Experience. It’s
the bulk of your resume, (at least it’s supposed to be), and it’s what employers
take time looking at in the ten seconds that they spend on your resume. No matter how good you are, without experience,
it’s going to be hard to land that dream job or internship. With any job or internship, experience plays
an important role. Many people have seen
a paradox when trying to get hired; they think that in order to get a job, they
need experience, but to get experience, they need a job. Don’t think this way. If that was the case, everyone would be
unemployed. It all goes back to how you
define experience.
‘Experience’ doesn’t necessarily mean work
experience. Maybe you took the lead in a
group project for class, or you gave a speech at a local event in your town. Volunteer work can be beneficial to include
in this section as well. Just make sure
you choose experiences that showcase your skills and that have occurred
relatively recently.
Sometimes, people who have had work experience don’t
include it in their resume because it doesn’t directly pertain to the kind of
job that they are looking for. Don’t
make this mistake! While it would be
great if you found a job that directly pertained to what you want to have as a
career, this isn’t a common occurrence for people who are just starting out. Having any type of employee experience shows
that you know how a professional work environment functions. Furthermore, employers aren’t just looking at
the experience itself, but at the resulting skills you acquired. Make sure you have bullet points in the
experience section of your resume with power verbs to show off your skills.
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