Writing Your First Resume

Writing Your First ResumeA few years ago, I wrote my first resume, and it was really not easy to do. It was a simple, straightforward job opening and all of the information that was required on a resume was in the document. In the past five years, however, it has become more challenging to write a resume since the job markets have become more competitive.Writing a first resume has been all but impossible for me. I knew all of the information required but I had never before had to put it all together to produce an effective cover letter. When I started out in this profession, one of the first things that I did when interviewing for a job was to request an interview and then send in a resume. I did this for six months, including six days on-site, and then my resume was rejected every time.My first real job, when I got my degree, was a letter based, not an interview-based job. I got this job because a friend recommended me to a company in the industry and I got the job without a second thought. The owner told me that I was brilliant and the position just didn't exist and so he hired me on the spot.Once I was hired, I began to get rejection letters in the mail every single day. This continued for about six months, and eventually my luck changed, because a few weeks later, I received a job offer from the company that I interviewed with!During this time, I had to work very hard to make a short amount of money to support myself, but I did it. My time went by quickly and I was able to make quite a bit of money within a short amount of time. I was working at home and was able to give all of my efforts to making extra money for my family. This is a great way to keep your confidence level high if you are living in a situation where you can only work part time or no work at all.After three years of consistently working, it was time to start writing my first resume. I went back to college to get my Master's degree in Human Resources, so I was able to take a refresher course on resume writing. It took about a year, but I was finally able to complete my resume on my own. I really worked hard to make this process more successful than my first job, and once I did I was able to immediately begin receiving offers for new jobs.Since I am in a fast pace business, I am able to create resumes quickly. Even if you are not in a fast paced industry, like I am, creating a good resume can help you greatly.