Day 7 Ramadhan - Stay at Home
"The problem with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score"
Self-Study Today: Resuming with Resume Again
So you've read and searched for action words. If not, here powerful-verbs-that-will-make-your-resume-awesome, you're welcome.
Now what? There's a lot of tips you can find and majority of it will advise you to not put the job description as work experience. Then what should I write? Contributions/achievements of course.
What if I don't have experience/achievements?
Then go and Google 'How to write resume without work experience" or something similar.
What if I don't have to update a resume because I'm not looking for a change?
Then take note of the points so that you can step-up your game in the company and be worthy.
We don't want to be a functioning 8am - 5pm robot, do we? Be proactive, take initiative.
As a summary, you can try this method, it's optional of course, your resume your choice;
1) Achieved Result by Taking Action (ARTA)
Delivered 125% to 2016 sales target [Achieved Result] by developing a new-to-company strategy to target the Asian markets [Taking Action]
2) Challenges, Obstacles, Steps and Results (COSR)
Addressed a decade-long trend of declining global sales performance [Challenge] and overcame effects of financial headwinds in Europe [Obstacle] by embedding a new-to-company Asia market strategy [Steps], achieving 125% to 2016 annual sales target within the first year [Results]
3) Situation, Task, Action, Result (STAR)
Addressed downward overall spending trends [Situation] and met sales turnaround and growth goals [Task] by identifying and targetting opportunities within the lucrative Asian luxury goods market [Action], achieving 125% to 2016 sales plan [Result]
For further reading: how-to-write-highly-persuasive-resume-achievements
Now what? There's a lot of tips you can find and majority of it will advise you to not put the job description as work experience. Then what should I write? Contributions/achievements of course.
What if I don't have experience/achievements?
Then go and Google 'How to write resume without work experience" or something similar.
What if I don't have to update a resume because I'm not looking for a change?
Then take note of the points so that you can step-up your game in the company and be worthy.
We don't want to be a functioning 8am - 5pm robot, do we? Be proactive, take initiative.
As a summary, you can try this method, it's optional of course, your resume your choice;
1) Achieved Result by Taking Action (ARTA)
Delivered 125% to 2016 sales target [Achieved Result] by developing a new-to-company strategy to target the Asian markets [Taking Action]
2) Challenges, Obstacles, Steps and Results (COSR)
Addressed a decade-long trend of declining global sales performance [Challenge] and overcame effects of financial headwinds in Europe [Obstacle] by embedding a new-to-company Asia market strategy [Steps], achieving 125% to 2016 annual sales target within the first year [Results]
3) Situation, Task, Action, Result (STAR)
Addressed downward overall spending trends [Situation] and met sales turnaround and growth goals [Task] by identifying and targetting opportunities within the lucrative Asian luxury goods market [Action], achieving 125% to 2016 sales plan [Result]
For further reading: how-to-write-highly-persuasive-resume-achievements
Eat to Live
Today's main course cooked is Ayam Masak Merah
Food for Thought
Sometimes, it's okay not to be prepared at all times,
because sometimes unexpected things happen,
but we just need to prepare to be unprepared,
get it?
Till then, my prayers for you and your family 🌷
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