Whether returning to work is due to desire or desperation, writing a resume with little recent or relevant work experience can be a daunting task for caretakers who haven’t worked in their field for awhile. Here are a few resume writing tips to help you get started:
Take inventory – Meet with a career counselor to assess your strengths, skills, and interests.
Write your own resume – It costs a lot of money to have someone else write your resume. The act of writing your resume will help prepare you not only for the job search but for the interviewing process also.
Avoid drawing attention to dates – Don’t emphasize dates by pulling them to the far left or right or bolding them. Instead tuck them into the job title, organization line. Focus on either your past position or the company you worked for by bolding them instead.
Get specific – List volunteer, part-time experience, or coursework you’ve done you last worked to describe specific industry skills or transferable skills such as customer service, communication, and organization which are the foundation of each and every job.
Explain your absence from the workforce – Describe what you have been doing inbetween the work on your resume and now on the cover letter (not the resume).
Update your experience – Take a college or community education course, volunteer, do an internship, or get a part-time job just for the short term in order to update your experience and your resume.
Get help – if you need to return to work due to divorce, disability or death of your spouse who was the source of family income, you may be eligible for the Displaced Homemaker Program. Call Career Solutions at 651.647.9961. to find out if you qualify for this program to assist you with returning to work.
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