Regarding the criminal conviction, the key would be to look for opportunities where you will get consideration before you have to disclose that information. I am not sure if online applications ask this, but if they do, perhaps look for smaller companies that still take applications via email...
Hokie66, thanks for the response. I guess I am surprised by what you said. That is exactly what my problem HAS been for most of my post-college life. I chased what seemed lucrative, never sure what I really wanted because the grass always did seem greener and I always felt inferior to my peers...
I have another career change question for the forum, but the “gotcha” here is that after 8 years as a mechanical engineer, I’ve spent the last 4 years as a business analyst.
I started in the power industry 12 years ago, working for an EPC contractor as an ME. I moved to my current employer...