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How to increase your chances of getting noticed while changing careers. Pro tips for professionals looking for a career change.   Here is how Identify your highly transferable skills (keywords) Search for roles/companies that are looking for these skills. Start sending applications on jobs you qualify for >50% requirements. Be clear on why you want this job and how you’ll add maximum value.   Sometimes looking for specific titles can be misleading. Play on the skills/value you offer.   Remember: Alignment is the key. You must demonstrate how your transferable skills will help you add maximum value to the role.   Need to know more. Let's talk. #careerchangers #transferableskills #resumetips #jobseekers

Wafa Y.

Certified Resume Writer & Recruiter | Transformed 600+ Resumes, Boosting Interview Callback Rates by up to 40% | 400+ Successful Placements

9mo

This is a great advice! When a friend of mine transitioned from marketing to project management, she focused on her strong communication and organization skills. Instead of solely targeting "Project Manager" roles, she highlighted her ability to streamline processes and drive team collaboration. This approach landed her a role where she successfully led a cross-functional team in launching a new product within tight deadlines. The job title wasn't project manager, but the responsibilities were. She aligned her transferable skills perfectly with what the job was looking for, and she got it. It wasn't on her first attempt though; it took some time, but she eventually transitioned and achieved her career goals.

Tim Mazur

Resume Writer | Helping Jobseekers Land Interviews and Businesses and Organizations Fulfill Their Resume Writing Demands | Resumes Written by Humans, For Humans

9mo

Great point, Zohaib. Searching for titles alone can also limit your results and prevent you from finding other opportunities that might not even be on your radar. Case in point, I never considered being a resume writer (or knew it was a career path) until I searched for opportunities to use my skills as a writer. Had I kept my search to titles like author, copywriter, or script writer, who knows when I would have discovered my path!

Keith Spencer

Career Guidance | Training and Instruction | Empowering and Educating Professionals to Support Successful Career Advancement

9mo

"Sometimes looking for specific titles can be misleading. Play on the skills/value you offer." - Great advice, especially when you're using job boards! A lot of employers like to get creative with job titles, so searching by skill can often yield some solid results you wouldn't have found otherwise. Nice share, Zohaib Ahmad!

Steve P Brady -Job Search Coach

Job Search Strategies that Deliver | No Guesswork, No Gimmicks – Just Results | Executive Resume Writer | LinkedIn Profile Optimization

9mo

Key takeaway: Alignment is the key. 

Stan Miller

I help leaders influence, connect, and persuade through the power of storytelling | 2x SXSW Speaker | 5,000+ coached

9mo

One of the greatest shift happens when you stop discounting yourself for job based on 100% match. Don't allow your beliefs about you take you out of the game.

Sumayiya Nanyonjo

Remote Human Resource Consultant| Founder Remote Mom Ventures -Helping Stay-at-Home Moms Break Free from Poverty, Achieve Financial Independence, and Fulfill Their Career Aspirations Over the Next Decade"

9mo

If your skills allign with the JD,you definitely good to go Give it a try and explore the options Don't limit yourself because of titles Great share Zohaib

Matt Tooker

Resume and LinkedIn Rewrites 🔹Interview Prep🔹Career Marketing Materials Written By A Senior Hiring Manager🔹Creating Positive Outcomes By Kickstarting Your Stalled Job Search 🔹Avid Jimmy Buffet Fan 🏝️

9mo

That skills piece is so important. Company’s hire for that, not for what your job title was. Skills show you can do the job, focus on that. Great points Zohaib Ahmad

Jason Wasilewski, SHRM-CP

HR Coordinator @ MetaPhy Health \\ I Empower Emerging Talent to Obtain their Dream Job through Career Development \\ MT|SHRM College Relations Team \\ UTK & MTSU Alumni

9mo

One of my favorite ChatGPT prompts I use: "I will send you my resume and I want you to analyze my skills and previous experiences to identify 5 careers I am qualified for." *Paste resume* The hardest part when exploring careers is knowing what is available.

Stephen Kennedy

25+ Years of Experience recruiting Mid to Senior Management Professionals across the ICT, Facilities, Pharma and FS industries, in Ireland and overseas.

9mo

You make very good points Zohaib. You don't need to fit 100% of the requirements (or be overqualified) to apply for the role.

🌸Shelley Maley, PHR, GCDF / Career Coach

Career Coach | Etiquette Coach | I help recent college grads & young professionals cultivate career clarity to jumpstart fulfilling careers | Podcast Host: Young Professionals Career Catalyst

9mo

Job titles vary A LOT and may not be the best way to search for your next opportunity. Searching by skills may even lead to discovering new positions you had never considered or even knew about before!

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