Catherine (Kathryn) Dill
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683 appearances
15 recordings
1 series
first heard Mar 2020
last heard May 2022
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and want to move to more of, you know, say an office job, it can feel really daunting.
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It's definitely important and you know Jane recommends thinking not only of the the big skills that come to mind when you when you think of your experience so for example proficiency in a programming language or you know big technical skills that that might leap to mind you know she recommends that you go through an entire you know typical day in your in your existing or previous job and really drill into the things that you've done so for example like
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opening a coffee shop every day on time and being the person who sets up the cash register or digital payments as well as managing drinks and other staff.
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There's a whole host of skills just contained in that particular slice of your day.
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Or the example of many of the skills that a bartender has, the ability to not only know their occupation, so mixing drinks, but also having their workstation set up, managing other people, dealing with clients.
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moving quickly from one task to another, multitasking and doing it all in this sort of like public facing way.
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Many of those are skills that can translate easily to sales or other occupations like that.
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there absolutely is a risk, especially right now when as jobs open, they are going, you know, employers are going to be met with a deluge of applications.
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And so this is where you're going to want to really connect the dots very clearly for a recruiter or hiring manager.
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You might want to add an objective section to the top of your resume where you say, you know, I'm extremely skilled or experienced in this area and I'm looking to take X, Y, and Z abilities.
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and become successful in this new area.
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You're going to want to highlight in your cover letter why you've decided this is the right pivot for you, why you're passionate about it and all of the ways you're set up to succeed and how your wins in one industry can translate to the same in another.
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They can, but the guidance here from experts tends to be don't be put off if you don't have all of the qualifications.
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A job description on a hiring site very often can seem like this vast wish list that seems like unachievable when really the guidance from experts tends to be apply if you have most of the skills that are listed.
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You're going to want to be really careful to use the words that they use in the job description to describe those skills.
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You're going to want to be sure that you're also using those on your resume and your cover letter to really make those connections, provided it's true, of course.
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But there are ways that you can demonstrate that you have the basics that they're looking for and you're game to acquire the things that they also want.
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Yes, they do.
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And so several of the experts who spoke at the job summit recommended doing this inventory that they've suggested of your skills up front, and then really trying to match those skills with a specific set of occupations or jobs that you can focus on.
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applying for.
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