How to Explain a Personal Brand Pivot on Your Resume

The Resume Room with Fexingo: Resume Writing, Cover Letters, and Application Strategy · Jul 16, 2026 · 8m · transcript

In this episode of The Resume Room, Lucas and Luna tackle a tricky resume challenge: how to explain a personal brand pivot. When you've built your career around one identity—say, 'social media manager' or 'litigation attorney'—and you want to shift to a new field, your resume needs to tell a coherent story without erasing your past. Lucas breaks down the 'bridging narrative' technique, using the example of a corporate recruiter who successfully transitioned into sales by reframing their sourcing skills as prospecting and their screening calls as discovery…