There are more than 30,000 people off the job and looking for work in Clark County. Of those, only about half are receiving some kind of unemployment insurance support while they try to find new work. Many are facing the reality that the old job is gone forever and only training will give them a chance at something new.
But how do you find a job in a new field when you’ve worked 20 years doing something else?
Elizabeth Garone, writing recently in the Wall Street Journal, asked three recruiting experts for advice. Key to the transition is an effective résumé. But “crafting a résumé that shows the benefits of hiring an industry outsider can be challenging,” she said.
First the basics: Keep your résumé to one page and clutter-free. Make the document pleasing to the eye, easy to read.