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Connecting the Dots
You were an English lit major and now want to become a doctor.
You were a comp sci major and now want to go into law. Or you
were a software programmer and now want earn an MBA in finance.
How can you convince the adcom your background is relevant to
your future goals?
Show that your past experience when combined with an MBA
prepares you to achieve your goals.
There are two main approaches to connecting the dots:
- Show that your past is good preparation for your future.
After all, doesn't literature really provide an education in
human nature and fantastic training in communications - both
of which are critical for MDs? Obviously, you also have to
have the science training and the MCAT score, but you should
be able to show the connection. And if you want to go into
IP law, then your study of computer science will be a
tremendous asset and your work on the school's remote
control car team is directly relevant.
- Show that your major or work experience to date has
taught you what you don't like as well as what you like.
Take the case of the software programmer. Perhaps she
learned that she likes to be in more of a strategic than
tactical role and that she likes to balance the big picture
with small details, but felt stuck exclusively with the
small details as a programmer. At the same time, her
programming work in financial services and her off-the-job
management of family financial affairs for her
non-English-speaking parents show that when she says she is
interested in financial analysis she knows what she's
talking about. She has based her goals on her experience.
So if the link between your past experience or academic
career and future studies and goals isn't obvious, don't make
the adcom readers guess. They won't bother. Connect the dots and
ensure that they see your goals are well thought out and
anchored in your experience.
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Preparing a Resume for School When You Are Changing Direction or
Careers
Very often graduate school applicants are either changing
careers or shifting direction within an industry or function. In
either case, the resume that accompanies the application should
not just detail past accomplishments and responsibilities, but
also reflect your preparedness for your new path. That
preparedness involves skills that can be transferred from your
current to your future role.
In writing such a resume, the first and key step is to identify
the skills you have developed that are relevant to your new
career. Here are three examples:
- You are assistant manager of product development in a
pharmaceutical firm and are applying to medical school.
Transferable skills relevant to medicine include problem
solving (indicate how you approach the process),
communicating technical information to non-specialists,
leading and/or working on cross-functional teams, dealing
with government regulations and requirements, and evaluating
the needs of prospective (patient) end-users.
- You are a process consultant applying to MBA programs
and intending to pursue a career in finance. Skills that
would be relevant to finance include analytical thinking,
quantitative analysis (you may not be doing financial
modeling, but you probably project budgets, perform
statistical analyses, and/or calculate staffing needs and
expenses), interfacing with clients, and synthesizing data
from disparate sources.
- You are a high school teacher applying to law school to
work in contract law. Relevant skills include analyzing data
and making judgments and decisions based on your analysis
(for assessments of students), synthesizing information from
various sources, breaking down and communicating complex
ideas, drawing out people's ideas and facilitating
discussion to identify key points, and communicating
critical issues with diverse parties - students, parents,
administrators, peers, and various specialists.
In presenting the relevant skills, don't just describe or
explain them, but portray them through specific accomplishments
and experiences. The readers will see that you both understand
and have what it takes to excel in your new career.
Next month's tip will focus on how to portray those transferable
skills.
Cindy Tokumitsu
Senior Editor, Accepted.com
Member, Professional Association of Resume Writers
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