Comments | team_unemployed: Intro Post

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Intro Post

Jul 01, 2009 11:47

Hello all! I'm new to the community; seen on the spotlight, obviously. I live in Seattle and have been unemployed for a whopping three weeks. I was working my dream job as a literary editor for an arts journal at my community college. It's a student-run publication with faculty advisors, so I qualified for the job based on my ability to spell and ( Read more... )

rant, introduction, resumes

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chiave_trust July 1 2009, 20:17:27 UTC

Try focusing on what you've learned through all of those jobs. Soft skills, they call them - do you learn quickly? Adapt easily? Are you a team player? etc. These are things that don't necessarily depend on whether you've had X or Y job.

deangirl1 July 1 2009, 20:27:13 UTC

You actually have an excellent base to work with. You are young (sorry) so employers will take that into consideration. I have a couple of suggestions/pieces of advice... First, you have now been an editor for 7 months!! You have EXPERIENCE at it -- you don't have to look for handouts! There is lots of freelance editorial work out there... I would suggest that is the way to go if you are planning on moving. Getting a job that you have to quit won't look good on a resume and your employers are unlikely to give you a good recommendation if they hire you and train you only to have you quit in 5 months... Freelancing you can do anywhere at anytime, so it's a job you can take with you... Alternatively, you could look for short term contract work -- say 4 or 5 months. That way you are working til you move AND you get a good reference. I agree with chiave_trust -- if your work history is spotty or whatever, organize your resume by having a "Skills" section at the beginning. You can tailor this section to specific requirements for specific ( ... )

drakenhart July 1 2009, 21:44:02 UTC

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flying_canadian July 1 2009, 20:48:32 UTC

You may try to redesign your resume and eliminate short-term jobs. It really looks ugly to have 2-3 one-month jobs, I believe.
If they ask you about employment gaps - it could be anything including private life.

annissa July 3 2009, 03:29:27 UTC

IAWTC

Your resume is supposed to be as short as possible anyway. Hiring managers don't want to sit there reading through a stack of pages covering every little position you've had.

mandabeastie July 1 2009, 21:52:07 UTC

I feel you on the having to move and all that. I generally cut the shorter/less applicable jobs off my resume. And in this job market, those employment gaps are likely very common. It's tough being a college student and not being able to prove you can hold something down. But I agree, you're still young yet... and will be able to prove yourself eventually. Keep your chin up!

keireland July 1 2009, 22:17:48 UTC

I believe they really only look at jobs like that to see if you've even tried getting employed before.
I'd only had ONE job while I was in highschool, and held it for about a year before I was let go. Just like employers don't look at your college GPA after your first job out of College, they don't really care about your minimum wage jobs. Just knowing that you had jobs is often good enough.