How CoLab can help you find similar jobs based on your skills

With unemployment at a near-record low of 3.5% in the U.S., it remains a job seeker’s market. And while a recent CareerBuilder survey revealed that more than half of employed adults are content in their current jobs, many are not. If you’re craving a new professional opportunity but don’t know where to start, let CareerBuilder’s CoLab be your guide!

What is CoLab?

CoLab is your go-to hub designed to offer job seekers like you critical information to help make confident decisions related to current and future career choices. CoLab offers guidance on salaries, resumes, and how workers can translate their unique skills into new opportunities.

How can I use CoLab to find similar (but different) jobs?

Visit CoLab, and simply enter a current or past role. Along with an overview of the position and its responsibilities, CoLab serves up data specific to that position, from average national salary ranges, resume examples, and required skills to the top companies hiring for the position. And it also offers an array of similar roles along with current openings available on CareerBuilder so you can match your skills with the most in-demand jobs that match your skillset.

But what if I don’t have ALL the skills similar roles require?

A job posting’s requirements are a wish list, not an absolute. In this tight market for talent, employers are more willing than ever to train people who have some of the hard skills needed to succeed in a position as long as they possess vital soft skills, like leadership, creative thinking, and flexibility. You should never be afraid to apply for a position that feels out of reach – and this is especially true for women. A now-famous Hewlett-Packard study revealed that while men will apply for a position if they have just 60% of the required qualifications, women only do so when they fulfill 100% of those qualifications.

Examples of skill-adjacent jobs

Registered nurse

Responsibilities: Registered nurses assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. They administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. And they may advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

Similar roles: Case manager, director of nursing, nurse supervisor.

Programmer

Responsibilities: Programmers create, modify, and test the code and scripts that allow computer applications to run. They work from specifications drawn up by software and web developers or other individuals. Programmers may also develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information.

Similar roles: Software engineer, systems analyst, project manager.

Recruiter

Responsibilities: A recruiter recruits, screens, interviews, or places individuals within an organization. They may perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.

Similar roles: Human resources generalist, recruiting manager, talent acquisition specialist.

Restaurant manager

Responsibilities: Restaurants managers manage various aspects of restaurant operations to achieve sales and service goals. Duties typically include communicating with customers and vendors; enforcing health and safety guidelines; ensuring adequate product quality; hiring, training, and scheduling staff; keeping accurate financial records; handling complaints; monitoring expenses; and ordering inventory. They may be responsible for executing marketing campaigns.

Similar roles: Sales manager, sales representative, store manager,

Explore more similar roles and find your next best job with CoLab today.

 

Learn about other skills you need to succeed:

Why being a good listener and a fast learner is important

The most in-demand job skills

How to use transferable skills to switch jobs

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