How many part time jobs should I put on my resume if all I have are part time jobs?
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I have a problem. I am 34 and have never had a full time job. I Have always worked seasonal retail positions and or part time seasonal customer service/security positions.. I currently have had 5 years experience at a sports arena in security/event staff (TD Garden), since 2006, and Gillette Stadium Since 2002. Before that I had seasonal holiday shop experience as a cashier in Sears, - a short stint with American Eagle Airlines as a baggage handler (I didn't like being outside so left), before that I did Dec 1999-Aug 2000 as a bookseller at Waldenbooks, (there was a management shift and they weren't giving any of the old staff any hours, so I left), May 1998 to April 1999 I worked at Caldor as a switchboard PBX operator.. multi phone lines. (The store closed/went out of business in 1999). Its a shame because I probably would have stayed with the company for a couple years. more. Summer 1997 I worked in mens sportswear in between college for Macys, Summer 1996 , Taco Bell as a Dining room cleaner/Dining room attendant, (the store won a cleanliness award from the district while I was there for scoring above 95%) . and my first job in 1995 was at a movie theater as an usher/cleaner. What I am wondering is how many of these should I go back to, and put on the resume??? I feel like I have a lot of experience but because I don't have a full time job it might be hurting me on my resume ...how can I make my resume look better???
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Answer:
I would highly recommend you find someone (a professional) to help you with your resume. There are lots of churches and nonprofits that offer career counseling for free if you're unemployed. Even my local public library offers it. Make an appointment. There are a bunch of different ways to structure a resume. My suggestion would be to highlight your experiences that are related to the job you're applying for (even if they're from 1995) and then categorize the most recent ones under a different heading. You'll have to make a new resume for every type of job you're applying for. Having a professional career counselor help you with your resume will make it the most widely applicable to specific jobs. You'll need to discuss how to rework your resume for jobs in different fields.
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Only include the actual places you worked for the last one or two jobs. Instead talk about the skills you learned and the things you accomplished for the company while you were there. This job history is not going to get you a permanent full time job except in the lowest levels of work even without the rotten economy. Where have you had your head for the last 12 years?
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