How the heck are you supposed to make yourself look good on one page piece of paper? How do you get an employer to take a second look at you from what the see on a page sitting in front of them? Writing a resume is your future. So much rides on your job to make your resume stand out that it is awfully overwhelming. There are so many questions that need to be answered, but honestly, no one has these answers. Sure, you can get a resume looked over, in fact, you can even get one made, but how do you know this is what your (hopefully) future employer is looking for? Yes, you will be credible for this position or else you would not be applying. But guess what? Everyone else applying to this position is also just as credible, if not even more, as you. In order to catch some attention, you are going to have to go out of your comfort zone.
I think that the first resume that I wrote was in my eleventh grade English class. I had no idea what I was doing. I followed the outline which my teacher provided. Looking back, I wonder how I got into college with that thing. I am sure is was absolutely awful. My extra-curriculurs were there, and I had my community service projects and grades as well, but it was just a boring document. There was no spunk, which to me, is a huge selling point. For my personally resume, I know that I want to bring some creativity into it because I will be applying to be a teacher. Whether I add color or different fonts, I know that I do not want my resume to be 12 point font, Times Roman, double spaced, and black inked. I have decided to create a new resume, since I probably have not updated mine since high school. Actually, I know that I haven't. I have done quite some extensive research, and found some out of the box templates that I would love to follow.
A resume is not the only thing that can be handed in along with your application. A cover letter, which is more on the newer side, is a way to personally write to an employer and explain why you are the best for this job. Writing about myself is something that I find very difficult. I am unsure on how much to write. I don't want to over do it and bring about myself, but I also don't want to over look this part. It is a very important aspect of the application process and I think that more people need to take more advantage of it. A cover letter is pretty much your only chance. So, why not and show them what you've got?
I think that the first resume that I wrote was in my eleventh grade English class. I had no idea what I was doing. I followed the outline which my teacher provided. Looking back, I wonder how I got into college with that thing. I am sure is was absolutely awful. My extra-curriculurs were there, and I had my community service projects and grades as well, but it was just a boring document. There was no spunk, which to me, is a huge selling point. For my personally resume, I know that I want to bring some creativity into it because I will be applying to be a teacher. Whether I add color or different fonts, I know that I do not want my resume to be 12 point font, Times Roman, double spaced, and black inked. I have decided to create a new resume, since I probably have not updated mine since high school. Actually, I know that I haven't. I have done quite some extensive research, and found some out of the box templates that I would love to follow.
A resume is not the only thing that can be handed in along with your application. A cover letter, which is more on the newer side, is a way to personally write to an employer and explain why you are the best for this job. Writing about myself is something that I find very difficult. I am unsure on how much to write. I don't want to over do it and bring about myself, but I also don't want to over look this part. It is a very important aspect of the application process and I think that more people need to take more advantage of it. A cover letter is pretty much your only chance. So, why not and show them what you've got?