By: Geralline Sapp
It’s that point in our lives where we are consumed with so much stress. Are we taking the right classes, does my major make sense to me, should I be worried I don’t have an internship lined up? But most of the time all of that extra stress can get in the way of our potential. So here are some ways to help let your resume speak for yourself!
1. Extracurriculars Cliche, I know, but they seriously add so much to your experiences. Whether they be sports, clubs, or internships, there is always something to talk about. Hiring managers will usually ask about your experience or skills that you have acquired and these are great, especially if you don’t have any official job experience. Talk about challenges or successes that you found in each of them and how they make you different from other candidates.
2. Any Job You Ever Had Babysitting or waiting tables may not seem all that impressive, but the more experience you have, the better! Babysitting taught you how to care for another person or keep to your employer’s schedule. Bussing tables in a restaurant taught you customer service or multitasking in a high paced environment. The important thing to remember is no matter your experience (good or bad) to put aspects of those jobs in a positive light to show what you have learned from each one.
3. List Those Accomplishments It may seem harder to receive awards in college if you’re not as involved as you were in high school or your hometown, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have any. Maybe your first year was incredibly difficult, emotionally/financially/mentally, but you found ways in which you got through it (hint: possible answer to the inevitable greatest weakness question) Even though it’s been a few years, you can still be proud of those high school awards like principal’s honor roll or top of your class.
4. Skills With so much of our world being succumbed to zoom meetings and way more emailing than I expected at this time in my life, we have become more technologically savvy than before. Not to mention whatever techy skills you may have acquired from your hobbies or classes like working in Adobe or all things Microsoft. Not only has our generation growing up with technology, but we understand the lingo, the trends, and that’s what makes us special. Through our many years of social media, designing, and troubleshooting with tech for our parents or grandparents, we have become everyday experts and hold more knowledge than you may think! Now as much as you could always add “fluff” or impressive references in your resumes, being “perfect” on paper is nearly impossible. What matters the most is what you do with the information you choose to present about yourself and make it a long-lasting impression.
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