Translate your experience into the language of your next career
You have more transferable skills than you think. Often it is just the words that get in the way. Choose the sector you are in now and the one you want to move into, and see how employers there describe the work you already do.
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You already have the experience. This tool shows you the words your next sector uses for the work you already do, so you can speak their language in your CV and cover letter.
Inside the Career Accelerator Lab, the full version of this tool turns your experience into CV-ready statements, with prompts to help you find the evidence behind each one.
And if it is less about the words and more about believing your experience counts, book a complimentary discovery call to talk through your career change.
The translator gives you the language. Here is how to make it work on your CV and cover letter.
Only use the terms that genuinely reflect work you have done. Honest wording is more convincing at interview.
Look for the same words in the roles you are applying for, and use them where they fit your experience.
Back each term with a real example of what you did and the difference it made.
About transferable skills and changing career.
Transferable skills are abilities you have built in one role that are valuable in another, such as planning, communication, problem solving and managing relationships. The skill stays the same, but the words employers use for it often change from sector to sector.
Use the terms that genuinely reflect your experience in your profile, skills section and role descriptions, and back each one with a real example. Using your target sector's language helps recruiters and applicant tracking systems see the match straight away.
Yes. Teachers often find it hard to describe their experience outside education. The translator shows how terms like lesson planning, safeguarding and assessment records translate into sectors such as learning and development, HR, operations and the public sector.
Yes. Choose the closest match. Many skills, such as planning, communication and problem solving, are described in similar ways across related sectors.
Yes. Inside the Career Accelerator Lab, the full version of this tool helps you write CV-ready statements and find the evidence behind each one. You can also book a complimentary discovery call to talk through your career change.
The right words help. Believing your experience counts changes everything. I help experienced professionals change career with clarity and confidence.