Stress transferrable skills from your previous experiences
Even if you didn't do data science work in your previous professional roles, you have technical experience as well as leadership, teamwork and analytical skill sets.
Here are the keywords and skills that appear most frequently on recent Change Manager job postings. In other words, these are the most sought after skills by recruiters and hiring managers. Go to Sample Templates ↓ below to see how to include them on your resume.
Remember that every job is different. Instead of including all keywords on your resume, identify those that are most relevant to the job you're applying to. Use the free Targeted Resume tool to help with this.
Does your resume contain all the right skills? Paste in your resume in the AI Resume Scan ↓ section below and get an instant score.
Paste your resume below and our AI will identify which keywords are missing from your resume from the list above (and what you need to include). Including the right keywords will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (i.e. resume screeners) which may scan your resume for keywords to see if you're a match for the job.
Go through the Change Manager posting you're applying to, and identify hard skills the company is looking for. For example, skills like Project Delivery, Stakeholder Management and PRINCE2 are possible skills. These are skills you should try to include on your resume.
The following word cloud highlights the most popular keywords that appear on Change Manager job descriptions. The bigger the word, the more frequently it shows up on employer's job postings. If you have experience with these keywords, include them on your resume.
Here are examples of proven resumes in related jobs and industries, approved by experienced hiring managers. Use them as inspiration when you're writing your own resume. You can even download and edit the resume template in Google Docs.
If you're trying to break into data science, but don't have formal data science experience yet, use a template like this one.
A senior change manager leads any transition or change project for a company. Tasks that may fall under your purview include preparing the necessary departments for the change, doing the necessary training, implementing the change, and dealing with any upcoming issues. As a senior change manager, you will be in a leadership position, so managerial and leadership skills and experience will be especially important. Take a look at this successful senior change manager resume.
This resume template is suitable for experienced hires or mid-level hires. The education contains two examples of an education experiences, but only include one (your most recent one) if you're a senior level employee.
This template is clean, readable by resume screeners, and is effective at calling out key accomplishments and projects from specific work experiences. This would be useful if you have been at a company for a while, or been in a consulting-type of role, and want to point hiring managers to your most impressive accomplishments.
This two column resume template has been designed and created in Google Docs, and puts an emphasis on a skills section. You can download it in Word, or edit it directly in Google Docs.
If you're a job seeker with a few years of experience under your belt, use a template like this one. It's simple, effective at highlighting our work experience, and minimizes the emphasis on the education section (the dates are omitted which is good to prevent ageism, especially if you graduated more than 10 years ago).
Here are some of the most popular skills we see on Change Manager resumes:
While the keywords above are a good indication of what skills you need on your resume, you should try to find additional keywords that are specific to the job. To do this, use the free Targeted Resume tool. It analyzes the job you are applying to and finds the most important keywords you need on your resume.
It is personalized to your resume, and is the best way to ensure your resume will pass the automated resume filters.
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