As long as you're not going for a job as a priest - who cares?
Really, the resume is just to get your foot through the door, then it comes down to the interview. If they like you, it's 99% in the bag as long as your ref doesn't bag you. People give jobs to people they like.
I've interviewed people and you choose someone who you think is a good fit and who you'll get along with and who you think can do the job. Given a choice between someone less qualified but who you like and someone who has more experience/qualified but you think you won't gel with - you go the under-qualified/experienced person every time.
LOL sorry I actually read it as that you had skipped between jobs, ie basically done nothing on and off. Not sure where my mind was at!
Still journey of self discovery works... Now you can probably make sense of what was a disjointed post!
Oh my Godfather, Cookie - just spit tea out of my nose reading your last post. But I must admit that I assumed a skimpy was someone who bludged on Centrelink and didn't want to work (too much time in recruitment I think).
I would say that you were in hospitality and highlight your customer service skills. I said this in another post when a SAHM was trying to figure out a way to pad her cover letter/resume to re-enter the workforce: you have more valuable skills than you will ever realise or give yourself credit for and it doesn't matter where you attained them. It just matters that they stuck and you know what to do with them in a professional environment.
Be selectively honest and sell the crap out of yourself. Anyone would be a fool not to hire someone who has gone on an amazing journey of self-discovery for 3 yrs and has higher morals than a priest.
Lol...well TBH I think its taught me more skills than any retail job I've had...apart from money handling/customer service it gave me great people skills, a 'thick skin' i.e. dealing with drunk/difficult people and I got to travel around WA and meet amazing people/places and get paid for it...but ya know, is only a good job when young and single!!
Well, depending on what type of job you're going to go for (I don't think you mentioned it or I may have missed it), just the things you listed in the post above can be worded in a way that highlights all of the skills you have.
"able to deal with conflict and achieve resolution amicably"
"negotiating successful resolutions in high-stress situations"
"ability to communicate both verbally and in written form with various demographics (I'm thinking tradies to teachers to stock brokers here)
You'll find something when you want to - just be imaginative, creative and let yourself shine in your best light. If you need any help 'glorifying' your resume/cover letter, let me know via PM as that was my job for a good 2-3yrs. And believe me - if I could sell someone who has been in prison for 13yrs for deciding that post offices 'don't need the money', I could sure as heck help you if you need it.
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Now you can probably make sense of what was a disjointed post!
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