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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: Is It Time for a Career Change? | |
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| Planning the Attack on Your Resume | |
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| What Do You Offer? | |
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| Which Resume Format Is Right for You? | |
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| Writing a Resume That Opens New Career Doors | |
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| Reinventing Your Resume for a Career Change | |
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| Career Change Resume FAQs | |
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| Maximizing Your Resume's Exposure | |
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| The Cover Letter | |
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| Your Resume's Done--Now What? | |
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| Resume Samples by Career Goal | |
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| Managers | |
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| Gabriel Jimenez: Sales to Business Operations Management | |
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| Samuel Chin: Project Supervisor to Plant Manager/Engineering Manager | |
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| Cliff May: Massage Therapist to Spa Manager | |
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| Dale Waters: Director of Claims Administration to Business Analyst | |
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| Blake Palmer: Healthcare Program Director to Sports Management | |
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| Ben Troutman: Software Engineer to Product Manager | |
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| Joshua Jacobs: Associate Manager, Broadband to Project Manager, Sports Events | |
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| Maria Rose Garcia: Program Manager to Operations Manager | |
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| Claire Brady: Employment Agency Division Manager to Operations Manager | |
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| Thomas Avilla: Engineering Department VP to Plant Manager | |
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| Executives | |
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| Suzanne Thick: Company President to Multimedia/Network Executive Producer/Senior Project Manager | |
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| Bradley Jefferson: Senior Partner (Law) to CEO | |
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| John Janoff: Executive VP Transitioning out of Tobacco Industry (Submitted by Judy Friedler) | |
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| Sales/New Business Development | |
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| Keith Wayne: Gym Franchise Owner to Sales/Operations Manager | |
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| Tom Fields: Investment Group Sales Manager to Pharmaceutical Sales | |
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| John Foster: Clinical Counselor/Therapist to Pharmaceutical Sales | |
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| Chris Wilde: Personnel Office Operator to Pharmaceutical Sales | |
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| Tamara Gold: Title Abstractor to Sales Representative | |
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| Keisha Duke: Sales/Supervisor of International Distribution to Surgical Sales | |
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| Wilber Dalton: Farmer/Nonprofit Foundation Manager to Sales/Account Manager | |
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| Andrew Weber: Lawyer to Sales (Submitted by Marty Weitzman) | |
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| Technology/Web/Telecommunications | |
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| Shawn Cox: Chemist to IT Systems Analyst | |
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| Robin Dow: Sales Representative to Computer/Helpdesk Technician | |
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| Chandra Winters: Post-Graduate Researcher to Software Engineer/Programmer | |
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| Imogen Kaye: Mechanical Designer to Junior Programmer/Analyst | |
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| Robert Hall: Copy Center Assistant Manager to Network Engineer | |
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| Mohammed Farrar: Senior Consultant to Systems Analyst | |
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| Manny Winston: Senior Desktop Technician to Web Designer | |
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| Kay Ford: Associate Finance Manager to Web Designer | |
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| Carlos Robles: Inside Sales Manager to Software Engineer | |
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| Marshall Jones: Technical Customer Service to Technical Installer | |
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| Education/Training | |
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| Aaron Bradshaw: Restaurant Operations Manager to College Administration | |
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| Patricia Wexler: Mission Manager to Learning and Development Specialist | |
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| Yolanda Percy: Business Owner to Motivational Speaker | |
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| Jose Cantos: QA Consultant to Technical/Software Training and Development Manager | |
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| Dina Kaye: Project Administrator to University Program Administrator | |
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| Healthcare/Medical | |
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| Darla Fairfield: Real Estate Agent to Drug Safety, Case Management, or Quality Control | |
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| Elizabeth Scruggs: Administrative Assistant to Child Life Specialist | |
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| Catherine Hayes: Gardening Associate to Entry-Level Healthcare | |
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| Skilled Trades | |
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| Kandar Aiden: Nursery Owner to Interior Designer | |
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| Mindy Longo: Art Sales to Architect | |
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| Michael Scott: District Trainer, Loss Prevention to Entry-Level Architect | |
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| Legal/Law Enforcement | |
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| Barbara Gooden: Security Specialist to Paralegal | |
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| David Smithers: Police Force Commander to Director of Corporate Security and Safety | |
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| Roger Simpson: Legal Officer (Attorney) to Country Risk Analyst | |
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| James Parkinson: Compliance Analyst to Director of Security | |
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| Tony Martin: VP Sales and Marketing to Law School Applicant | |
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| Pam Garrett: Field Supervisor/Inspector to Retail Loss Prevention Manager | |
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| Kevin Liss: Business Development/Sales to Paralegal (Submitted by Judy Friedler) | |
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| Administrative Support | |
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| Small Business Owner/Consultant to Administrative Assistant | |
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| Charles Whitler: Special Education Teacher to Clinical Information Coordinator to Executive Assistant | |
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| Bernice Johnson: Store Owner to Administrative Assistant | |
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| Jessica Lederman: Team Associate to Administrative Assistant | |
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| Finance/Banking/Accounting/Insurance | |
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| James Edwards: Technical Analyst/Programmer to Banking--Loan Officer/Customer Service/Credit Analyst | |
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| Daniel Vanderbilt: Nursery Owner to Entry-Level Finance/Accounting/Insurance Position | |
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| Victor Ellis: Sales Representative to Entry-Level Finance | |
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| Cindy Drew: Shift Supervisor (Residential Treatment Program) to Financial Services | |
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| Ann Cohen: Financial Advisor to Entry-Level Underwriter | |
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| Shanna Hart: Senior Systems Analyst to Investment Banker | |
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| Retail/Customer Service | |
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| Mike Black: Purchasing Manager to Retail Operations Manager | |
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| Brett Carter: Assistant Store Manager to Retail District Manager | |
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| Janet Shaw: District Route Manager to Sales Manager/Retail Operations Manager | |
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| Sarah Miller: Quality Control Coordinator to Customer Service Manager | |
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| Richard MacLeod: Real Estate Agent to Customer Service Specialist | |
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| Human Resources/Recruiting | |
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| Craig Starr: Loss Control Manager Returning to HR Administration Career | |
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| Lydia Tyler Wu: Case Manager to HR Assistant | |
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| Doris Mott: Web Design/Hosting Company Director to HR Manager | |
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| Diana Sharpe: Assistant Funds Manager to Benefits/Pension Administrator | |
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| Donna Grace: Sales Representative to Recruiter | |
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| Carey Schmidt: Marketing and Sales Intern to Employee Relations Specialist | |
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| Bill Forte: Sales Manager to HR Specialist | |
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| Frank O'Conner: Factory Chemist to HR Generalist | |
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| Small Business Owner/Consultant to Copywriter/Marketing Assistant | |
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| Consulting/Contractors | |
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| Lynn Brush: Administrative Assistant to Management Consultant/Accountant/Auditor | |
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| Matthew Tobias: M.D. to Medical Administration/Consulting | |
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| Joe Smythe: Senior Account Executive to IT Consultant | |
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| Joseph O'Conner: Chief Pastor to Management Consultant | |
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| Advertising/Marketing/PR | |
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| Whitney Reed: Pharmacist/Waiter to Advertising Traffic Coordinator, Pharmaceuticals | |
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| Serena Kemper: Analyst to Project/Event Management or PR | |
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| Janet Fuentes: Instructional Design Manager to Event Planner/Community Relations | |
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| Dipti Shabda: Consultant to Marketing/Communications/Policy Analysis | |
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| Julie Barnes: Project Manager to Communications Specialist | |
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| Susan Smith: Community Relations Writer to PR/Marketing Specialist | |
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| Rashem Abid: E-Commerce Intern to Music Promotions | |
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| Writing/Editing | |
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| Laura Chen: Counseling to Marketing to Writing | |
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| Dean Nunzio: Executive Assistant to Researcher | |
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| Quincy Rivers: Administrative Assistant to Web Content Writer | |
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| Hospitality/Tourism/Travel | |
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| Marlane Hoffman: Conference/Event Manager to Marketing/PR for the Travel and Tourism Industry | |
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| Helen Bender: Secretary to Tour Leader | |
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| Peter Campano: Preschool Teacher to Travel and Tourism Position | |
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| Real Estate/Property Management | |
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| Marissa Hart: Independent Insurance Adjuster to Property Manager | |
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| Gerald Foster: Real Estate Mortgage Processor to Assistant Property Manager | |
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| Anna Hyang: Day Trading Company President to Construction Project Management--Returning to Earlier Career | |
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| Marisol Dizon: VP/COO to Civil Engineer (submitted by Murray Mann and Jolene Elliott) | |
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| Nonprofit/Social Services/Government | |
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| Neil Elliott: Small Business Owner to Community Relations/Casework Management | |
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| John Lawrence: Transitioning from Military to Government Agency | |
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| Glen Lee: Analyst Intern to Public Policy/Budget Research Analysis | |
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| Rachel Miner: Minister to Nonprofit Agency Fund Development Director | |
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| Lulu Walker: Swim Team Director to Program Director--YMCA | |
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| Internships/Apprenticeships | |
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| Georgia Rush: Engineering Advisor to Management Consulting--Seeking Internship with M.B.A. Program | |
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| Abdul Ahmid: Waiter to Art Museum Conservation Internship | |
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| Bruce Levine: Senior Product Manager to Graduate School Admittance--International Politics | |
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| Lauralee Wilkenson: Marketing Intern to HR Intern | |
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| Online Resources for Career Changers | |
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| Resume Writers/Contributors, Resume Associations, and Career Coaches Web Sites | |
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| Index | |