I don't have very much information to put on a resume. What should I do?
Asked by Nat Mae
I'm a 19-year-old high school graduate. I work hard, but I've never accomplished anything that is worth putting on a resume. First, I listed a seasonal job and put, "Greeted customers and handled cash during home football games." My next job was in fast food. I was there for a year and I wrote, "Handled cash, prepared food, and stocked items." Now I'm a machine operator. I've been there since July 2006. I put down, "Operated a machine to produce embroidered logos on athletic clothing," and "Checked the accuracy and quality of items in shipments." My resume is only 2/3's of a page. It just looks like a list of job descriptions. I want to leave my current job, but is my resume worth turning in to a potential employer? I applied for a bank teller position. I filled out an application and they interviewed me on the spot. Then they asked if I brought a resume with me. Is it common for employers to ask for both an application and a resume? Should I always bring a copy? I have all of my contact information, jobs, and education listed...I don't have any memberships. I'm familiar with Word and PowerPoint, but most people are. Should I leave that off of my resume?

Best Answer:
By law, employers have to have an application on file if you're hired. Many prefer resumes because it's more personal. I'd say keep one with you. Also, get a bit more creative, instead of "handled cash, prepared food and stocked items" try "responsible for handling and balancing of cash drawer, food preparation, inventory stocking" Also, add "Customer service" For the machine operator...do you do any shipping or receiving? Packaging of the product? Customer service? Do you deal with vendors? Do you have to check the machine itself to make sure it's in operating condition (a checklist) All are things you could add to a resume. If you're looking at being a bank teller, do you know 10-key? Also let them know your typing ability and make sure to add the part about customer service to the resume. And always include a list of programs you know, Microsoft word, Excel, etc. They may seem common to you, but you'd be surprised how many people apply for jobs and have never used any of these "common" programs before.

Dont forget to add your name, address, #'s, email, education, skills, computer programs you know, computer formats you know how to work on (Mac or PC), and any memberships you belong to (i.e: Since i belong to SAG, I have "Memberships" and under it, i have "Active Member of Screen Actors Guild since 2002). Also, you can add a little design element if you want, something to make your resume stand out more.
Answered by charmedone019

just put your detail profile,education background,work experiences,your previous work,your expectation about the company you want to sent the resume.And most important tell the company why their should hire you.
Answered by kim

I agree with Charme you should add additional information about yourself, and how about adding figures to your work, you say you greet customers, on average per day how many? whats the volume of cash handled, prepared what kind of food, what quantity, you operated machine producing how many embroidered logos . . .etc. . . .etc and yes its wise to bring along your resume at interviews. . . Good luck
Answered by Usialimasatu