Do Recruiters and HR Managers consider someone making a career industry change or just by last job title?

I'm trying to make a career change and have a lot of transferrable skills but I'm not sure how easy it will be to find jobs in other industries if I'm only as good as my last job.Do Recruiters and HR Managers consider someone making a career industry change or just by last job title?
For recruiters you are only as good as your last job experience (rather than title) because they get paid by the company to supply them with a tried and true employee, else why bother paying a fee?

Pretty much ditto HR, because they are in the position of having to recommend the employee to the department head who will supervise them, and they need to supply good matches to justify their position.

Transferable skills are great to have but the company is still taking on an unknown quality and figure they'll have to do lots of training in specifics that they'de rather avoid.

Also in larger companies people get pigeonholed and it can be difficult to even transfer to other departments.



So basically your transferable skills will serve you well in a small company where everyone wears different hats. Unless your new career involves a specialized skill that is difficult to find, then they would not care about the past because they'd want what you have to offer.

If your new career encompasses a crowded field you will have a lot of problems beating out the competition.

Of course, the best way to make a career change is to know someone in the new field whom you can approach personally and ask it they would hire you.