I need your help with writting a resume

[Lucy]

Hello all....
I am a stay at home mom, who would like to re-enter the world of working outside the home on a part time basis. I noticed a job posting in our local paper, for people to stock shelves, set up displays and receive merchandise for a new store that will be opening soon. How hard can this be to do?!
The above jobs will take approximately 6 weeks. I thought that this would be perfect for a start to re-entering the working world. I am looking for something part time. The problem is, I haven't worked outside the home for close to 13 years, I'm in my 40's and I haven't had much experience with the jobs described. When I did work the jobs I held were, chambermaid, sales clerk and I did daycare for a few years. I still want to apply though. Does anyone out there, now of how to write a fairly good resume for someone like me, or know of any good sites that give resume samples. The closeing date for applications is Sept. 5th so I need to get started asap! Thanks in advance for any help or advise given.

 

[linuxboy]

Hi Lucy, welcome to Anandtech

I don't have any sites but I do have a few suggestions:

local community colleges or universities often have seminars, classes, or just walk-in sessions where they help you with composing a resume and give you work recommendation and some actually help you find work.

Those can be great resources and a great way to network. If you have some try, I highly recommend them.
I'm sure someone will post some sites with the pertinent info as well.

Cheers and good luck !

 

[rpzero]

Lucy, do you have MS word? It has some templates for resumes which might be useful to you. I used one of the templates to write a resume, which I used to get my current job. Hope this helps.

 

[ecrespol]

You can use me as a reference.... I get a kick out of lying to people I don't know.

But, seriously you can find decent resume templates in word just be honest. Most store's and such would prefer to hire a more mature person, because they are usually more responsible, so I think you should n't have too much trouble finding a job (if not this one then another)

 

[Cyberian]

What they all said.
I don't think that you would need a killer resume for the jobs you described, as they are temporary.
I agree with ecrespol that an employer would be more impressed with your maturity and willingness to work.

Welcome to AnandTech, and best of luck!

 

[derfman]

Hello, Lucy. My best wishes in your quest to get "back into the working world" (as if raising youngsters and keeping a home going is not work! ).

I can't help you a lot with resume format and special forms for resumes, but maybe a little insight by an old retired supervisor (seventeen years as a supervisor at The Boeing Company, for seemingly half the people there--and that's a whole lot of people) might be helpful?

Format was never very important to me. What I wanted to hear was how one could work with other people, and how they could concentrate on the job at hand for the whole time we were paying them, and how well they could understand and perform the work we expected them to do.

So tell them in whatever fashion is comfortable for you--a list, a paragraph, an essay--what you did in terms of responsible work in daycare, cashiering, and chambermaiding, even though these are not closely related to the stocking-and-displays position you are seeking. Your demonstration that you understand the responsibility and importance of what you are paid to do will greatly help the folks who have the task of finding good and trustworthy workers to do that job.

Impressive credentials in education and past work responsibilities are not important here; these folks will probably want to know whether you can spend your workday working instead of goofing off, thinking about stock presentation and displays for their merchandise instead of handing chores and emergencies from your homefront, and placing their organization first for a big piece of your day instead of marking time until you can check out and head for home. There's nothing more frustrating to a manager responsible for getting certain work done than people whose minds are elsewhere while they are being paid to have their minds HERE!

Again, my best wishes. You'll do fine--you've already showed that you are extraordinary by coming to this forum to see how you might do the best you can do!