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***I would really like someone who has experiences with resume or knows a lot about resumes to help me. I really need to get back out there after being a stay-at-home mother and a college student for some time now.

Can someone give me some input on my resume? I am not sure I am doing this correct. I’ve read numerous resume how-to books, but it can be really intimidating to put your work history on paper. I read that I should put my education first, if it’s my strongest selling point, so that’s what I did, hopefully that’s right. And is it okay to add unpaid work experiences, such as family run business? Most of my jobs are similar how do I group them up so that it doesn’t take up so much space, because they basically are the same.

Objective:
To obtain a position in your Administrative/ Office Support Department…

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Highly motivated, loyal, and dependable individual eager to learn, as demonstrated by successful academic achievement.

 Computer Skills: Window XP, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher, (basic) MS Excel, (basic) MS Outlook,
Internet, Email , (basic) HTML
 Customer Service
 Data Entry (alpha and numeric) 50 WPM; 10,500 SPH
 Professional phone skills


EDUCATION

XYZ COLLEGE, ABC City, STATE (08/2005-Current)
Currently pursing AA Degree to transfer towards Communication major.
Cumulative GPA: 3.77
Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society
Dean’s List
National Dean’s List

XYZ High School, ABC City, STATE (01/ 2005)
Diploma

XYZ COLLEGE, ABC City, STATE (01/2004-12/2004)
Earned 28 credits in General Studies and Administrative Assistant (PSEO) while implementing high school education.
Cumulative GPA: 3.72
Courses included: Business Proof Editing, Computer 10 Key, Computer Fundamentals, MS Outlook Email

EXPERIENCE

DATA ENTRY XYZ, Inc.
City, State
Keyed clients’ customer information and rebate forms.
Used handheld scanner to scan rebate UPC barcodes.
Verified correct materials were submitted.
Organized and recorded entries enter.

FRONT END CASHIER XYZ, Inc.
City, State

Maintained friendly and professional manner to uphold customer satisfaction.
Managed function of cash register and payment transactions.
Organized work area to sustain professional setting.
Contributed support to other departments when needed.

Associate XYZ, Inc.
City, State
 Greeted customer, assigned tables, took customer orders, and cash register transaction.
 Answered phone inquires.
 Assisted in inventory stocking.

Receptionist XYZ, Inc.
City, State
 Greeted customers and kept waiting area professional looking
 Answered phone and took messages
 Prepared invoices and placed orders

2006-12-29 13:01:04 · 6 answers · asked by UnknownJaneDoe 2 in Business & Finance Careers & Employment

6 answers

I am good at resumes from a couple of decades of practice. Understand that your resume is the device that is intended to get you the interview. I recommend the following and we can correspond more at cadelarge@yahoo.com if you like.

1. Organize your resume around transferable and relevant skills first, then around work history on a subsequent page as employers are buying your skills not your work chronology.

2. Group your bullets by transferable skill as listed in the job description of the position you are applying for. Employers are interested in matches to the job description more than they are in your work chronology or irrelevant skill sets. Also, use words that the employer uses in the job description as most resume selections are done via keywords in company resume databases and internet job boards these days and they are likely to use their own words when they search.

3. Reference all relevant examples of relevant skills and experience whether from paid or unpaid work, i.e., management of your home and family, church and other volunteer or community work. If you exercised the skill and got a good result reference it.

4. Decribe the results your experience yielded, i.e., money and time made or saved, process improved, relationships built or retained. Untilmately, employers are buying people who can get results, where they results were achieved is secondary.

5. Prepare appendices to your resume which allow the employer to more easily access the information they need that shows you are qualified. I have an appendix of all the brands and categories I have done marketing in so that employers can quickly see this information. I only use it when going for marketing positions.

There you have it. I have used these tips faithfully for years and get constant complements, interviews and offers based on my resume.

Good luck and do not hesitate to contact me if you need further help.

Paraclete Performance

2006-12-29 13:30:41 · answer #1 · answered by cadelarge 2 · 0 0

It's good.
Pad the objectives with something like:
To make an immediate impact on the speed and efficiency of your company's growth. To asisst and improve upon the quality and competency of the daily functioning of your organization.
Detailed resumes are for government jobs.
Leave out unnecessary information, i.e. Cashier, waitressing.
It has no bearing on the duties of the job you are applying for.
You can always tell them in the interview (although i wouldn't).
Just say motivated, and add in something about being a team player and you're done.
Keep it short, and use spell and grammar check, i've seen resumes thrown out for bad grammar, misspellings, perfumed paper and bad font choices.
Good Luck.

2006-12-29 13:43:56 · answer #2 · answered by Soundjata 5 · 0 0

I have to agree with cadelarge. I recently started working in human resources so I see a ton of resumes everyday. Since you've been out of work for a while, I recommend a funtional resume. I would also suggest putting your education towards the end since you haven't completed it unless it is directly related to the position or you think it will help you get the job. You should also take off HS.

It's always a good idea to tailor your resume to the specific job. Find out the duties and qualifications and highlight that in your resume. I would also advise you to highlight your accomplishments on the job as opposed to just stating what you did.

Here are pieces of a functional resume I did after taking a career building class. I used this one to get a promotion in HR. The job posting listed several qualifications so I used those to show my qualifications.



OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position as an Employment Associate.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
* Administrative: Prepare and edit employment contracts and other documents, perform data entry, answer and screen telephones, and maintain office records and files.
* Communication: Build rapport with and explain company policies/procedures to internal and external customers, and speak confidently to prospective job seekers as well as current employees.
* Teamwork: Gather information from and brainstorm with team members to generate ideas and accomplish team goals.
* Computer Skills: Adept in Windows 2000, Windows XP, Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft, and FrontPage. Typing speed of 55WPM.
* Plan/Organize: Manage and prioritize individual workload with little or no supervision.

EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF ...• City, ST
Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management, 05/07
* GPA: 3.89/4.0, Dean's List all semesters.
* Member of Alpha Sigma Lambda, National Honor Society.

EXPERIENCE:
EMPLOYER • City, ST • 06/05 - Present
Human Resources Associate-Employment and Recruitment, 07/06 - Present
- Prepare employment letters and other paperwork for newly hired/promoted employees, represent the university at career fairs, process and screen employment applications, and administer skills testing.
* Increased team productivity by significantly reducing turnover time to prepare new hire paperwork.

EMPLOYER • City, ST • 6/03 - 7/04
Customer Service Representative
- Provided telephone customer service to commercial credit card holders, produced and distributed account correspondence, and processed account payments.
* Researched and correctly applied misapplied and unapplied payments and/or credits to open invoices, totaling $500K individually and $10M collectively.
* Diffused upset customers with tact and courtesy and resolved account disputes with the company's guidelines.
* Handled a daily average of 75 calls.

EMPLOYER • City, ST• 08/00 - 12/02
Computer Operator/Help Desk Technican
- Processed and reviewed classified and unclassified mail, maintained control of classified and sensitive data and equipment, installed and operated various computer operating systems, and resolved help desk trouble calls.
* Staffed help desk trouble calls from a variety of customers including Functional System Administrators, Workgroup Managers, technicians, and end users.
* Directly contributed to handling over 18,000 trouble calls; resolved over 4,800 trouble tickets.

2006-12-30 13:36:29 · answer #3 · answered by Aniyah 2 · 1 0

This looks good, but rather lengthy. If you have Microsoft Task Launcher, it will give you a resume outline and pointers to kinda organize and clarify what you already have here. Good Luck.

2006-12-29 13:08:57 · answer #4 · answered by classic 6 · 0 0

keep it short and sweet with nothing but positives. They will look at your resume for 2 min if you don't impress them, you don't have a good chance at the job.

2006-12-29 13:53:00 · answer #5 · answered by adddictedtomonsterenergy 3 · 0 0

it's best to lie on your resume

2006-12-29 13:08:03 · answer #6 · answered by Bentframe 2 · 1 5

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