or those who used to be. I'm a 17 year old soon to be Junior in high school, and since I was 16 my parents have been hounding me to get a job. A Fast Food restaraunt started taking applications in my area that I was thinking about applying at. My question is that being a 17 year old with no work experience would a resume really be necessary for a job at McDonalds or Burger King. I know that it would probally help, but could I still be hired without one?
2006-08-31 23:45:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
No, a resume is not necessary as you have no work experience. I started out at McDonalds when I was 16 & I didn't have a resume either but was hired on the spot & worked there until I was 18/19. It's not a bad place to work just dealing with customers that are jerks is the only problem with fast food places, but hey you need to start somewhere.
2006-08-31 23:53:25 · answer #1 · answered by Karla S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A resume will show your potential employer that firstly, you are serious & secondly, to some degree, shows your intellegent enough to know what is expected of you in the interview process.
At your age, you really only need to put details in your resume about what your educational background is, one or two character references & a little comment at the bottom stating that you are prepared to do the work, can work alone & unsupervised yet work well in a team, also that you are keen to enter the workforce & believe that a company such as theirs would be an excellent starting point.
When large companies advertise for positions, they quite often get a lot of people apply, if you present a resume, this can be something they can refer to at a later stage. If you dont give them something to look back on, they might forget about you or think that you arn't serious enough.
Best of luck babe :o)
Oh, when your employer asks why you want the job, be sure not to say that its because your parents are hounding you! lol, say something like, you want to start gaining experiance in the workforce for the future.
The fact that you have no employment history could most definatly be an advantage because big companies such as the ones you mentioned like to train people in their own way. Sometimes, people with experiance think they already know how to do everything & this can be very frustrating as an employer.
It doesnt matter if its maccas or microsoft, they are still a business and are run in a business manner, my advise is to go for it, type one up, even if its just one page. You most certainly will NOT be laughed at like suggested above & it will NOT be thrown in the "can" jeezz some people are disheartening!!!
2006-09-01 07:05:14 · answer #2 · answered by Mrs D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have no work experience, all the info McDonald's need will be on the application you fill out. A resume is by definition a detailed description of your work history, and you don't have any work history.
2006-09-01 06:49:35 · answer #3 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Resume' for McDonald's???? Are you joking me. That thing would go right in the "can". People who manage a fast food place barely have time to eat, let alone looking at a resume' that has NOTHING TO OFFER. Life is tough kid, this is your first lesson. Reality bites, big time and you would be laughed at as soon as you walked out after submitting your "resume' "
2006-09-01 06:51:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Take a shower,shave so you dont look like wolf ,put on clean clothes,wear deodorant.They will hire you.Oh yeah smile.It can be fun.Its a chance to make freinds and learn things that will help you in your future like work ethic.
2006-09-01 06:57:33 · answer #5 · answered by butterflyspy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could put down some after school activities or any volunteer work
2006-09-01 06:52:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes if you really want to
2006-09-01 06:53:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋