Sample Resume for Job in Editing To reduce the look of job hopping, this applicant listed only four of her many employers under a general job title in her Work History section. Because she is changing careers and moved around the country a lot, she used the functional resume format to give a more stable…more »
Resume Examples for Career Change
The following sample resumes address the issue of change in professions, transitions to different industry, or entering a new profession in a new industry. Click on the job title to see the whole resume.
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Secondary English Teacher at High School Level
Sample Resume for a Job as Secondary English Teacher at the High School Level This job seeker managed two tricky issues in her resume: job hopping and a career change. She used a functional resume format to stress her skills rather than her sketchy work history, which contains job titles that are not relevant to…more »
Manufacturer’s Sales Representative in the Fashion Industry
Sample Resume for a Job as a Manufacturer’s Sales Representative in the Fashion Industry This job seeker has a colorful work history filled with job hopping, self-employment, and a gap in employment due to travel. He wants to make a slight career change within the sales field. With no dates in his Education section, it…more »
Posted in Sales Customer Service Also tagged Age Discrimination, Employment Gap, Functional Resumes, Self-Employed, Short-Term Jobs Comments closed
Customer Service Representative
Sample Resume for a Job as Customer Service Representative With a history of temporary and short-term jobs, this career changer created a very marketable resume even though he has no college degree and is currently unemployed. Functional resume. Plain Text version of this resume for posting online. This resume was created using a resume template…more »
Posted in Sales Customer Service Also tagged Functional Resumes, No Degree, Short-Term Jobs, Temp Jobs, Unemployed Now Comments closed
Pharmaceutical Sales
Sample Resume for a job in Pharmaceutical Sales This career changer used a format that easily shows that she has the perfect match of college education and professional experience to qualify her for the job objective stated near the top of her resume. Combination resume. Plain Text version of this resume for posting online. This…more »
Project Management Focusing on Program Development and Training
Sample Resume for a Job in Project Management, Focusing on Program Development and Training This job candidate has been hard at work on his Ph.D. program, which he has not yet completed. His work history lists short-term jobs and one gap in employment during his education. He is currently unemployed and is seeking a position…more »
Posted in Project Management, Teacher Also tagged Employment Gap, Functional Resumes, New Degree, Short-Term Jobs, Unemployed Now Comments closed
Project Manager
Sample Resume for a job as Project Manager This job seeker used a resume format that keeps the employer’s focus on the job objective, which is a career change for the applicant. Note how the accomplishments in the body of the resume were categorized according to where they happened. Functional resume. Plain Text version of…more »
Assistant to the Art Director
Sample Resume for a Job as Assistant to the Art Director To make a career change with this resume, the job seeker highlighted his current relevant freelance work, saying it was concurrent with his full-time employment. Chronological resume. Plain Text version of this resume for posting online. This resume was created using a resume template…more »
Program Coordination and National/ International Promotions
Sample Resume for a job in Program Coordination and National / International Promotions, Working with California Vintners. This resume uses volunteer, college, and travel experience while attending college to demonstrate the applicant’s qualifications for her job objective, which is a career change from the work she performed prior to earning her M.A. Notice how she…more »
Posted in Marketing, Project Management Also tagged Age Discrimination, Chronological Resumes, Unemployed Now Comments closed
International Human Resources
Sample Resume for a job in International Human Resources This job seeker worked his way through college. So that he doesn’t appear to be a job hopper, he listed several of his short-term jobs under a subcategory, “Mostly Concurrent with Education.” With this resume he plans to make a career change. Functional resume. Plain Text…more »
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