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Nicole
Student
New York, New York
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How do I write personal experience on a resume?
I am trying to apply for a fast food establishment for my first job. I know I can do the job but I don't know how to express that on a resume. I only have personal experience. I want to get my first job and gain some work experience. I hope someone can help me and teach me something new. Isn't that why we are all here? To learn, grow, and support one another with our career goals?
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Wayne Archibald
Cybersecurity Associate Director here to share knowledge!
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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Wayne’s Answer
Hi Nicole,
Your experience can be a past job but it can also be volunteer activities, part-time jobs like babysitting, tutoring or even helping a family member with their part-time job.
You should document your experience like:
Bullet points all start with a strong past tense verb and are in a format such as “Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]” or “WHAT you did + HOW you did it + end RESULT for team/project”. It is important to show the impact or value of what you did
List experiences in reverse chronological order (newest to oldest).
Quantitative and qualitative details should be added whenever possible to provide evidence of your skill set. For example if you volunteered for 4 hours a week tutoring 10 students per week on average, document that. If the students' grades got better, state that.
Hope this helps.
Wayne.
Your experience can be a past job but it can also be volunteer activities, part-time jobs like babysitting, tutoring or even helping a family member with their part-time job.
You should document your experience like:
Bullet points all start with a strong past tense verb and are in a format such as “Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]” or “WHAT you did + HOW you did it + end RESULT for team/project”. It is important to show the impact or value of what you did
List experiences in reverse chronological order (newest to oldest).
Quantitative and qualitative details should be added whenever possible to provide evidence of your skill set. For example if you volunteered for 4 hours a week tutoring 10 students per week on average, document that. If the students' grades got better, state that.
Hope this helps.
Wayne.
Andrew White
Program Manager
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Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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Andrew’s Answer
Hi Nicole,
Wayne gives some sound advice above in terms of structuring the information to make it clear and impactful. You state that you are confident you can do the job, and so the other thing I'd think about is how do you frame your experience to meet the requirements of the job and/or what other qualities do you feel you have that would be valuable to the organisation you are applying to.
You might also consider providing a more personal touch by way of a brief opening statement (no more than a few lines) that tells the recipient more about you as a person, what you can bring, why you are interested in the role, what you hope you can learn from it etc - think of it as your elevator pitch.
Andy
Wayne gives some sound advice above in terms of structuring the information to make it clear and impactful. You state that you are confident you can do the job, and so the other thing I'd think about is how do you frame your experience to meet the requirements of the job and/or what other qualities do you feel you have that would be valuable to the organisation you are applying to.
You might also consider providing a more personal touch by way of a brief opening statement (no more than a few lines) that tells the recipient more about you as a person, what you can bring, why you are interested in the role, what you hope you can learn from it etc - think of it as your elevator pitch.
Andy
Thank you so much Andy!
Nicole
Sina Nyström
Recruiting
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Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Sina’s Answer
Hi Nicole, that is a great question!
Adding to what has already been shared before, try to focus on the relevant experience for the role you are applying to.
Read the job advertising and identify the requirements/ skills they are looking for and then try to answer that with your CV. Even if you don't have that specific experience yet, focus on your personal experience, on your passion, your motivation and tell your story.
Try to keep your CV short and crispy ;) Focus on the most important and relevant content rather than overfilling it.
Good luck with your application!
Adding to what has already been shared before, try to focus on the relevant experience for the role you are applying to.
Read the job advertising and identify the requirements/ skills they are looking for and then try to answer that with your CV. Even if you don't have that specific experience yet, focus on your personal experience, on your passion, your motivation and tell your story.
Try to keep your CV short and crispy ;) Focus on the most important and relevant content rather than overfilling it.
Good luck with your application!
Veerle Dero
Talent Acquisition
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Belgium
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Veerle’s Answer
You could make the link between competences you expect for the role (eg being client-friendly, stress resistant, ...) and your competences and where you have learned / applied them: school project, youth movement, sports club, ....
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