Are you in the middle of a career change or going through a job transition? This article aims to give you some top tips on how to make your curriculum vitae (CV) and job search an easier process.
Top Tip 1: CV Transformation - traditional to functional
Our first tip for the day is transforming your CV into a functional one. Now what this means is that where in a traditional CV you would first list your work experiences or job history in chronological order, the functional CV will focus more on what skills you have gained from those experiences. This will help you to then actually determine what kind of industry or career you would like to go into based on what your skill strengths. The skills would ideally be catrgoised into groups, e.g. computing skills, organisational skills, reporting skills, etc.
Tip 2 - Emphasise your transferable skills
Our second hot tip that we would like to share with you is related to your transferable skills. Now earlier we mentioned that you could sell yourself really well by transforming your traditional CV into a functional CV that will showcase your skills. Going back to those very skills, it is also important to highlight not only specific skills, but also transferable skills that you could use anywhere regardless of previous job or industry. So before you even think about applying for a new job, especially if you're in the process fo going through a career change, is to actually do your very own skills evaluation so that you can help to actually make yourself aware of your strengths and weaknesses. The skills evaluation will also help you to determine your strengths and weaknesses, hopefully narrowing down the types of jobs or industries that you are looking to go into.
Top tip 3: Focus on the field you are drawn to working in
Out top tips 3 for the day - focus on the positive aspects for your job change as opposed to the negative. Now what this means is that in yor interview, don't get hooked on the reasons why you left your previous employment, focus on what you have applied to work for that particular company and what you expect to achieve form your time with the company. There are several reasons why one would leave their job including bad working conditions, nightmare employer and no real career progression opportunities. So in your interview you want to be highlighting what you did previously and then focus on what you would like to get into in the new role and the kind of direction that you would like to move in as part of your career progression opportunities within the company.
Top tip 4: Volunteer work
Final tip for today is on building out your CV. To get any job you not only have to show enthusiasm for the job but also that you have got the relevant experiences to be able to success in that job with minimal support from your colleagues. Therefore, it is extremely important that you actively participate in voluntary work and also freelance tor skills. This will not only build out your skills et but also your work experiences with real businesses and at the same time show that you do have a business flair as well as an entrepreneurial flair. This would also make the employer want to employ you because they would be afraid that if you can have such a good client base from freelancing then you may end p dominating their industry in the future, so they would be better off employing you to help them move forward.
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