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Hello Bees!

Its just going on 10pm wednesday night here and I have just had the most whirl wind day!

I have been out of work now for two weeks and had several interviews.. submitted about 20 applications, been told Im too over qualified for 4.. and 3 were looking for someone younger (im 25) and 3 I made it to the top 2 but didnt quite make it.

but today... I recieved 4 phonecalls from prospective employees wanting to set up an interview! (by the end of the the week). I have two tomorrow and Im on edge but excited at the possibilites!

Anyway so wish me luck girls, the job interviews have been pretty competitive and cuthroat so here is hoping that I at least land one of them.

@bakerella: I have spent SOO much time on my resume getting it just right or at least trying to get it right.  Its almost been a full time job looking for work and going to interviews. Each application including the job criteria and cover letter takes me about 2-3hrs so within the first week and on weekend just applying for job after job. It gets a bit exasperating. Im just hoping I get somewhere!

thanks girls!!!

Good luck! Looking for a job is no fun. Maybe since you have such a great resume, you could post some tips when you have a chance. I hate writing those things.

@TheFutureMcBride: No problem.  Ill just outline what I had put in my resume for you. Maybe that will help?

My resume is 6 pages long including cover.

Cover page - is on white paper with a custom letterhead. This is just something I did on Microsoft publisher - I picked a  letterhead using the color green because apparently this screams professional? Had the main details. My name- address contact telephone and phone number and simply title resume. 

First page is listed quite clearly

Contact Details

-name, mobile number, email address, postal address (in this order because its the best way to contact me, phone first, email then if you really have to send me snail mail)

Key Competencies:

I listed 5 dot points about me ( kinda like the best sellers)

i.e I have a high level of Self Motivation. In which I am reliable, confident and committed to achieving professional standards.

i.e I have excellent communication skills with a friendly and outgoing manner - an assest for interacting with clients and fellow staff.

 Hint: Dont just list the same word to explain your level of how good you do something. Use words like Accomplished, skilled, experienced, adept, competent.

Hint: Spellcheck is my friend...

Next Heading Key Technical Skills

(this is where I listed all the technical side of qualifications that I am in)

i.e. 

• Accomplished in Computer Operations, Word, Excel, Publisher, Powerpoint, Access,  Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Bridge and Database Operations, Data Retrieval, Database Fundamentals

Next Heading

Education

I listed in dot point yet again all the education and qualifications I had. Short and sweet in explaining.  So something like 

• Diploma of Airport Management: SWAN TAFE WA, Midland  - (2004)- Successfully completed a 43-module course. Modules covered a varied range of topics including industry specific areas and generic workplace skills such as; bookkeeping, legal, public relations, risk management, workplace protocols, team membership and leadership.

Then on the next page I listed

Employment History

JOB TITLE (DATE OF EMPLOYMENT and FINISHING DATE)

then the company name and location and one sentence of what the company did.

I then listed 10 -15 points of what my job role was there (the further back in time i used less dot points, so the most 2 recent jobs was 10-15 points then the rest got cut back to 5 dot points.

for example

• Co-ordinate travel and accommodation requirements for staff
• Co-ordinate internal and external functions

or ones that I thought were relevant for whatever job I was going for.

next heading

Work Experience: (any work I did unpaid, like an internship)

Personal Achievements: This was any award that I won or was recognised for (even going back to my last year of highschool)

Then my last page was Personal Details

DOB: AGE: MARITAL STATUS: PLACE OF BIRTH: LANGUAGES: LICENCE: INTERESTS.

Then I put my references and referees. 2 for each.

Attached to each resume I then put a photocopy of certificates or any documentation they might need. for example Like in Australia they require a WWC which is a Working With Children check.. (police clearance) if you work in an industry that you could come in contact with a child or have any involvement with or anything like that.

Thats pretty much what I did. Excuse the bad grammar its 11pm here and well my motivation went out the window.

Hope that helps!

@ccranetobe: Wow! Thanks! There's a place I'm trying to get into, so this will really help me out.

@TheFutureMcBride: no worries, any questions just send me a message as that comes through via email and I will try my best to help. :)

Update: Well 3 interviews down.....

1. I know that I absolutely under no circumstances want to work for....  another I really want and another that would be a good back up.

 These interviews have taken about an 40 - 50 minutes and the one I really want was just over an hour. So draining! The one i thought would be okay and now realised I really dont want was in the first 5 minutes of the interview the manager was just unfriendly and there were people yelling in the background.. totally unprofessional!!!! even if they were in a fancy office.

So one more to go this afternoon! Fingers crossed!!

Update: I have found employment and I start my new job tomorrow

EXCITEMENT!!!!!!!!!!