I don't have much background to put on my resume?

Question

What other information can you add other than what elementary and high school you attended to get employment? How do you make it look impressive? I only speak English. Thanks.

Answer 1

I'd strongly suggest you compile a "master" resume, listing everything you have done that might possibly be of interest to an employer, any hobbies, work experience, anything you've done that's "positive", like helping out with charities, being involved with Scouts/Guides/Cadets etc.

Then when you're considering a job, think about what you have done that might possibly be useful in that post, f'rinstance if it's a clerical post you might mention that you're experienced in MS Word, Excel, etc. If you're going for a receptionist post, what have you done that demonstrates that you get on with people, are good on the phone and so on? Often you'll have skills that don't occur to you, like you're competent on the internet, aren't you, after all you're on here?

Then create a resume that's specific to the job you want, picking out your skills & abilities that are relevant. Employers don't want to wade through irrelevant guff, on the other hand the fact that you play football for the local club would demonstrate that you're a "team player".

Don't give references on the "job" resume, the employer will ask for them if required. And don't ever tell a lie.

We once interviewed two techicians for a garage post near Dover, identically qualfied and identically good, the job went to the one who mentioned he was fairly competent in "technical" French - handy with the proximity to the channel port & French drivers who staggered off the ferry with mechanical problems.

Answer 2

Hi,

You've had a lot of good ideas for your resume from people so far. I'd like to offer some suggestions to you while you are job searching:

The most important thing to remember about job searches is that you should use a combination of methods regardless of your location.

Networking - Register at your local Unemployment Office (you don't need to be on unemployment to register for their assistance). They often will have networking groups on a regular basis. They also are a good source for the jobs that never show up in the paper or online.

Check your local paper -- In many cases the paper's classified are now online.

Search Smart Online -- If you don't have a lot of time, spend most of your time at sites that aggregate the job feeds from several job search engines. Prominently these include indeed.com and thingamajob.com.

Organization -- I use a free online application that allows you to track your ads, jobs you apply for, send or print mail merged correspondence, and track your job search history. This site is jobsearchlog.com and it has been very useful to me, please go and check it out!

Good Luck,

Karen

Answer 3

You can put clubs that you attended at school or out of school, any holiday jobs you have had, charity work you have done, interests and hobbies and places you have travelled to especially if it was a working holiday or something like that. Good Luck in your job seeking.

Answer 4

List leadership positions, volunteer work, any computer program knowledge, even just power point or other basics help, put 3 references right onto your resume at the end, this will add several lines and assure you are not afraid for them to check up on you...use friends parents instead of friends for these references they know your friends will b/s. for you. I am currently pregnant and on bedrest, so if you email me your resume, I will put notes in it and help you spice it up...
-lyn

Answer 5

Think of the things you have done relating to the job you are applying, among your intrest. Otherwise, get a book or gather information relating to that; then, you do have indeed something to put on your resume.

Answer 6

You can put in:
- work experience: student jobs, internships, volunteer work
- trainings, workshops, classes taken outside the school
- skills: PC skills, social skills, driving licence, organisational skills, etc.
- awards and certificates you have, outstanding results in any field;
- hobbies

Answer 7

Yes i agree with Scarlett, and if you HAVEN'T got any of those things to put on your CV then you need to get cracking and get out there and do some stuff!

Answer 8

put on hobbies an interests, any voluntary work you've done and clubs and societies that you take an active involvement in.

Answer 9

what the first person said