Something of a revelation
Sep. 14th, 2007 11:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alpharaposaI've been sweating over the revision of my resume. The book I have to help me isn't quite as helpful as I'd like, but something did break over me while looking at the jobs I've had.
Every single job I have had besides one temp assignment involved working with people. Most of them involved a lot of active time teaching or assisting others.
I have taught people about leather working, wood carving, basketry, dutch-oven cooking, roping, branding, and historical ranching- and that's just what was required by my jobs!
I have assisted people in creating publications, organizing large events, and understanding and using computer equipment.
I have led several volunteer events that I had previously planned, interviewed people for articles and research, and moderated discussion forums.
In all of this, I have had to learn networking and cooperative skills as well as hone my decision making and problem solving abilities. At times, I have led, while other times, I have allowed others to develop their own leadership.
And here I was wondering what I had to offer people who wanted to hire me. It's taken quite a bit of wandering in the wilderness for this ray of sunshine to break through. Now, how do I work that into my resume?
Every single job I have had besides one temp assignment involved working with people. Most of them involved a lot of active time teaching or assisting others.
I have taught people about leather working, wood carving, basketry, dutch-oven cooking, roping, branding, and historical ranching- and that's just what was required by my jobs!
I have assisted people in creating publications, organizing large events, and understanding and using computer equipment.
I have led several volunteer events that I had previously planned, interviewed people for articles and research, and moderated discussion forums.
In all of this, I have had to learn networking and cooperative skills as well as hone my decision making and problem solving abilities. At times, I have led, while other times, I have allowed others to develop their own leadership.
And here I was wondering what I had to offer people who wanted to hire me. It's taken quite a bit of wandering in the wilderness for this ray of sunshine to break through. Now, how do I work that into my resume?
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Date: 2007-09-14 05:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-14 06:38 pm (UTC)Or you could do a heading called: "Skills" and list the skills you have developed. You might make a cover letter to go with your resume where you could elaborate on your skills and where you learned/used them. I think applications also have a spot where they ask you to list other skills you have developed. There you could list your skills and where you learned/used them. This is where you would elaborate on your volunteer experiences.
Good luck on getting a job.