If you ask any instructional designer how they started their career journey, they will likely tell you that they worked in an unrelated field. Few instructional designers know about the role and pursue it as an intended career path. Rather, most people stumble upon instructional design by working on a project, taking a class, networking at a conference, or various other circumstances. Even though instructional design appears to be an insular profession, the experiences and knowledge from one's former career can blend with the design field to create a robust toolkit that can lead to amazing outcomes.