[Job-Discussions] resume questions

[ddavis at blindinc.org]

Hi Madison, 
This is the kind of question this list is for. The nice part about it is that you will get many intelligent responses. Mine is to include your volunteer experience as part of your work experience if you don’t have much paid work experience. Employers are more interested in what you have done and know how to do than they are about whether you were paid. Call that section of your resume “Experience”. The education section should be called “Education”. 

Voluntarism is very important with employers today, so as you get more paid work experience, you can develop a “Volunteer Work” category. Always remember that the purpose of your resume is to advertise yourself to employers, and everyone knows that it is designed to help you look your best. 

Dick Davis 

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> On Mar 3, 2021, at 2:41 PM, ajharmon26 via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello
> On the question about the experience, it honestly depends on several
> factors:
> 
> 1. Is it a chronological or a functional resume? The former is a typical
> resume which includes experience most recent to least recent, while the
> latter is a potentially abbreviated resume that focuses on your experience
> and skills rather than specific time periods. (Please correct me if I'm
> getting this wrong, Dick and/or anyone else).
> 2. How long ago was the experience, and was the particular job part of a
> series of"gigs" within the same workshop, or different separate jobs over
> time?
> 3. Do you have a lot of paid experience? If not, I would personally just
> ignore separating out the experience that way, and just list whatever is
> relevant to the job. You might want to list a separate section for any
> special honors or unique volunteer experience like serving at the
> appointment of a state governor or made Dean's List, etc., etc.
> 
> As to the references, almost every single job I've ever applied for wants a
> minimum of 3 references, at least 2 of which were work related. I think
> you're just fine in regards to references.
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Andrew Harmon 
> 
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> Subject: [Job-Discussions] resume questions
> 
> Hi all,
> I hope this is okay to post hear, sorry if it isn't. I'm working on updating
> my
> resume and have a few questions. When I was in high school I did 4 different
> work placements, 2 as part of a career development class and 2 just arranged
> through the school. These were not paid placements, but when I created my
> resume
> during this career development class I put them under work experience,
> should I
> leave them there or put them under volunteer experience heading? Also, would
> 6
> referances be enough? If not, then any ideas of who else I could ask? So far
> I
> have my bosses from 3 of my work placements, my former high school EA, my
> former
> restbite worker who's also a friend, and one of my former high school
> teachers
> who's also a friend. I look forward to any
> thoughts/suggestions/feedback/help
> anyone can provide me, it will be grately appreciated!!!!!! Thanks
> Madison   
> 
> 
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