Resumé Woes

[Drakon]

I've been working for some time now, trying to get somewhere. Resumé looks great, references......not so much.

I guess this is open season on resumé making, and general jobishness.

 

[SuBe]

Whats your problem when it comes to References? Are they not high enough up the food change or what?

 

[Drakon]

My problem is that, I've been working since I was 16 or so, and only have 3 flimsy references.

 

[SuBe]

Give me some more details. I have a strong resume with references going back to when I was 18. I might be able to give you some ideas.

 

[Drakon]

What details do you need?

 

[Darthphere]

Put me down as a reference dude, you'll get a job by tomorrow.

 

[OctaviusINC]

Put down family, friends, co workers. References are the easiest part of a Resume'. What happened to the previous jobs you had? Put down their numbers, unless you felt you weren't a great employee. Put a friends cell down and say you worked with him. Lie. Lie. Lie. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[SuBe]

What details do you need?

Have you had problems with you superiors before? If so put someone that a rank above you but in a different department. It's difficult to give advice since I don't know what experience you have, but family and friends usually don't cut it unless you are 16 years old. You need people on there that can vouch for your work ethic.

 

[Drakon]

Have you had problems with you superiors before? If so put someone that a rank above you but in a different department. It's difficult to give advice since I don't know what experience you have, but family and friends usually don't cut it unless you are 16 years old. You need people on there that can vouch for your work ethic.

No, I'm usually VERY good with the superiors, and I'm the ideal co-worker. Just that I don't really have contact with any of the other co-workers I had, and the ones I do, I ended up being good friends with [and I already have them down as references].

 

[Darthphere]

Seriously, put me down as a reference. Say we worked on an internet venture together.

 

[Drakon]

Darth, if that would work, I'd do it faster than, well, you know.

 

[SuBe]

No, I'm usually VERY good with the superiors, and I'm the ideal co-worker. Just that I don't really have contact with any of the other co-workers I had, and the ones I do, I ended up being good friends with [and I already have them down as references].

Well, that good. You only need 3 good references.

What do you currently do?

My advice is to work you best to get to a management job, tell your superiors what your plans are and what you want. They can help you get there. After being in Management for atleast 1 year, it's easy to Lateral over to another company for the same work, but more responsibility and pay.

 

[Drakon]

My employment right now is none. To cut a very long story short, I stopped working my last job about two years ago, and have been trying to get some kind of government help to get a new prosthetic leg, so I can go back to work, since my current prosthesis is 13+ years old and doesn't fit. Current settings have me needing some kind of employment very badly and very, VERY soon. But thanks to my leg, I'm currently limited to work-at-home, or a VERY short commute.

 

[SuBe]

My employment right now is none. To cut a very long story short, I stopped working my last job about two years ago, and have been trying to get some kind of government help to get a new prosthetic leg, so I can go back to work, since my current prosthesis is 13+ years old and doesn't fit. Current settings have me needing some kind of employment very badly and very, VERY soon. But thanks to my leg, I'm currently limited to work-at-home, or a VERY short commute.

Again. I don't know much about you, but would you be able to get a job helping veterens? There might be a need for people with the experience of using a prostetic. Meybe there is volunteer work that you can do for a profit.

 

[Darthphere]

My employment right now is none. To cut a very long story short, I stopped working my last job about two years ago, and have been trying to get some kind of government help to get a new prosthetic leg, so I can go back to work, since my current prosthesis is 13+ years old and doesn't fit. Current settings have me needing some kind of employment very badly and very, VERY soon. But thanks to my leg, I'm currently limited to work-at-home, or a VERY short commute.

You don't get any sort of disability from the government?

 

[Drakon]

You don't get any sort of disability from the government?

Short story? I don't qualify. And if I do, this year, I haven't stayed in one place long enough to be able to see if I can or not.

 

[jaguarr]

I wouldn't get too hung up on references. If you've got a few on there that will give you a good recommendation, that should work; particularly if you worked with them in the past (whether they are friends or not) and are listing them as a former colleague in a previous position. This is a tight job market right now, so that's working against you. I gave you some advice on finding some web dev work, but here are some other ideas and sites, just based on a quick Google:

http://www.best10workathome.org/

http://www.workathomecareers.com/

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/RaiseKids/4realJobsYouCanDoFromHome.aspx

http://www.wahm.com/ (Yes, I know you're not a Mom, but there's some decent stuff on this site)

As much as I despise him, Dr. Phil has some good links on this subject as well: http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/494


There are a lot of work from home scams out there, but there are also some legitimate ones out there as well that warrant looking into.

jag

 

[Darthphere]

Short story? I don't qualify. And if I do, this year, I haven't stayed in one place long enough to be able to see if I can or not.

Missing a leg doesn't qualify you for disability? Damn.

 

[squeekness]

Short story? I don't qualify. And if I do, this year, I haven't stayed in one place long enough to be able to see if I can or not.

Missing a leg doesn't qualify you for disability? Damn.

Seriously. One would have to wonder just how much of your body you'd have to lose to qualify.

 

[The Squirrel]

http://www.makemoneytakingsurveys.org/?hop=writehome

I have a hard time believe stuff like this (was listed on the best 10 web site), but that is really tempting to me right now.

 

[terry78]

Here is my resume...I was somewhat of a job hopper, I admit this, but I found my footing as of late.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PC/iMac hardware maintenance, Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista, JavaScript, HTML web page design, Corel Word Perfect Office/Draw, Norton Utilities, Microsoft Exchange, GroupWise, Visio, Novell/Netware LAN server maintenance, Adobe Photoshop/Acrobat/Illustrator, Oracle, AS400, Windows Server, Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook), Salesforce, Hoovers, Internet Explorer, Netscape, TCP/IP Telnet, ADO.Net, Mac OS X, Apple Works





EXPERIENCE

1/2007 - 12/2007
IT account manager

CDW Corporation
Chicago, IL

- Established and maintained business relationships with internal and external customers
- Developed IT projects/solutions to meet clientèle business needs
- Ensured technology initiatives are met within feasible time frame and client budget
- Managed 80-90 daily outbound calls to new and current customers regarding current and future consultant accounts
- Maintained an incoming sales revenue of 30-60K per month
- Utilized SPS Customer Relations Management application to maintain customer account information




1/2006 - 8/2006
marketing associate

SPSS, Inc.
Chicago, IL

- Managed and prepared software lead listings for account representatives
- Evaluated client needs via personal marketing strategies (consultative selling, probing, etc.)
- Bridged strong relationships between account representatives and clients to produce future revenue
- Assisted with proposing IT business solutions for current or future clients
- Managed 50-70 inbound sales/customer support calls daily; participated in outbound calling campaigns when necessary
- Utilized Salesforce CRM in maintenance of customer inquiries/orders





1/2005 - 7/2005
sales account executive

Marcus Evans
Chicago, IL

- Managed entire strategic conference event sales cycle from introduction to completion
- Defined and proposed corporate solutions for potential prospects
- Cold-called C-level executives(CEO's, VP's, etc.) of worldwide Fortune 1000 companies (100-130 calls daily)
- Utilized web/e-documentation in researching and developing clientele listings
- Provided customer service to current clients via assistance with queries concerning corporate conferences, events, etc.





11/2002 - 6/2004
information technology laboratory consultant

Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, IN

- Assisted campus community with networking facilities
- Assembled PC desktops for campus use
- Installation and maintenance of network functions on various computer terminals in campus offices
- Implemented solutions to network-related queries
- Issued technical customer support via help desk call center
- Installation of hardware/software applications, including installation of Windows OS on 170+ workstations
- Instructed student body of network/programming techniques via teaching sessions
- Maintained appearance/security of lab environment
- Trained and assigned tasks to new and current laboratory consultants
- Created and designed lab and campus oriented projects through spreadsheets, graphs, and PowerPoint presentations




EDUCATION

Purdue University

B.A. Marketing, May 2009

 

[Drakon]

Your resumé is more impressive than mine

 

[Majic Walrus]

For references, just put "Available upon request." gives someone a reason to call you if the rest of the resume looks good.

 

[Manic]

I wouldn't get too hung up on references. If you've got a few on there that will give you a good recommendation, that should work; particularly if you worked with them in the past (whether they are friends or not) and are listing them as a former colleague in a previous position. This is a tight job market right now, so that's working against you. I gave you some advice on finding some web dev work, but here are some other ideas and sites, just based on a quick Google:

http://www.best10workathome.org/

http://www.workathomecareers.com/

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/RaiseKids/4realJobsYouCanDoFromHome.aspx

http://www.wahm.com/ (Yes, I know you're not a Mom, but there's some decent stuff on this site)

As much as I despise him, Dr. Phil has some good links on this subject as well: http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/494


There are a lot of work from home scams out there, but there are also some legitimate ones out there as well that warrant looking into.

jag

*bookmarks each link*

 

[squeekness]

Your resumé is more impressive than mine

I've worked in a factory for 21 years. It's all I've done. If they close I am so screwed.