Career change after a layoff, where to begin? - what worked for you?

After 10 years as a hotel front-desk agent I am thinking about moving into a different field. Any experience at all would help. I have a little time and a small budget for training. Did you take a pay cut?

You likely have more transferable skills than you think. Write down what you did, not what the job title said.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 5 months ago, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.