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HomeResume&Career101Noworkexperience?Hereswhattowriteonyourresume.

Noworkexperience?Hereswhattowriteonyour
resume.
PostedonSep7,2016
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Writingyourfirsteverresumecangiverisetoallsortsofnegativefeelingsuncertainty,doubtandeven
anxiety.Afterall,whowantstohiresomeonewithnopriorworkexperience,right?
Thelackofrelevantworkingexperienceisaverycommonproblemamongnewbiejobhuntersespecially
thosewhoarefreshoutofcollege.Yourlackofworkexperiencemayfeellikeadisadvantagetoyouand
youremissingoutonalargepartofthejobmarketthatislookingforexperiencedindividuals.
Inreality,however,youshouldntreallyfeelthatbadaboutyourlackofworkexperience.Everybodystarted
atsomepointandevensomeofthemostsuccessfulpeoplerightnowstartedoutasnoviceswhowere
absolutelycluelessabouttheworkingsoftheprofessionalworld.
Thelackofworkexperienceisntreallyanobstaclewhenfindingajob,evenlesssowhenyouretryingto
writearesume.Afterall,manyhirersdounderstandthelackofworkexperiencewhenitcomestohiring
freshgraduates.
Thekeytosucceedinginresumewritingandultimately,injobhuntingwhenyoudonthaveaprior
workingexperienceisknowingwhatyoushouldandshouldntincludeinyourresume.
Theresumebasics
Youfirsteverresumeshouldbebuiltonastrongfoundation.Thatmeans,forthemostpart,gettingallthe
basicsright.Fromincludingyourcompleteandupdatedcontactinformationtolistingyoureducational
background,makesurethatallthebasicinformationthatshouldbeonaresumeisinyours.
Also,dontforgettoincludeyourmostrelevantskillsbothpersonal(orsoftskills)andtechnical.Bewary,
however,ofoverdoingthispartofyourresume.Somecandidatestendtooverloadtheirresumewith
detailsthattheythinkisnecessarybutisactuallytheopposite.Yourbirthday,yourheightandweightandthe
primaryschoolwhereyougraduatedfromarethingsthathirersdontwanttoseeandarenotevenremotely
interestedinknowing.Candidatestendtoreallyunderminetheimportanceofgettingthebasicsrightwhichis
alwaysabigmistake.Anditdoesntreallytakemuchtogetitright.JustaquicksearchonGooglecangive
youalltheinformationyouneedtobuildadecentresume.
Whileitshardtosiftthroughthetonsofinformationandadviceavailableontheinternet,thebasicstructure
ofaresumeisalwaysthesame.Tryyourbesttogettheadviceyouneedinbuildingtheframeworkofyour
resume.Onceyougetthebasicsright,youcantakeitupanotchandstartcustomizingittomakeityour
own.
Thetwosentencepitch
SomeoftheolderresumewritingadviceouttherewilltellyoutoincludeaCareerObjectivesectiontowards
thebeginningofyourresume.Foralongtime,candidates,especiallythenewandinexperiencedones,
considertheCareerObjectivesectionasanimportantpartoftheirresumeasitexpressestheirrealintent
forapplyingtoajob.
ItwasonlyinthepastfewyearsthatthepopularityofCareerObjectiveinaresumehasdeclinedandsome
resumewritingprofessionalsevenconsideringitasredundant.Afterall,themereactofapplyingforacertain
positionatacertaincompanyalreadyshowswhatyourintentionis.Thedeclineinpopularityanduseofthe
CareerObjectivesectionhasgivenrisetotheinclusionofresumesummarystatements.Aresume
summaryisatwotothreesentencelongstatementthatfeaturesyourmostcriticalandrelevantprofessional
qualitiesthatmakeyouthebestpersonforthejob.Ifthecandidateistheproductandhisorherresumeis
themarketingbrochure,thentheresumesummaryisyourpersonalbrandingstatement.
Foryears,theresumesummary(alsocalledprofilesummarybysome)hasonlybeenincludedinthe
resumesofmoreexperiencedprofessionals.However,therehasbeenanincreasinguseofresume
summariesamongnewbiejobhunters.Evenwithyourlackofworkexperience,theresumesummaryisa
goodwayforyoutocatchtheattentionofthehirerimmediatelyandpositionyourselfasanidealcandidate
forthejobtheyareapplyingfor.
Heresalittlestarterguideforyoutowriteyourownresumesummarystatement.
Preprofessionalexperience
Internships,parttimejobs,volunteerworkandleadershipopportunitiesdontmakethemistakeofthinking
thatthesecannotbeconsideredasactualworkexperience.
Yourpreprofessionalworkexperiences,whichcanbeincludedunderRelevantWorkExperienceinyour
resume,areasignificantfactorindeterminingifyouarefitforthejob.Companiesthatareofferingentry
levelpositionsmaynotbenecessarilylookingforrealworkingexperiencebutyourpastinternshipsorpart
timejobsyouhadarequiterelevantforhirers.Anyvolunteerworkthatyoudidcanalsohelpboostyour
chancesofgettinghired.
Whenwritingdownyourrelevantworkexperiences,makesurethatyoulisttheminachronologicalorder.
Moreimportantly,includethenatureofyourworkexperience(titleorposition)plusthe
organizationyourworkedforandthedateorduration.Youcanalsoaddalineortwodetailingwhatexactly
youdida.k.a.jobduties.Therelevantworkingexperiencesyouincludeinyourresume,togetherwithyour
listofsoftandtechnicalskillswillgivehirersaverygoodideaastowhetherornotyoureagoodmatchfor
thepositiontheyareoffering.Sotryyourbesttorecallandmentionanypastexperienceevenifitsschool
onyourresume.
Puttingitalltogether
Sometimesthemostchallengingaspectofcreatingyourfirstresumeisputtingitalltogether.Fillingoutyour
basicdetails,comingupwithagoodresumesummaryandlistingdownyourrelevantworkexperiencesmay
comeeasybecausepartofitissimplyrecallingeverything.Themoredifficulttaskofmakingacohesive
documentoutofalltheinformationyouhavewilldeterminewhetherornotyousucceedinwritingyour
resume.
Puttingyourresumetogetherisnotallaboutwritingeverythingdownandmakesurethateverythingis
bulleted,inchronologicalorderandcondensedintojustasinglepage.Ofcourse,thosethingsarestillpartof
it,buttheynotasvitalasmaintainingcohesioninyourresume.Everyresumeshouldtellastory.Your
resumesstoryishighlydependentonyourskills,theexperiencesyouhadaswellasthejobyouare
applyingfor.Evenwiththelackofsignificantworkingexperience,youshouldknowhowtoleverageallthe
qualificationsyouhavenomatterhowfewtheyareintocraftinganarrative.Youareanewbieinthe
professionalworldsonooneisaskingyoutocreateanearthshattering,dragonslayingstoryonyour
resume.Stickwithsimplenarratives.Whoareyou?Whathaveyoudone?Whereareyouheaded?Howdo
youplanongettingthere?Maybeyoureaninexperiencedjobseekerwithaninfinitepotential,acandidate
seekingtochallengehimselforsomeonetryingherluckinanewandunfamiliarfield.
Knowingwhatyourstoryisandputtingtogetheryourresumeinsuchawaythatmakesyourstoryapparent,
willinstantlypulleverythingtogetherandmakeyourresumecohesive.Remember,hirersonlyhaveafew
secondstoreadyourresume.Cohesioniswhatwillconvincethehirertotakemoretimetoreadyour
resumeinitsentirety.

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