For those looking for a job, what are you looking for?

I'm currently trying to get a part-time job for the days I'm off college. Can't say I've tried that hard though lol. Still cranking a CV/resume together.😂

I thought about paying a website to re-do my resume. Although I don't think that will help in my case. One place turned me down supposedly because I had too many jobs on my resume and it show stability. Which I don't completely agree with, because while I've had a few short stints, I also had a few 1-3 runs with different companies. I recently altered my resume to take out some of the shorter length jobs to see if that would help.

Porn.

Or whatever. Jobs suck.

Don’t pay a site to write you’re resume. I’m an accountant and I fell for that trap. Paid like $700 and ended up having to put in a complaint with the Better Business Bureau to get my money back. It was worthless. What I’ve also realized at this point is most of the people that get your resume are so flooded with resumes that they don’t actually read it until they glance at it right before the interview. The best advise I’d give for resumes is to limit to one page max and only include the most relevant work experience that you can talk a lot about.

I couldn’t get an internship when I was in college. Instead I ended up working for a bookkeeper with a bunch of mom and pop type clients. I literally worked out of my boss’ basement, but I was exposed to some quality experience. It sucked that getting my paycheck was always like pulling teeth, but it was a stepping stone. One that I no longer have to put on my resume.

After I graduated and got my Master’s degree, I quickly learned an MBA isn’t impressive in larger companies anymore. I spent the next two years interviewing during the day and working at a restaurant at night. Finally I interviewed at a small private company. The first (and really only) question I was asked was “Would you be available to start tomorrow? We’re short handed.” I said yes and they hired me to do budgeting for the company. I had no clue how to do budgets in an industry I had no experience in. Luckily, a couple weeks later the person that was helping with inventory management quit. I ran up to that person’s manager and asked if I could fill in since budgeting was kind of seasonal. That company was a mess but all their flaws meant opportunities for me to pick up new skills. It led to LOTS of stress, but I gained lots of experience and I learned how to play the office politics game a bit. I left that company a few years later for a job where I’m making almost double the money and doing a fraction of the work.

Moral of my story is don’t be afraid to look at small companies that seem to be in turmoil. Like startups or companies clinging to life. You have to deal with a lot of crap early on but it pays off when you’re more battle tested than the people coming from big time jobs. Experience has shown me those people get nervous more quickly and have trouble hanging when things get tough. Plus having “war stories” is always fun when you hang out with others in your field.

Somewhere that isn't in a kitchen, never again.

Ever.