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ok, so i have been trying to find a job within organizations in my area. I am willing to start off as entry level or as an administrative assistant. I leave off my Master's degree in Public Administration, but I leave my bachelors in History and my associates in Business Administration on there. So that's the education.
On the work experience side, I think this is what is killing me:
My current job is a call center with customer service, but i have only been there for two months so far, going on 3. My other job was being a teacher for 2 years. I feel like that job kills any chance of me having interviews. A lot of times I get questions as to, "Why don't you want to teach?" Teaching isn't for everyone and i still need to pass my test and I wanted to try the private sector out. I also have retail management and non profit management exp. So my resume will look something like this
Teacher
*what I did
*what I did
*what I did
Management Trainee at Rent a Center
*what I did
*what I did
*what I did
Marshalls
*what I did
*what I did
*what I did
Non profit manager
*what I did
*what I did
*what i did
I feel like my crappy work history from non profit manager, back to retail, back to retail management, then teaching is preventing me from getting a job, what do you guys think? All the dates are included, I was told at one point, that I need to ONLY put relevant work exp, but if I do that, then my resume will be blank! So what do I do?
If you have a masters and are interested in administration you could always look into your local Community College at admin jobs, not just as an assistant. My wife works for one and with a Masters you get 20/hour starting easy.
Cater your resume for EACH job to which you apply. Always check spelling and grammar (should be a no-brainer, but you would be surprised.) Be honest. The resume only gets you a shot at an interview.
In interviews, try to accentuate your soft skills: timeliness, ability to prioritize, phone skills, willingness to learn, time management, etc.
When I interview candidates, the soft skills are more important than a lot of technical abilities (if candidate shows basic aptitude for job.) You can't teach people to get along with others, to manage their time, be responsive to customer needs, etc.
Ideally cater the resume to the position you're apply for. I'm a little nervous your resume might be just regurgitated job descriptions. Instead try a 1-bullet summary of your major responsibility (in case the resume reviewer doesn't know what your title means, which is common given all the made-up titles out there). Then say what you accomplished. Should be more like:
Teacher
*what I did
*what I accomplished
*what I accomplished
Management Trainee at Rent a Center
*what I did
*what I accomplished
*what I accomplished
Marshalls
*what I did
*what I accomplished
*what I accomplished
Non profit manager
*what I did
*what I accomplished
*what I accomplished
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