How can something so apparently simple be so difficult?
I absolutely break out into hives whenever I sit down to work on my resume. I also get a headache.
So, I understand what purpose a resume fulfills. I understand the rules. I understand no typos.
However, if you have several years experience in a different career field, are in graduate school and changing careers, how do you package the "previous work experience?"
TO begin with, I feel proud, very proud of my recent graduate work and internship work. It is a joy to work on the EDUCATION, SKILLS, and RELATED EXPERIENCES. I am the queen of volunteering, and so much of that fits right in with Student Affairs. I also have a few professional presentation presentation notches on my belt and its great to include them on my CV. I feel good about all of that.
However, I have covered a lot of miles in my life, and acquired a lot of "easily transferrable: skills and experiences. But, I don't want to confuse the reader. And I do NOT want someone to walk away with the feeling that I might be..........too old.
If anyone has any thoughts, or has been in this situation, how would you advise?
Hey, it's great that you got your blog advertised in the studentaffairs.com newsletter - that's how I found you! But, if I can offer my $.02, I think you need an "about me" section on here. If you're thinking about your online profile as a multifaceted (but oh so under control and polished) representation of you, then hiring managers may well find this page but not know anything more than your sense of humor - like, your name, if you're in their area, or how to find out more about you professionally. A link to your Linked In profile or any other page that has your CV or CV-like information would help people connect with you, if indeed the blog is meant to be yet another way of putting yourself out there for jobs. Best of luck with the search!
ReplyDeleteThank you Anonymous! Great feedback. I appreciate the time you took to reply!
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