Apr 16
a funny looking resume
Posted by madameblogalot at 7:04 am in home, kids & family, life, something new

Yesterday I applied for a part time job. I found the listing on Monster.com. It is for a distributor of hospital gowns. The contractor chooses his/her own hours, so I thought working two or three afternoons a week would maybe work out for me. Of course, this is my thought without having talked to the company. I had to submit a resume to apply for the job. I have not submitted much less written a resume in years. It was kind of weird and funny to put it together.

I did not know exactly what to put on the resume. I looked online for a template . I found a free one, but could not print it for free. So I made my own following the template. I listed many different things on there including working for my mom’s office as a part-time contractor doing various duties, teaching bible classes, distributing magazines, working in a pharmacy fifteen years ago (!), data entry jobs, and even blog writing.

I know. That one may not be appropriate to put on there. But I figure it shows self-discipline and self-motivation. Ha. As for accomplishments, I listed homeschooling, finishing two triathlons and a half marathon.

Are these the kind of things that are appropriate on a resume or am I only presenting myself as unintelligent, too far removed from the real world, a freak, or something…!?

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  1. Jerseygirl89 wrote:
    April 16th, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    I think your resume sounds awesome - marathons and homeschooling are wonderful accomplishments. But I have no idea what’s “appropriate”, to be honest.

  2. madameblogalot wrote:
    April 16th, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    well, that is how I felt. and after looking at the template, I felt it ok to include. and hey, isn’t blogging a way of saying I’m not too outdated?! thanks for the kind words!

  3. Montucky wrote:
    April 16th, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    It looks to me like a pretty honest resume, the kind I used to like to see from job seekers. It would have gotten my attention!

  4. madameblogalot wrote:
    April 16th, 2009 at 7:57 pm

    I like to call it “eclectic”!!

  5. Shelly wrote:
    April 16th, 2009 at 8:15 pm

    I think it is great, silken. My own resume is kind of odd too. Whenever I have to send it out, I always get this funny feeling inside. I’m having to send it out this week (in two languages) to apply for a visa, and feel rather odd about it. We’ll see how it goes!

  6. Merry wrote:
    April 17th, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    Hi Stacey,

    You know, I felt the same way putting my resume together this year… it’s very hard to get back out there when you’ve been home for so long. I’m wishing you the best, best best of luck… incidentally, my blog experience was one of the reasons my boss hired me :-)

    Oh, I tagged you in a meme if you get time

  7. madameblogalot wrote:
    April 18th, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    ha! thanks for the input ladies! we’ll see….

  8. resume wrote:
    June 9th, 2010 at 10:25 pm

    Hey thanks for sharing tips with us.

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