Here's how you can revamp your resume after a layoff.

Address the Layoff Professionally: Briefly mention the layoff in your cover letter if necessary, explaining it was due to company-wide changes, economic downturns, etc. Focus on the positive aspects of your experience and skills. Update Your Contact Information: Ensure your phone number, email, and LinkedIn profile are current. Revise Your Summary or Objective:Craft a strong summary that highlights your key skills, achievements, and career goals. Emphasize your adaptability, resilience, and readiness to contribute to a new role. Highlight Relevant Experience: Focus on the most relevant job experiences. Quantify achievements with metrics (e.g., "increased sales by 20%", "managed a team of 10").

Learn about the company you are applying with. Speak their language back to them. For example, for a long time Ford used the tag line, "Quality is job one." Any resume submitted to Ford should highlight how important the quality of your work has been. also read the job description/expectations carefully and use key words from this in your application.

Demonstrate your adaptability skills and showcase how transferable, your leadership skills can be; How you moved from a thing to another in such a professional way. I think it’s important to highlight that capacity of yours in your resume

In your summary, briefly mention how you've grown professionally, highlighting key milestones and accomplishments. Use metrics to show growth. For example, “Improved sales by 30% in two years,” or “Managed a team of 5, growing to 20 over three years

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Revamping Your Resume After a Layoff 1. Quantify your volunteer impact: I increased donations by 20% through innovative fundraising campaigns. 2. Highlight transferable skills: My project management experience helped me streamline operations at my local animal shelter. 3. Showcase leadership roles: As PTA president, I organized a successful school carnival that engaged the community. 4. Emphasize problem-solving: During my time off, I developed a mobile app to help seniors access community resources. 5. Demonstrate adaptability: When my role was eliminated, I pivoted to freelance graphic design, building a diverse client base.

For anyone who has taken time off to look after children, I think it's really important to highlight the skills you've developed in that time. Parenting is a demanding job, and there's no doubt that anyone who has done it will have developed new or existing skills - time management, leadership, prioritising, multitasking, creativity, flexibility. Celebrate them and include them on your CV rather than worrying about that time being lost.