I started seeing lots of resumes from my midlife women who I coach…and I kept saying the same things. Thought I’d share them with you!
1. Resume is one page. I know many re-entering the workforce, don’t think they even HAVE a page!
2. Don’t discount volunteer experiences-maybe you’re an officer in some club or homeowners’ Association, a sport club, how did you stay current read magazines, attended webinars…Explain any gaps.
3. Particularly, for midlife women, really think of where would you like to be…Do you wear suits or jeans? Do you work work from home, in an office , a combination of the two!?
4. Account for any instance, you work -gaps. Was it another extended leisure. Some times it’s Scrabble-time!
5. Look over your resume -are there Leadership activities? Do you speak another language(s)? What Computer software do you know?
If room, heading – Activities 3-5 thinks you like
EX. reading/traveling, avid spectator of theatre -Tandem bicycle riding
About transitionchick
Having literally reinvented her career (and redefined her goals and herself) many times over, Marcia Merrill has definitely earned the title of being known as the Transitions Chick!
Before she answered her true calling, namely coaching, she was a Staff Analyst for a consulting company; a Resource librarian; and taught English, Spanish composition, and English as a second language in all levels of schools, from elementary through to doing substitute teaching during her graduate schooling.
Her fervent desire to continually learn and explore different avenues led her to obtain two Masters degrees, the first in Bilingual/Bicultural Education and Instructional Systems Development from the University of Maryland, and the second in Counseling Psychology from Loyola College, Maryland.
Marcia draws upon not only her solid academic background and her 25+ years as a Career Counselor/Coach, but also her own personal transitions that she has weathered and emerged from victoriously. She definitely ‘walks the walk and talks the talk’ and her primary objective is to help women achieve the level of contentment and success they desire from their life and their career or business. Whether it’s transitioning from an entry level position to an executive manager, changing jobs to realize their hopes and dreams, to learning how to cope with the setbacks that life in general sometimes throws at us, Marcia always applies her caring and creative problem-solving skills to her clients.
Her mission statement, “Fall in love with your LIFE & your work (and in that order!)” shows how Marcia prioritizes her life, and her clients easily achieve the same balance in their lives from her superb coaching skills.
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