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I need to apply for a job wtf do [resume] help
ceres
When the last moon is cast over the last star of morningAnd the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
When the last moon is cast over the last star of morningAnd the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
I just saw an ad for an administrative assistant and like I really want the job, it pays well and I think it would be a good fit except the person looking knows me a little and so my resume really needs to blow them away.
All my administrative experience is from a solid minimum of 15 years ago and the only resumes I've written recently have been for biology degree-related stuff
Is there a good template? Should I not use a template? Do I need a cover letter? What is a cover letter really
All my administrative experience is from a solid minimum of 15 years ago and the only resumes I've written recently have been for biology degree-related stuff
Is there a good template? Should I not use a template? Do I need a cover letter? What is a cover letter really
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Templates are a place to start, but often they follow old resume formats. Pull out the key words from the job and make sure they are included in the resume. If you have a 4 year degree and 15 years experience you can go to 1.5 pages. Leave out the objective statement.
I'm leaving work right now, I'll muck about later to find a template I like for an admin.
Edit:
Because your work history is a bit shakey I think for you we do a functional resume. It’s more about the skills you bring to the table.
I would take something like this:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cf/49/e6/cf49e67207c68645bcd7ef38794f5f95.gif
Remove the objective statement and tailor it to the job you are applying for. Keywords are crucial to get passed any automated guard dogs.
try to re-use their own wording/keywords as much as possible; this will help you get past machine sorting and even at the human evaluation stage, using wording they came up with tends to make you seem like a better 'fit'
imo only submit a cover letter if they specifically ask for one, although there's some disagreement about this I think
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
If I have a job posting that lists X Y and Z duties/skills and I get a resume that just says the candidate is skilled at X Y and Z without specific instances, I'm going to think they aren't actually skilled at X Y and Z, or are so uncreative that I don't want them anyways (at least in my line of work that requires problem solving and critical thinking beyond those skills).
Think of it like all good stories, it's better to show than to tell.
Super generic examples:
Flagged design flaw early in in production of Widget V that allowed the company to retool and saved $xxx on warranty claims
Managed large scale project Y to Z for client, and finished $yyy under budget
Forged relationships with multiple stakeholders at client firms for repeat business and grew sales revenue by z% year over year. (sales oriented)
Specific example from my own resume -
Create and implement new workflows for large structured data case that involved 18 separate proprietary database collections, including a 6TB pharma adverse events database, and train client attorneys and review team on these unique formats and workflows
(I realize that's mostly gibberish to anyone outside my industry, but it's an example of a specific project that piques curiosity but also shows skills).
That's gonna be a hard disagree from me. I started getting more interviews when I started being diligent about cover letters. Unless you are specifically instructed not to send a cover letter, it's better to send one.
Aside from some info about location and benefits... that's it.
The first one I did a ton of while working at a veterinarian's office. The third I did when I worked as a security guard (for a few years) and then after that for a temp agency, where I mostly took short-term jobs.
I'm not sure I have too much experience with account management since I'm not entirely sure what that entails but I have managed cell cultures, even many of them at a time. Now between their personalities and the naming convention that's probably saying something, but I doubt it means much to someone who wants someone who can type.
Generally speaking I find the list frustratingly vague, and the wrinkle here is I did confirm the last name and the person who sent the info to the community is my son's best friend's dad. Now, my son and his best friend have a... complicated relationship that none of us are entirely sure what to do with, and also I'm pretty sure his dad makes about our annual income in a month or so and being around them makes me... nervous. They wanted to be closer to where their kids' friends are so they just went ahead and bought a fairly expensive house there... and then didn't sell the old one and when I had to figure out how to get to that one I got lost because looking at google maps I thought it was a shopping center.
They have a basketball court in their yard. Not a net, a court. A real one. And a pool. It's the SAME YARD. And it's 20 minutes away from the house they just bought that they only stay at on weekends I can't even imagine.
So, best case scenario, I don't have the interview with him because it would be a lot harder to get through because being around him makes me sweat.
Would it make you feel really awkward working for this guy? Like, if it didn't work out it'd make it difficult for your kid to carry on being friends with his kid?
More like, if I blow the interview, or maybe even submit a resume. I've been around rich people before, I don't really give a crap most of the time, and they seem perfectly nice and all, but the combination of the fact that I worry an interview where I look ridiculous (which is entirely possible because I have a hard time looking professional in general and I worry that even though he seems perfectly nice, knowing that... yeah) and my usual worry that he gets kicked out of their house for doing something he shouldn't with their furniture and then they won't be able to really play...
I'm almost certainly getting in my own way and worked up over nothing, but... anyway. I should probably shut up about that and try to do my best with this resume anyway.