Well, everybody. It looks like it is time to go job hunting again. At least it is by choice. I am tired of not being appreciated for the many hours I give to them. And when I say give, that is exactly what I mean. I am on salary and work about 60-70 hours a week and get paid for 40. Am I an idiot or what? Anyway, I have spotted a couple of jobs I am interested in and would like your opinions and/or suggestions on the resume before I turn it in for consideration. Two of the jobs are for a power plant operator/ supervisor and the other is a plant operator for the Nebraska Medical Center. Well, here it is. I copied and pasted it here so it is not properly formatted, but on the hard copy it all lines up. What do you think? Greg W Schmelzer 15113 Howe Court Omaha, NE 68144 Phone: (402) 502-1193 Email: alkasmeltzer318@aol.com OBJECTIVE: To bring maintenance and supervisory experience to a position with potential for growth and promotion. QUALIFICATIONS: Ability to communicate and direct subordinate personnel to effect timely and quality repairs and periodic maintenance with a minimal amount of downtime. Sound decision making abilities regarding economic feasibility of repair versus replacement of parts and expedition of parts delivery. Possess current Omaha Third Grade Stationary Engineers License. EDUCATION 1981-1984 High School Diploma, North Platte Senior High School 1984 One semester, Mid Plains Community College EMPLOYMENT 2002-2003 Maintenance Supervisor, Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. 13076 Renfro Circle Omaha, NE 68137 (402) 894-7542 Responsibilities include, but not limited to, supervision of nine member maintenance crew, scheduling of work orders, acquisition of special order parts, maintain spare parts inventory, assign personnel to appropriate duties in consideration of skills, Resolve technical problems encountered by subordinate personnel. Literate in operation of Microsoft Excel, Windows NT, Outlook Express and MP2. 2000-2002 Fabrication Maintenance Mechanic Con-Agra Beef Company 3435 Gomez Avenue Omaha, NE 68107 Responsible for troubleshooting and repair of myriad equipment including hydraulic and pneumatic systems, air compressors, vacuum packaging machines, vacuum pumps, both single and three phase electrical systems, gearboxes, conveyor systems, Allen Bradley PLCs and Frequency Drives, variety of disconnects and control voltage equipment. 1997-2000 Skilled Mechanic/Boiler Technician Millard Processing Services 13076 Renfro Circle Omaha, NE 68137 (402) 894-7514 Primary individual responsible for troubleshooting and repair of high pressure boilers and associated equipment. Sole individual responsible for monitoring and maintaining proper chemical and conductivity levels in the boiler water. 1996-1997 Copier Repair Technician Better Business Equipment Company 7929 West Center Road Omaha, NE 68125 (402) 393-6666 Responsible for troubleshooting, repair and alignment of Sharp Plain Paper Copiers including electrical and mechanical systems. o No:
Nicely written resume.....and you're not crazy for wanting to get paid for your extra hours - but thats the nature of some salary positions. Some would say "Be thankful for having a job...." Only two slight changes I would make Change to - "Possess current Omaha Grade 3 Stationary Engineer's License" Even though your way may be the correct technical venacular, Third grade sounds....well.....like Third Grade !!! Change to - "Proficient Computer skills include Microsoft Office, Windows Operating environment......and Surfing V8Buick.com Regularly" :laugh: :grin: If you want to send me the formatted version by Email, I'll look over the formatting Good Luck
i know exactly what youre going through. i work at a tshirt company doing color separations for screen printing. when i got hired i didnt know much about the position. i was on my last hundred dollars, out on my own going to college and i needed a job bad! i started out really low at 10 dollars an hour!:af: iv had a few raises since and now am at 15. but the crappy part is im at the top of my field now and am still getting bottom barrel pay! other people doing the same job get at least 25!!!! even my assistant was hired at more then im making at 16.50!!!! and hes not half as good as me! theres only one other person that does the same job here and over a dozen disigners. so if i walk out of this place theyre screwed! i have all the leverage, im just waiting for another offer. i cant wait for these people to beg me to stay!!!:grin: :beer :blast: :stmad: pete
heres mine :grin: Pete Chacon 8729 Graves Ave. #3c Santee, CA 92071 Cell Phone - (619) 944-5226 email pete_119@yahoo.com OBJECTIVE: To work in a fun, productive environment, where i can learn more and better myself as a designer. QUALIFICATIONS I am hard-working, responsible, reliable, and intelligent. I have a great deal of past experience in the fields of graphic design (five years) and color separations (five years). Where I am presently employed, I am in charge of scheduling, separating, producing film, and myriad additional responsibilities. EDUCATION 1995-1999 High School Diploma, Brawley Union High School (two years, graphic design) 2001-200x Currently enrolled at Cuyamaca Community College, majoring in graphic design EMPLOYMENT 1999-2003 Graphic designer, Mad Graphix - El Centro, CA My responsibilities entailed graphic design, color separation, operation of a plotter for vinyl graphics, and sign-making and installation. 2001-2003 Color separator/ production artist, Mad Engine, Inc. - Mira Mesa, CA Here, I currently act as the senior production artist doing multiple color separations, as well as over-seeing fellow co-workers and delegating new projects. I am also proficient in operating and maintaining a Maco 46 image-setter, and a Kodak Dryview film processor. REFERANCES Tim Grasso, (former art director) Mad Engine 619-921-8474 Schannon Mohamad, (former art director) MAD Graphix 760-344-6694 Brett Driscoll (former art director) Driscolls Skate & Surf 760-353-1105
A resume MUST fit on one page. I'd lose the complete address of each company and just go with city and state. And use bullet points instead of a written paragraph. It helps the reader wade through the verbage and focus right on your skills and qualifications.
ORIGINAL paragraph form..... 2001-2003 Color separator/ production artist, Mad Engine, Inc. - Mira Mesa, CA Here, I currently act as the senior production artist doing multiple color separations, as well as over-seeing fellow co-workers and delegating new projects. I am also proficient in operating and maintaining a Maco 46 image-setter, and a Kodak Dryview film processor. revised bullet points 2001-2003 Color separator/ production artist, Mad Engine, Inc. - Mira Mesa, CA * Currently act as the senior production artist * Responsibilities include .......@ Doing multiple color separations .......@ Over-seeing fellow co-workers .......@ Delegating new projects. * I am also proficient in operating and maintaining a Maco 46 image-setter, and a Kodak Dryview film processor. (ignore the periods - they were necessary to format it on here, Also, asterik and @ symbol were only "Bullets" available. Word has more options for this such as arrows, large centered dots, etc.) Also.....absolutely, positively use a SPELL CHECKER !!! ....and then have several people proof read it. Also, Also :laugh: spring for some decent heavy weight watermarked paper. prolly cost you under $10 for a small pack (20 ? 50 ?). First impressions are everything and El Cheapo copier paper just doesn't cut it.
Upside down and backwards watermark, a printer's pet peeve. Make sure when the copies are made on that watermarked paper that the watermark is reading the right way when you hold it up to the light! Don't trust Kinko's to get it right if you should go there. Bwahahaha! Kinkos! PS. Imagesetter is one word. :Smarty: Good Luck! :beer
Thanks everyone.. Thank you everyone for your input. I will make changes as required and let you know what happens. Pete, good luck to you getting what you deserve. Maybe Dale can get you a position!!:Brow: Hopefully, one of these positions will pan out. All three are around $13K increase!:jd: That will get me that ever elusive Buick!!!:TU: Wish me luck.
Also -- You don't have a college diploma -- and there is some bias towards that depending on the job you are seeking. The high school diploma and one semester of college are not going to impress anyone (see note below) -- but your work experience might. And that's what you want to do -- make a good first impression. Soooo.. Put your experience ahead of the education stuff, and shift the education stuff to the end. Let them read through your experience and decide "hey, this guy deserves a shot", before they (possibly) say "no diploma -- no job" and fail to read any further. Plus, under qualification say something about experience -- you mention decision making, ability to direct others -- talk about the years of hands on experience yada yada yada. And mention the word "supervise" up there too -- i'd suggest replacing the word "communicate" with "supervise". And lose "subordinate personnel" -- try "co-workers" or something with a friendlier we-are-all-equals-here connotation? And get a buick, so you can mention that you are always ready to loan your boss your car for a night at the drag strip.:grin: Good luck, Brah. -- Steve Note: I am not ragging on lack of a college degree -- most of the GED guys I work with have more common sense than the degreed college guys. (Like they say -- college is a vast storehouse of knowledge -- you enter with some and leave with none!) Still, it can work against you, so de-emphasize it.
i know what your talking about, about not having a degree and all. most of the people i work with went to the art institute of california for four years and graduated. i went to a year of college and i can design better then half of them. iv been doing disign and separations for going on six years now so i pretty much know what im doing :grin: im pretty lucky to be in a field where all you really need is a kick a$$ portfolio. :beer :grin: pete
I hope you put just as much effort into your cover letter, too. When I do a cover letter, I tailor each letter to the particular company that I am sending it to. As a matter of fact, I got one interview purely on the basis of the detail and thoroughness that I put into the package (resume, cover letter, typed envelope, etc.)- to him, being detail oriented was more important than the actual qualifications. He said that he got 700 resumes, and only 20 of them were thorough enough to be considered. The other 680 either had no cover letter, were messy, etc., and went right in the trash can. In this tight economy, job hunting is very competitve and you have to do everything right. Don't give them an excuse to toss your resume. Also, the cover letter is a great place to tell about other things that make you a good potential employee- maybe a "victory story", or just plain old enthusiastic. -Bob Cunningham
