Ideally, I'm hoping to find a job in the fields of writing or design, but my professional experiences in both areas are still in their infancy. At the very least, I'd like to find a job with a schedule that allows for me to pursue these careers outside of my work hours. And if I get desperate, I can always wait tables...even that sounds more fulfilling than my current position.
Tonight's assignment on the job front: re-vamping the resume.
I decided to askew the formal guidelines slightly in the hopes of creating something a little more noticeable. Here's what I came up with [minus the personal info for safety's sake, of course]:
Note: this is a general resume for office or clerical work. Thoughts?
Next I might try tackling something with a writing theme. Though that one will be a bit sparse.
Question for my writer friends: any ideas to bulk up what could potentially be a two-line resume without having to rely on publishing?
Tomorrow's task: getting it all online and making phone calls.
[Today's tasks also included an unanswered call for a beauty shop receptionist, but there's more on the list for tomorrow.]
4 comments:
looks good! :D
I added a splash of color to my resume when I applied for an internship at NUVO and they remembered me because of it. The first thing I heard was, "Oh, you're the interesting one!" haha. :)
looks great, 'chelle!
way to go, getting on this so well, so quickly! major props!
filetable.com is a great, free site for uploading an online portfolio of your designs, fyi (for future designy stuff).
as for the writing resume - i'd say, make it clean and use white space as your friend ... and play up the places where your potential employer(s) can locate examples of your work (ie: make the link to your site huge with a really striking typeface).
you'll do great !!
good luck - hope this helps. :)
I almost think you are too detailed in your duties at Reeves. I'd just say "Covered cashier duties" and "managed multi-line phone system"...putting in the rest of those lines just minimizes the time and effort spent doing those tasks and makes them sound minimal.
Good point, Kiley. I was attempting to write it a bit like I would answer the question 'what did you do there?' if asked in person, but less rambling is probably best. Thanks!
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