Lack of experience
is not unsurpassable
Despite the fact that many employers prefer to hire workers
with experience and demonstrated ability in jobs related to
those they have available, young people who present themselves
effectively can be considered over those candidates with better
credentials.
If you are a young person looking for the first job, you
need to know that the competition for jobs is fierce right
now, so your resume has to have enough punch to beat the competition
and get you interviewed.
Don’t be intimidated by phrases like “3-6 years
experience required” in want ads, and express a willingness
to accept difficult or less desirable conditions as one way
to break into a field and gain experience.
You need to present your youth as an advantage rather that
a disadvantage. For example, statements like "willing
to work weekends and evenings" or "able to travel
or relocate" might appeal to an employer and may open
up some possibilities over more experienced workers.
Writing your resume
When writing your resume and cover letter,
put yourself in the mind-set of the employer.
Ask not what the employer can do for you but what you
can do for the employer. |
There's a temptation, especially among college
students, to tell employers what they are looking for
in a job (the resume
objective).
Employers want to know what you can do for them, how you
will benefit their companies, how you will impact their bottom
lines. While they're not totally senseless to your career
hopes and dreams, your aspirations are not their primary concerns.
The first step in writing your resume is to get in touch
with EasyJob. EasyJob has a resume format specifically designed
for those looking for the first job. You only have to “introduce”
yourself to EasyJob, telling it who you are, what level of
education and work experience you have, and other details
the application will ask you for.
Your answers create a comprehensive, individualized database
from which you select the most relevant data for each resume,
according to the principle of "the right resume for the
right employer”.
Finding all your skills
When typing your resume content, EasyJob
Resume Builder will assist you to make a detailed account
of all your professional activities, even
those you may consider unimportant. These activities may
include part-time jobs while you were at school, coach young
people in sports, teach church school, volunteer at the local
hospital or nursing home and some other community activities.
Using the right resume wording
To help you translate those duties into skill headings, "EasyJob
Resume Builder" lists hundreds
of skill headings arranged under broader subjects, and
gives several “skill-finding” examples.
Skill Headings are
words used in want ads and job descriptions to define
specific abilities or talents that employers look for.
It is vital that you use the employers own "lingo"
if you want your resume to be immediately noticed. |
Your future is bright. Let's
get on with it!
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