Career Change Resume

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A skills-first resume for a career change

For professionals moving into a new field or role

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[Your Name]

[Target Role or Field]

[City, State] · [email@example.com] · [Phone] · [LinkedIn URL]

SUMMARY

[Current or most recent role] with [number] years of experience in [current field], moving into [target field]. Experience relevant to the new role includes [two or three transferable areas]. Completed [course, certificate, or training] in [year].

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

[Skill area 1]

[One sentence on where you used this skill and the result.]


[Skill area 2]

[One sentence on where you used this skill and the result.]


[Skill area 3]

[One sentence on where you used this skill and the result.]

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • [Accomplishment relevant to the target role, with a number: e.g., reduced processing time by 20%.]
  • [Accomplishment relevant to the target role.]
  • [Accomplishment relevant to the target role.]
  • [Accomplishment relevant to the target role.]

RELEVANT PROJECTS

[Project, volunteer role, or coursework] [YYYY]

  • [What you did, the tools you used, and the result.]

[Project, volunteer role, or coursework] [YYYY]

  • [What you did, the tools you used, and the result.]

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

[Job Title] · [Company Name], [City, State]

[Mon YYYY] – Present

[Job Title] · [Company Name], [City, State]

[Mon YYYY] – [Mon YYYY]

[Job Title] · [Company Name], [City, State]

[Mon YYYY] – [Mon YYYY]

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

[Certificate or Course Name] [YYYY]

[Institution or Provider]

[Degree], [Field of Study] [YYYY]

[University Name], [City, State]