另一位客户当了四年的老师，然后当了十年的心理医生，然而她想投身销售领域。这位客户和赫尔曼共同撰写了简历，“只有一行提到了四年的教学生涯，这样不会在她的工作履历上出现空白。不过简历主要强调市场营销和自我宣传方面，这是任何自雇人士必需的能力，”赫尔曼回忆道。“她成功地为自己的治疗工作打造了良好的口碑，她的客户群在过去两年中增长了33%。因此，在她申请销售工作的简历中，她强调了这一点，而且描述了她的具体做法。”她最终得到了录用，成为了一名销售人员。

    当然，鉴于你希望搬到另一座城市生活，那里没有人知道你此前的职业成就，这让问题显得更为复杂。不过你可以提前奠定基础——包括在你收拾行李前，有选择地积累远方的人脉——你可以确定那边的工作机会。社交媒体，尤其是商务社交媒体LinkedIn 和Twitter，在这方面会特别有帮助，不过别忽视你所在城市的拥趸，他们可能认识你目标城市里的实权派。请他们为你推荐，也许你下份工作就成功了一半。祝你好运！

反馈：你曾经在不同的领域寻找工作，或者向潜在的雇主解释复杂的工作经验吗？哪些做法对你有用？请在下面发表评论。（财富中文网）

    译者：孟洁冰  

    Another client had been a teacher for four years and then a psychotherapist for over a decade, but wanted to go into sales. She and Hellmann wrote a resume with "just a one-line place-holder for those four years of teaching, so there wouldn't be a gap in her work history. But the main emphasis was on the marketing and self-promotion that any self-employed person has to do," Hellmann recalls. "She had succeeded in building enough buzz for her therapy practice that she grew her client base by 33% over two years. So, in her resume for sales jobs, she highlighted that and described how she did it." She got hired as a salesperson.

    Of course, the fact that you're hoping to move to a different city where no one knows what you've accomplished does complicate matters a bit. But by laying some groundwork ahead of time -- including doing some selective long-distance networking before you pack your bags -- you can identify opportunities from afar. Social media, especially LinkedIn and Twitter, can be especially helpful for this purpose, but don't overlook the possibility that your fans in your current city might know some movers and shakersin the town you're going to. Ask them to recommend you, and you may be halfway to your next gig. Good luck.

Talkback: Have you ever looked for a job in a different field, or tried to explain a mixed bag of experience to a potential employer? What worked for you? Leave a comment below.