Teleseminar Recording for May 26, 2009
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Rick and I appreciate all of you who participated on tonight’s call. Just so you know, the system that I use to monitor the online calls was not working properly this time. Because of that, I have no idea how many were actually listening in. Fortunately, all the other important features appeared to be functioning so I don’t believe the call itself was affected. However, you can decide for yourself. Here is the recording, hot off the presses!
Call #15: Staying Encouraged During a Prolonged Job Search
We welcome any comments or questions you might have on tonight’s topic. Just type them into the box provided below. Thanks.
Terry
What is wrong with indicating you were an independent consultant during the time and you had two gigs that covered 40% of the time, taking care of sick relative the rest of the time.
Thanx
Hi, Roy!
Thanks for your question. Rick and I will be sure to address it on the call tomorrow night. Hope you can listen in. If not, watch for the recording to be posted. For starters, however, there are many people who can and choose to do independent consulting between jobs. It’s a great way to keep your skills up and contacts fresh, as well as bring in income. You don’t even have to say on your resume that you only worked 40% of the time. No need to raise an issue that doesn’t need to be brought up. What’s important is that you have the skills the potential employer is looking for, not whether you were using them 100% of every day.
Hope this helps.
Terry
I am currently in construction, but looking to transition into event planning for possibly a non-profit, school or something like that. Would it be possible to add to my resume that I planned my wedding? If so, how would I go about it?
Hi, Gretchen!
You could certainly use the experience from your wedding in your Selected Accomplishments on your resume, although I would make the discussion generic. In other words, explain that you successfully planned a wedding, giving the appropriate details as to your brilliant planning, attention to details, dollars saved, etc. Treat it as you would any other type of event that you pulled together in a fantastic fashion. Just don’t mention that it happened to be your own wedding. That is not important. What’s important is that you demonstrate that you have the skills necessary for the job you want.