Update Your Resume to Change Career Focus
Continuing our series by Deb Walker on when to update your resume. Update your resume when your career focus changes. If you want to change your career path, you also need to change your resume. There are several ways to shift the focus away from your current job and toward your new career. By focusing on the skills that will be useful in your new career, you can position yourself as a stronger candidate for the job. Highlight those transferable skills in your new resume, bringing them front and center. In addition to highlighting your transferable skills, shift your list of accomplishments to support those skills. Accomplishment statements give credibility to transferable skills and prove your ability to cross industry or occupational lines. …
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