Get the latest Flash player
View All Videos In This Series
Transcripts
Host: What else should I change on my resume if I want to change careers?
Louise Kursmark: So, if you are changing careers your resume intro needs to reflect the fact that you are an individual with a proven skills in a certain area. You don't want to claim experience in a particular area if you don't have it but you can certainly claim skills. So, think about the skills that are needed for your new area and position yourself as an accomplished or a professional or a skillful person in that area. In this case a functional resume format might work really well for you because you can then put key skill clusters and provide some success stories relevant to those skills without having to tie them to a particular job title or a company. Oftentimes a functional resume does work really well for people changing careers. So, look at the structure of your resume and don't just change the keywords or the focus without looking to how that change is going to affect the rest of the resume in terms how it's put together and what employers see first and what they see most.
Expert: Louise Kursmark
Resume Writer and Career Consultant
Louise Kursmark, MRW, JCTC, CEIP, CCM One of the leading resume-writing experts in the United States, Louise is an authority on a wide range of career and employment issues. She has written 18 books about resume writing, interviewing, and job search and has been featured and quoted in countless online, print, and broadcast publications. Her passion is helping people “tell their story” in a way that is More »
About This Video
This video will discuss other changes to make in a resume.
This expert:22071 views
This video series: 15198 views
This video segment: 266 views
Tags: Resume, Job, Career, Business, Occupation, Letter, Recommendation, Management, Writing, Employment, Employer, Employee, Hire, Employ, Resume writing, Sample resume, Resume help, Write resume, Resume cover letter
Comments: 0 (Read Comments) (Add)
Delicious 
Reddit
Facebook
Stumbleupon
View Comments (Add Comment)