Resume needs to be redone (Savannah: get credit, job market, camping) - Georgia (GA) - City-Data Forum

CampingMom · 09-23-2018, 10:47 AM

Good afternoon,

I need to find someone here that can re-write my resume. It's a bit dated and want to make sure I can catch someone's attention with it when applying for a new job. Yes, I am job hunting. This job is NOT a good fit and I've been in this industry for 32 years. I am not a fan of 3 months of black out, no doctor appointments allowed, vacations, working 7 days a week-I just came off working for 28 days straight. Some days were from 6am until 10pm. Every Saturday and Sunday during this time. It's not for me after going into the second season with this. I haven't seen my grown adult children or grandchild since June. I am being asked to do things that are not right. I can't continue. I know tomorrow isn't going to go well as I am refusing to do something that is not in my job description and don't have the training for. Plus, I was already told by HR that I won't get credit for driving as it's not part of my job. SO it'll be an interesting day....I know since it's an at will state..by lunch I'll be job hunting full time.

So I am thinking of redoing my resume. I'd rather work two part time jobs at 20 hours than have no life at all. This job already put me in the hospital as being sick, well you weren't allowed time off. I even had "visitors" at the hospital to verify I was admitted and wasn't just taking time off. Also vacation time was taken away, we only get 7 days a year, not 12. Personal time now comes out of sick. Heck of a way to run a place. There have been 50 resignations since Aug. It's a mess. I didn't mention the name of the place, so in responses, please if you remember where I have been at-just leave it out please.

Any ideas? Happy Sunday!

bellhead · 09-23-2018, 12:53 PM

Can you drive a forklift? & can you work in the cold? My neighbor will hire you in a heartbeat at around $17 an hour..

gentlearts · 09-23-2018, 02:13 PM

So sorry, camping mom. I don’t know much bout no resume writin’, but life is too short to be such in a toxic work environment.

I hear the job market is good.

GA Survivor · 09-23-2018, 04:19 PM

You should be able to find a generic one in Microsoft and just plug in your information. The warehouse/logistic jobs are abundant. The fact you are will to work part time will help, there are a lot of places looking for help. If you want retail, most places at Tanger are looking. Good luck, I have heard from several people about the conditions at your current place, it is a bad place and no one seems to care.

CampingMom · 09-23-2018, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bellhead

Can you drive a forklift? & can you work in the cold? My neighbor will hire you in a heartbeat at around $17 an hour..

I am actually looking at Savannah Tech to take the forklift certification. So that's in mid-October. I've had a CDL B for 32 years, I imagine a forklift I can figure out.

And cold? I still have all my cold weather gear from upstate NY-bring it on.

CampingMom · 09-23-2018, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by gentlearts

So sorry, camping mom. I don’t know much bout no resume writin’, but life is too short to be such in a toxic work environment.

I hear the job market is good.

Exactly my thoughts. They need me, more than I need them. I've been sending applications all week long. I hope the bots don't kick mine out of the system and I hear something back.

CampingMom · 09-23-2018, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GA Survivor

You should be able to find a generic one in Microsoft and just plug in your information. The warehouse/logistic jobs are abundant. The fact you are will to work part time will help, there are a lot of places looking for help. If you want retail, most places at Tanger are looking. Good luck, I have heard from several people about the conditions at your current place, it is a bad place and no one seems to care.

Yeah, I was looking at them too. But I don't want the BOTS or HR to kick it out because I don't have the right buzz words they look for these days.

I am looking at the warehouse/logistics. Seems that would be the better place for a hire wage job.

And yes, it is not good where I am. It's going to all come down at some point.

pink caddy · 09-24-2018, 04:09 AM

The ports? Hard to get in. Takes a lot of "shape up" time I hear. But once in benefits are very good. Should have plenty of jobs that involve driving with all that's going on in freight forwarding.

CampingMom · 09-24-2018, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by pink caddy

The ports? Hard to get in. Takes a lot of "shape up" time I hear. But once in benefits are very good. Should have plenty of jobs that involve driving with all that's going on in freight forwarding.

I am at the stage after 32 years professional driving, I'd really rather stick to office/dispatching. I don't care if I have to be at work at 3am. I don't have a class A, so that would hinder me getting into the ports anyway. But I have a squeaky clean license.

pink caddy · 09-25-2018, 04:45 AM

I use Uber at least three times every week. Each time I ask the driver questions about why do they like it, how long are they doing it etc. sometimes they even share with me the kind of money they are making. Of course thats dependent, upon their hustle. Invariably, there seems to be a positive vibe. In the hundreds of rides I have taken I never really heard a negative. Well, that makes me suspicious, but that's the kind of guy I am. LOL.

Have you considered this work ? It can be done part time as well. I'm sure you know that.
Good luck.