I'm not desperate to leave, but I need a change. Best way to communicate my hopes to recruiters?
I have 10+ years experience in finance (tax, AP, AR, corporate, but not a cpa), a degree in English lit as my base. I'm 31, and looking to do something different. I'd really love to travel, whether it's in the US, North America, infinity, or beyond. I can't imagine there are too many jobs in finance that involve travel that don't also involve needing a CPA, or stronger background in audit/forensic accounting, I could be super wrong, but I've not seen too many on indeed that I'm qualified for.
I'm in Boston, which I think should be a good city for finding something, because I'm not desperate to get out of my current situation. I'd like to be gone by next year, but I'm not losing my mind---yet.
My question (and TL;DR): What's the best way to contact recruiters, and say, "Here's my skill set, I'm strong in accounting/finance, strong worker, broad set of skills, would love to travel a bit, no strong feelings about industry, looking for the right environment"?
Is that a bad way to contact recruiters? Every time I put a period in my LinkedIn profile, I get 30 emails (finally turned off the public update), so I think my resume by itself is strong enough. But am I being too vague? Is there a better way to go about this?
Thank you in advance.
Posted Aug 29, 2016, 11:32 PM UTC