Ready for something different but have no idea how to explain your experience outside museums? This course teaches you the clear system you can apply on your own.

If you’ve been applying, rewriting, second-guessing, and wondering whether your museum work will ever make sense to anyone outside the field, this is your next step.

Inside the course, you’ll learn how to:

- Identify the transferable skills already embedded in your museum work

- Understand why your resume may not be getting traction outside the field

- Read job postings strategically so you know what employers are actually asking for

- Translate museum-specific language into clear, functional resume language

- Rewrite resume bullets so they show scope, impact, and relevance

- Complete the process manually or learn to use AI thoughtfully

- Customize your resume without rebuilding it from scratch every time

- Troubleshoot what might be happening if your applications still aren’t getting traction

What’s included:

- Full step-by-step course

- Resume translation framework

- Guided worksheets and exercises

- Manual + AI translation methods

- Museum jargon glossary

- Resume templates

- Full resume redo walkthrough

What you’ll walk away with

By the end of De-Museumify Your Resume, you won’t be guessing how to explain your museum experience anymore.

You’ll have a repeatable process for translating your work into resume language that makes sense outside the field without erasing what you’ve done, exaggerating your experience, or starting from scratch.

You’ll be able to look at a job posting and understand:

- What the employer is actually asking for

- Where your experience aligns

- What needs translation

- What your resume should emphasize

Because once you can explain your value clearly, you can apply with more confidence, more strategy, and less second-guessing.

The course teaches you how to translate your resume.

The toolkit helps you move faster.

Sometimes the hardest part isn’t understanding what to do.

It’s sitting down to do it while staring at a blank page and thinking:

What should this resume look like?
What do I say in a networking message?
How do I talk about my experience in an interview?
What should a cover letter even sound like?

The toolkit gives you practical resources so you don’t have to start from scratch every time.

These practical tools to help you apply faster and stop second-guessing every step.

Includes:

Resume Templates

Standard and 10+ years experience templates designed for career transitions.

Use these to structure your resume clearly and avoid templates that look pretty but don’t work well for ATS or hiring managers.

AI Prompt Library

Prompts to help you identify key skills, translate resume bullets, draft summaries, and refine your materials.

Use AI as a tool not a replacement for your judgment.

Interview Guide + Workbook

Prepare to talk about your experience clearly, confidently, and strategically.

This guide helps you connect your museum background to the role you’re applying for so you’re not underselling yourself or rambling through your answers.

Networking Guide

A practical guide to reaching out without feeling awkward, transactional, or annoying.

Includes guidance on who to contact, what to say, and how to approach conversations that help you learn more about roles outside museums.

Cover Letter Example + Guide

See what a strong career-transition cover letter can look like and learn how to connect the dots between your experience and the job posting.