I've been trained in many fields and complexities: Military, Crim Just, Legal, Finance, operations, and logistics to name "more" than a few.

Jess Harrington-O'Day

August 24,2023 at 8:01PM UTC

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I've been trained in many fields and complexities: Military, Crim Just, Legal, Finance, operations, and logistics to name "more" than a few.

I am also a free lance writer and editor. Now, this often placing me in a positon to select one field for job placement ie resume and the personal statement.

How are "we" navigating being skilled and even subject matter experts in many lanes/fields?

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AnonymousAugust 24,2023 at 8:58PM UTC
I have learned not to overwhelm the reviewer.
In other words, knowing your audience and tailoring your messaging (resume, cover,cv etc) to speak to what you bring to their table. You might only have a couple of minutes to capture their interest.
The recruiter or the hiring manager has a need and a summary of that need is the job description. Your job is to make your fit as obvious as possible. They do not have 1/2 hour to parse through disjointed fields of expertise that are not specific to their immediate goal. At the initial stage that person doesn't have time to try and connect the dots.
I find that positioning myself as the obvious expert in a very strong but narrow way returns the most interest, interviews and lucrative offers.
If my other expertise might be compelling, then I test that by offering those breadcrumbs during my multiple interviews.
I'm highly incentivized by the comp package. I want an offer at the very top end and am a consultant so I play in many sandboxes so my attention is highly focused on my subject and limited to a very specific offering.
Jess Harrington-O'DayAugust 28,2023 at 7:43PM UTC
Really good perspective. Thank you!
AnonymousAugust 24,2023 at 10:04PM UTC
Networking and building connections allows people to come to you or do your bidding for you when more nontraditional jobs are discussed.
AnonymousAugust 24,2023 at 10:11PM UTC
I am reminded of that saying."a jack of all trades but a master of none might be better than a master of one"
The great thing is you can choose your navigation and how you apply your expertise. You can control your destiny.not just in your job search.
AnonymousAugust 27,2023 at 12:40PM UTC
I have experience in a lot of different fields so I rearranged my resume into a “functional” master document that organizes my experience by skill rather than by job. I don’t send that one around but I use it to pick and choose the appropriate experience/ accomplishments to list in a traditional chronological resume depending on the position. It’s some work but it’s less than rewriting my resume from scratch for each application.
Jess Harrington-O'DayAugust 28,2023 at 7:42PM UTC
Great Feedback and insight. Thank you.