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by Momogari » 08 Dec 2019, 03:10
On your resume:
I'd strike "7 semesters of Japanese" unless you're applying for a job that requests japanese and "Proficient with email and Facebook" because that's a terrible thing to put on a resume unless you're applying for a social media job. I'd be careful with 'highly independent worker' because that sounds like you don't want to work on a team. "ability to work without supervision" might be a decent alternative, or something that makes that point without being as dull.
Your internship is a great section, but I'd remove "AL 431 (European Fairy Tale Tradition)." It won't be relevant to anyone reading it and it sounds better without it.
Overall, your skills summary is your weakest section. I think you should have your education first, then your internship.
But you don't need to list your associates degree or junior college since you graduated university. It's filler.
I know with all of that removed your resume is going to be half a page, but honestly that's better than putting filler. Information that is useless to a recruiter is more likely to annoy them than a sparse but succinct resume.
Can you think of anything you've done for fun that may have developed some skill(s) that might be useful in a workplace?
Can you think of anything you've done that highlights your social ability?
One question that will arise of course is that since you graduated in 2014 and there's no information on what you've been doing the last 5 years, recruiters may wonder. I'm not sure that's something you should address on the resume given that the answer seems to be chillaxin. But maybe you should be ready for that whenever you get an interview.
All that said, I really do think you should try a temp agency.
I mean here's the thing: businesses often have needs for people without special skills; for example, if you need to hire a person to match numbers on paper. Anyone without dyslexia can do that. But if the company advertises a position, they'd have 500 applications to go through and it doesn't fucking matter because anyone can do it. Instead, they go to a temp agency and ask for some people, and the temp agency gives them people. It dramatically reduces their hassle. And so, a lot of decent jobs that don't require skills go through...temp agencies. When you have few skills, it's much easier to let an agency whore you out for whatever, then you get some skills and experience and sometimes even get a door into a decent company. There's less requirement for having a stellar resume or experience because when you work for a temp agency, you're a financial asset and they're going to talk you up better than you usually can yourself--a good temp agency can actually see that hey, this person graduated university, they are variously capable. If you leave your GPA on your resume and those other qualifications--most other employers wouldn't care, but a good staffing agency would see that and know that you're diligent as well, and with that you can be a person they could place somewhere without having to worry too much. AND, from my experience, they care a lot less about gaps in employment because they're used to dealing with people who don't normally work--housewives that could use something to do or a little extra income, that sort of thing.
Experiences may vary of course, but it's worth trying.
Hope you manage to make up later
I've done this before. Glad he could laugh along!
