Career Transition Planning
Plan a lateral move or cross-industry career change — identifying transferable skills, gaps, and a realistic path forward.
POST /v1/hiring/career-transition-planning
Analyses the viability of a career transition, identifies transferable skills, surfaces gaps unique to the new domain, and produces a phased action plan.
Required inputs
| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
input.user_id | string | Your platform's user ID |
input.profile | ProfileInput | Current background and skills |
input.career_goals | CareerGoalsInput | Target role and transition_type |
Optional inputs
| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
input.resume | ResumeInput | Resume to extract additional transferable evidence |
input.job_description | JobDescriptionInput | Specific target role to analyse against |
input.session_history | SessionHistoryInput | Continue a multi-turn coaching conversation |
transition_type values
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
adjacent | Same function, different industry |
cross_industry | Different function and industry |
restart | Career break re-entry or major pivot |
Example request
curl -X POST https://api.liyaengine.ai/v1/hiring/career-transition-planning \
-H "x-api-key: $LIYA_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"input": {
"user_id": "usr_123",
"profile": {
"title": "Financial Analyst",
"years_of_experience": 6,
"skills": ["Excel", "SQL", "financial modelling", "Python basics"]
},
"career_goals": {
"target_role": "Data Analyst",
"target_industry": "Technology",
"timeline": "6_months",
"transition_type": "adjacent",
"career_change": true
}
}
}'Response
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"output": {
"transition_viability": "strong",
"transferable_skills": [
"SQL proficiency directly applicable",
"Python basics provide a foundation to build on",
"Financial modelling demonstrates analytical rigour"
],
"gaps_to_close": [
"Data visualisation tools (Tableau, Looker)",
"Advanced Python (pandas, numpy)",
"Business intelligence / analytics context in tech"
],
"phased_plan": [
{
"phase": "Foundation",
"duration_weeks": 8,
"actions": [
"Complete a Python for data analysis course",
"Build 2 portfolio projects using public datasets"
]
},
{
"phase": "Portfolio & applications",
"duration_weeks": 8,
"actions": [
"Publish projects to GitHub",
"Reframe finance experience as data-driven storytelling in resume",
"Target fintech or finance-adjacent tech companies where background is a differentiator"
]
}
],
"confidence": { "score": 0.88, "level": "high" }
}
}
}