How to write a career change resume

Career change resumes are about translation: turning your past work into proof for a new role.

What to prioritize

• a role-aligned summary (“Transitioning into…” + proof)
• transferable skills (stakeholders, problem solving, leadership)
• projects or self-directed work that matches the target role
• keywords you truly used, even if in a different context

How to structure

• Put relevant skills near the top
• Highlight the most relevant 1–2 roles first (even if they weren’t “the same title”)
• Use bullets that show outcomes in the new domain’s language

Avoid

• claiming expertise you don’t have yet
• focusing too much on old-role-specific jargon

Related:

• /learn/how-to-tailor-your-resume-to-a-job-description
• /learn/how-to-write-a-resume-summary-that-matches-the-job