Writing Resume...help!

PMing you....

 

I wouldn't mind helping out either. I have several templates as well as an example or two of mine that I could send you if you are interested. Basically you'll want to PM dates times experience etc. If you want one of mine or a template I'd have no problemo sending you one. Just need to know what sort of word processing format you need.

 

Just be sure to tell the truth on what his qualifications and experiance are. If you embellish it will backfire on him.

 

Get straight to the point, no writing a book, you want to catch someones attention when they're reading it - not bore them to death. One page should be plenty. (last 2 or 3 jobs and a point form list of experience)

When I was job hunting I had a couple of them at the ready - depending on the job being applied for, I work in Finance, so some were aimed to one thing others to another and I could send the one that best fit the job being advertised, I never lied, but if a job was for one thing, I made sure my experience in that area was well highlighted in the resume.

I also used some nice paper stock, something that will make the resume stand out from the rest, even if its just the feel of the paper being used, don't use regular paper if you're mailing or dropping off resumes'. (I'm a girl so I used paper that had a very light marble detail) If someone is going to be reading through 20 resume's for one job, you want your resume to stick in their mind longest!

Have someone read and re-read and look for errors! Never ever send out a resume with mistakes or bad spelling.

Good luck

 

Quote:That's a fantastic idea-definitely an eye catcher for sure! Absolutely, positively check for the typos and bad grammar-good luck to your hubby.

 

don't put high school on there first. put most recent job first, then the next etc.. you can list the schools at the bottom.


skip the pay rate as well, they don't need to know that, they don't need to know reason for leaving either - they can ask those questions in an interview.

Sample:

Name
Address
Contact info (email or phone number)

Objective: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Job 1
May 2008- june 2009
Title: XXXXXXX

Type a short paragraph of job duties or list them point form.

Job 2
Jan 2006 - May 2008
Title

Type short paragraph of point form.

(job 3 if applicable)

Education:
* XYZ college - List degree or course - year or date
* High school - short details.

Experience:
* Can drive fork lift
* Can drive truck (list the detail)
* Computer XYZ experience (list software programs etc)
* Sign language
* (specialized tools)
* anything else, listed in pointform that would be applicable for the job.