How to write a resume for my first job
Looking for a perfect job is easy. The hard part is landing it. You have to know how to successfully sell yourself to the people in charge of recruiting for the position you dream about having. When I was in this position, I thought that the most important part of wanting to land a position is how to write a resume for my first job.
I pondered on what really makes a person exceptional in terms of being chosen among hundreds of applicants that submitted their resume. Some people say that it does not matter how your resume look like as long as the contents are good enough to be tagged as credible and qualified. In my opinion, the way your resume looks like is also a factor in whether an employer chooses you or not. How a person creates something from scratch may be a basis of ones personality. For example, you have exceptional academic marks and have worked with top companies previously but if your resume looks like a nine year old kid made it, the employer would most probable not be able to concentrate on the content but on the looks of it.
Your resume should be organized as well. For work experiences, always start with the most recent for the reason that this will be the basis of your capability to work for the said open position. Always incorporate the job description. Why? Here’s an example.
Technical Support Representative
X-Company
- Take calls as part of the protocol of job description
- Handles technical related concerns and assist customers in troubleshooting PC hardware
- Make sure that trouble tickets are properly sent to the correct department
Looks similar in comparison to:
Technical Support
A-Company
- Repairs and troubleshoot network and administrative components of PC’s
- Perform maintenance on PC parts, structured cabling and server devices
- Install updates, softwares and do random checks on data warehouses
With this example, the keywords are the same “Technical Support”. Both people are capable of being technically savvy. However, one is a call center agent and the other is a technician. It differs in the scope of work and when one applies for the other, there would be a mismatch in capacities. The technician may not be able to listen well to customer concerns and might not be used to repairing a computer remotely. The call center agent, on the other hand, may not be confident enough to personally repair or maintain several computers in one office and might also lack some real time skills.
This is why the job description in your resume is very important. The other details just support your work experiences and may not be exactly emphasized. What really matters is that you are able to show that you are the right person for that position and in fact can be an asset to someone’s company.
Knowing how to write a resume for your first job really will help you in the future job searches that you may consider.
