RESUME WRITING TIPS – FOR CAREER CHANGERS

Resume

CONTACT INFORMATION

  • PROFILE
    • Use your profile to highlight 2 or 3 of your greatest assets related to your new career.
  • SUMMARY OF SKILLS
    • Use a combination of resume format, which begins with a summary of skills.
    • Use this section to highlight your most relevant and impressive skills, experience & accomplishments related to your new career.
    • Describe your skill using terms that suit your new career.
  • EDUCATION
    • For career changers, education might be more relevant than your paid employment.
    • List education before work history if that`s true.
    • Add details about your education such as: selected courses, awards, special projects, co-op placements, or internships.
  • VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
    • For career changers, volunteer work might be more relevant than your paid employment.
    • List volunteer experience before work history it that`s true, and describe relevant volunteer work in detail.
  • PAID WORK EXPERIENCE
    • Include less detail if your work is less relevant to your new career.
    • Avoid using jargon specific to your past job.

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