| As a job seeker, your resume is always your sales | | | | interested in people who are constantly looking to |
| pitch, highlighting qualifications, experiences, skills and | | | | improve not only themselves, but their job skills as |
| passion to your potential employer. Seizing the | | | | well. That's why you will want to keep career |
| chance to stand out from the competition, especially | | | | development first and foremost in your mind at all |
| in the midst of making a career change is an | | | | times when writing your resume. |
| important decision and one that you should not take | | | | Professional Profile in a Functional Resume |
| lightly. You have to have plans and goals while | | | | A professional profile sells your expertise to a |
| developing your resume to insure that you will be | | | | potential employer, explaining why you are the best, |
| able to not only work in your dream job, but that | | | | and only, candidate for the job. This section explicitly |
| you will excel. | | | | gives you the chance to differentiate yourself, and |
| Key areas of each resume can predict if your | | | | give your employer an insight into you as a job |
| resume will make it into the hands of a hiring | | | | seeker and a professional. Don't overlook the power |
| manager. It's imperative to customize your resume | | | | of good writing - and don't make the mistake of |
| for the job that you want by paying close attention | | | | including personal information. Only include information |
| to your resume style, career objective, and personal | | | | on your qualifications and information on your |
| profile. | | | | affiliations as a business professional. |
| The layout and the style of your resume are as | | | | Your expertise, highlighted with both your educational |
| important as the information you include describing | | | | background, work history, and your skills will give a |
| your experience and qualifications. As your probably | | | | good first impression to your employer. Make sure to |
| know, the most common resume styles are | | | | proofread the whole resume, with emphasis to this |
| chronological (listing your professional expertise in | | | | section, as it appears at the start of your resume. |
| order) and functional(showcasing your experience by | | | | An effective professional statement leaves potential |
| the type of qualifications you have.) The latter is | | | | employers with an impression that you are confident |
| typically used by those changing careers, and it's | | | | and credible, which also makes you up to the |
| important to create a powerful overview of your | | | | challenges ahead. |
| skills and how they will transfer to your new career. | | | | Remember that Changing Careers is a Process |
| Career Objectives in a Functional Resume | | | | Career changing is really career development - it is an |
| Career objective is very important to your resume. | | | | ongoing process as it also includes educating yourself |
| Your career objective should contain both a long | | | | on job requirements, sometimes getting additional |
| term goal and a long term goal. (For example, a | | | | training, and always working at making yourself the |
| short-term goal would be to find a job as a junior | | | | best you can be in your new career path. Because |
| copywriter - while the long-term goal would be to | | | | industries change, and technologies change, you may |
| advance your skills and develop a comprehensive | | | | want to add some new classes by taking continuing |
| portfolio within a professional, high-profile marketing | | | | education credits or attending a few seminars in your |
| company.) Including a goal statement shows that you | | | | new career field to show your interest and dedication |
| have given your professional growth some serious | | | | to the changes you want to make. Gaining new skills |
| thought and your career objective aligns with your | | | | will only work in your favor, and once you land an |
| potential employer. | | | | interview, you'll still want to be enthusiastic about |
| Your career objective goals and resume strategies to | | | | getting the right training for the career you've |
| can lead your career towards employers who are in | | | | chosen, letting your new employer know you've set |
| line with your skills and abilities. Employers are | | | | both long and short-term goals for your career. |