I’ve been thinking for the past couple of days about how your work experience makes you better equipped for future roles. Again, a statement of the obvious. Stick with me; I have a point.

For those of you who are reading and are not familiar with my resume, now would be a good time to click over to the About Me>Resume tab or check out my LinkedIn profile.

The path you set out on early in your career is rarely the path on which you stay. Instead, through a serious of forks, crossroads, turns, and four-lane expressways, you end somewhere different. While each new experience builds on the previous and serves to make you better at each new role, you rarely find yourself needing to draw on the exact same skills.

My current role has taught me the importance of making sure old hats still fit.

In the last three weeks, I have literally put on hats that I haven’t worn in 3, 5, 7, and even 10 years. It is good to know that they still fit. I have re-worn my old National Business Manager hat, my WFM hat, my Project Management hat, and my operations management hat. I’m loving every minute of it too!