I went thru a round of something like this, where I had been a developer+copywriter+editor+salesman for en early internet biz. While I have a degree related to

I went thru a round of something like this, where I had been a developer+copywriter+editor+salesman for en early internet biz. While I have a degree related to my field, I found that the network I had built up over the years, thru sales and communicating with people while editing and fact checking, was the path to my next bit of employment. tl;dr: don't forget that 10 years of relationship building!