1. Be fully Committed to your message and be ready to take action in face of doubt. 2. Be Competent concentrate on your audience and customize your remarks to show that you know what is important to them.

1. Lack of focus in resume

Are you going from a Production Manager position to Pharmaceutical Sales?

So…why does your resume start with this objective: “To obtain a challenging position that will provide continued growth, learning and advancement”

HUH?

What does THAT mean?

I mean, if you are trying to change careers, you should probably be more specific about it.

Something like this:

“Award-winning, top-producing and dynamic Production Manager interested in applying proven revenue generation and rapport building skills in a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative position”

Now, that is specific.

2. Creating a chronological resume

Do you really think a chronological resume will be beneficial when you are trying to change careers?

I don’t think so.

Let me explain.

A chronological resume starts with your current position.

So, if you are currently a Data Security Administrator but you are really interested in becoming a Paralegal, do you really want to start your resume describing what you do on a daily basis as a Data Security Administrator? I didn’t think so. Employers looking for a Paralegal don’t really care to read all that.

Instead, look at your work history as a whole and try to slice it into different categories. These categories, or skill-groups will have to be ones that you can transfer to new industry, in this case: a paralegal job. These will be your transferable skills and your new – functional – resume will be built around them.

For example, what kind of skills did you use as a Data Security Administrator?