I am in the process of updating my resume. I have a question about gaps in your resume. There was a good period of time between the time I graduated and the time I actually got a job. In that time I worked a few weeks of construction work and thats all I did. How do I represent time when I wasnt doing anything?

 

If it's just a few weeks, either put in the construction work you did, or just leave it out. If questioned about the gap, say you'd just graduated and was taking some "personal time".

 

Use a resume format that shows employment history time in years. It helps "tighten up" the gaps.

In other words you can put you worked at McDonalds from 2004 to 2005, then worked at Burger King from 2005 to 2007. If you left McDonalds in June of 05 and didnt start BK until October of 05, it doesn't show.


BREW

 

Don't worry about it. On Average it takes a few Months to find a job after graduation...

National employment statistics report the job search for new professionals now takes approximately 6-8 months.

 

Don't worry about it too hard. I do some hiring here at work. They (employers) are more concerned about what skills can you bring to the table. People take time off. It happens and there is no need to explain yourself. You wanted to take some time off for yourself? No biggie.

 

It took me 10 months to find a job. There where several people who graduated with me had a hard time getting a job.

 

Thats what I do too.
I took 11 month 24 day (+/- a few weeks) vacation between jobs one time... Cant tell it on my resume.


One of the most important things on a resume is layout.
Can they get the gest of it, just by glancing at it.

The MOST important thing...

Objective Statment: :20 seconds of reading long (50 words or less).

It must leave them wanting answers to questions that they didn't ask but you directed them to. If you took any creative writing or marketing classes in school, this is where they come in handy.

After the objective statement, they either call you for an interview to get answers to the questions you gave them with out asking anything......(they might look at your job titles..... but they still likely wont "read" your resume.

Or if your objective statement failed, you get put in the stack of 100's of other resumes and forgot about.

 

When I had lengthy periods of time off, I just foot noted the time as travelling after a successfull fraud.

 

LMAO

this may get nominated in the funniest quotes thread, made me literally laugh out loud....

 

Liberal Arts degree huh...

 

Maybe theater?

 

Whats the deal man? You are in damn near every thread...Gonna have to start calling you Thumpermx113.

 

I am the local post ****.

We decided since ***** was a profesional that gets paid for thier services, then I couldn't be a post ***** since I do it for free.

 

mechanical engineering.

 

My friend graduated from Michigan state last year with an mechanical engineering degree, but in the summer's in between he whould come home to an internship here in miami. After he graduated he was offerd a job right away in california. I thought they were hiring alot of engineers right out of college?

On another note my mother does resume's for people as a side job. Mines is flawless and as someone stated before the most important thing is format and the information is pertinent to the position you are applying for.