At a time in our country's history where good jobs are at a premium, it is important for those seeking employment to take every advantage they can get. I have found that having a sample job resume as a frame of reference can be really helpful in obtaining employment, especially if one lacks experience in preparing a resume.
A friend of mine who was just finishing up college said he really had no idea what he would do with his life. He had a couple of leads for local businesses that were hiring through some professors at his university, but did not know how to begin to write up a resume. I encouraged him to look online at a sample job resume that I had discovered and try to copy that. I helped him with it, and before long, he had a pretty impressive resume, given his lack of experience.
He went to apply for the job, used his professors as references and presented the resume he had written based on the sample job resume, and he got a job offer. It was not for a great position, but it was entry level, which he expected. The big thing was that he would now have a full time job and a means of supporting himself on his own, which to most young men means the world. He was so grateful to me for helping him that he bought me a Jameson Whiskey gift box with his first paycheck!
A friend of mine who was just finishing up college said he really had no idea what he would do with his life. He had a couple of leads for local businesses that were hiring through some professors at his university, but did not know how to begin to write up a resume. I encouraged him to look online at a sample job resume that I had discovered and try to copy that. I helped him with it, and before long, he had a pretty impressive resume, given his lack of experience.
He went to apply for the job, used his professors as references and presented the resume he had written based on the sample job resume, and he got a job offer. It was not for a great position, but it was entry level, which he expected. The big thing was that he would now have a full time job and a means of supporting himself on his own, which to most young men means the world. He was so grateful to me for helping him that he bought me a Jameson Whiskey gift box with his first paycheck!