Not exact matches
Once they have a good understanding of your work experience and job
skills, they'll be able to provide insight into which roles in their field may be
relevant to you, and which of your
skills are
transferrable and valued by a prospective employer in their field.
Transferrable skills are those, such as effective communication and collaboration, which are not only
relevant, but necessary, for a wide variety of jobs.
If your tasks aren't
relevant, play up your
transferrable skills (and vice versa) but whatever you do: DO N'T leave every single bullet on there to collect dust.
All work experience can be
relevant, there are
transferrable skills, teamwork, organisation.
In your career change resume, you have to tell the story of your
transferrable skills to hiring managers, explaining how qualifications from your previous career are still applicable and
relevant.
Focus on what you will learn from the internship and demonstrate that you have
transferrable skills that are
relevant to the vacancy you're applying for.
A functional or
skills based Resume is one that focuses on the
transferrable skills that you've acquired, which are going to be
relevant to the new employer.
You should forbid yourself from using a sample functional resume if you are looking to display your intent to have an upward career growth as well as instances wherein you are an entry - level applicant and one that lacks
transferrable or
relevant skills necessary for the job.
If you're writing a functional resume, you'll want to make this section more detailed than normal — using it to emphasize your
relevant accomplishments at past jobs as well as your
transferrable skills and abilities.
Make your summary appealing, rather than daunting, by focusing more on your
transferrable skills, feats, and experiences
relevant to your target job.
If your previous work experience is not
relevant, list your past work by job title instead of employer to emphasize your versatility and
transferrable skills.
Emphasize
skills that are
transferrable and
relevant to jobs in engineering.