May 6, 2008

Today I'm writing my resume to start sending home for jobs in Sept, which is rather fitting considering how we talked about re-entry in intern class this morning. I'm considering applying for some admin positions in local ministries to get a foot in the door, start making connections and applying for discipleship training schools or peace & reconciliation courses. There are alot of possibilities and I want to keep myself busy and make the most of my time at home and in an ideal world, I would have alot of it applied for before summer chaos kicks in.

Writing resume's is not easy. You have to use the right words, proof read at least 5 times and it cannot look generic. How do you make something look un-generic when everybody uses the same templates found on the same programs and the same websites? I worked on it all morning and it looked sweet on my computer screen but as soon as I printed it out it looked rubbish. A mac screen makes everything look super cool though!

So if anybody has any innovative suggestions as to how to make my resume look super awesome, please do comment. You will be rewarded with extra jewels on your crown in heaven.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sources tell me these should offer good advice/tips:

http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/11/07/how-to-construct-a-killer-resume-from-start-to-finish/

http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_write_a_resume

http://jobs.aol.com/article/_a/10-ways-your-resume-irks-hiring-managers/20070809123709990001?ncid=AOLCOMMjobsDYNLsec0002

Jewels please.

-Ethan

Jamie Uyeyama said...

oh, resumes. They always suck. Here is one thing that I always do for my resume. I always list my company, then job title, and underneath it I bullet points that are specific to the job/jobs that I'm applying for. Employers want to see skills that specifically fit the job you are applying for so even if you were great at flipping burgers somewhere, they would rather here that you organized kitchen responsibilities and things like that (just an example).

Anyways, my name is Jamie and I work for Matchstick, a word of mouth marketing company in Toronto and we're looking for people in Vancouver to try out a new charger for their ipod. If you own one and are interested then check out www.matchstick.ca/energi or you can email me at jamie@matchstick.ca if you have any questions.

Take care and good luck on the job hunt!

Jamie