivoteurs
The platform's hidden mechanics. How to be found by recruiters in sectors that don't know your background exists.
08
Building Your Bridge Network
The 50-person rule. How to use your existing network to enter sectors you've never worked in.
09
Interview Translation
When they ask "tell me about your experience" — what to actually say. STAR method for sector-jumpers.
10
The Independent Path
Consulting as a default destination, not a fallback. How to price, sell, and structure independent practice.
11
The First 90 Days
In a new role, in a new sector. How to survive the early months without becoming the "former NGO person" forever.
12
Building What Comes Next
The sector isn't dying. It's becoming something else. Your role in that, whether you stay or leave.
About the author

Written by Naël Hajji, PhD

Naël Hajji is a senior international development professional with experience across MENA and North Africa, including roles at FHI360 (USAID Ma3an Project), UNDP Tunisia, and the Danish Refugee Council. He holds a PhD in Strategic Management and writes about sector transformation, career resilience, and the structural shifts reshaping international development.

Career Shift is his first book, drawing on a decade inside the sector and conversations with hundreds of professionals who have made the transition themselves.

Questions

Frequently asked.

When does the book ship?
First edition launching in 2026. Join the waitlist to be notified at launch and lock in the bundle price.
Why pre-order the book if I can just use the Analyser?
The Analyser shows you matches. The book shows you methodology. The tool says "here are your pivots" — the book teaches you the framework that makes those pivots actually happen. Most people who buy the bundle find themselves using both daily during their transition.
Is $29 a launch price?
Yes. The bundle will go to $39 after launch. Joining the waitlist locks in $29 when it goes live.
What if I'm not in the development sector?
The book and tool are explicitly designed for development and humanitarian professionals. The methodology might be useful elsewhere, but the role mappings, sector knowledge, and reframing examples are sector-specific. If you're in another field, you'd be better served by a different resource.
What formats does the book come in?
PDF (designed, readable on any device), EPUB (for e-readers), and MOBI (for Kindle). No DRM. Yours to keep, annotate, and re-read.
Can my organisation buy in bulk?
Yes. We work with INGOs offering career transition support during restructuring. Discounted volume licensing available — see our Work With Us page for organisational packages.
Refunds?
30-day money-back guarantee on the bundle. If the Career Analyser doesn't tell you something useful about your career options, we'll refund you in full, no questions asked.

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