Navigating Career Transitions: Leveraging Skills Over Titles

In this bonus episode of Get Hired, LinkedIn Editor Andrew Seaman is joined by career strategist Arianny Mercedes to answer your questions about navigating layoffs in the federal government. They offer tips on revamping your resume for the private sector, finding mission-driven work outside of government and future-proofing your career in the age of AI.

Key Topics:

• Discussing your layoff in a job interview without getting political

• Reframing your federal experience as a competitive advantage 

• Translating your skills and past job titles for private-sector roles

• The 3 things every professional should be doing for career longevity

Links & Resources:

• Follow Arianny Mercedes on LinkedIn here

• Listen to more episodes of Get Hired with Andrew Seaman here 

• Join the Get Hired community on LinkedIn here