Your résumé should change along with your career goals. Here are some ways to restructure and polish your résumé as you move toward a new profession or career.

Read up on the skills and requirements for the new career or job you are seeking. Look at job listings in the newspaper or online to get an idea of what skills you'll need to break in.

Make a list of the skills and requirements you discovered in step 1. Your new résumé will need to focus on them.

Compare the skills and requirements on that list with those listed on your current résumé, underlining the qualifications both have in common. These are the skills that will carry over to your new résumé.

Rewrite the résumé to highlight the skills that apply to your new career. Focus on your strengths, experience and education in these areas.

Change the focus of your résumé. If you are a pharmacologist trying to break into pharmaceutical sales, for example, focus on your experience with different vendors and other tasks that relate to sales.

Think of any other experiences relevant to the skills on your list, including volunteer work, internships, hobbies and travel. Work all of these experiences into your résumé.