We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: the hardest job to get is your first one. Or at least, the first one that’s in your chosen field and not, you know, corn detasseling for Moon Pie money. Everybody who grew up in a flyover state say heyyyyy!
See, when you’ve never had a job before…
- Your resume is as short as a sneeze.
- You don’t have professional connections like mentors and old coworkers to turn to for help or advice.
- True entry-level jobs are rarer than they used to be.
- You don’t have much practice at the basic skills you need to get any job, like nailing an interview and writing great cover letters.
- You have even less experience with next-level skills you need to get a great job, like learning how to understand your company or industry’s most pressing needs and position yourself with strategic accordance.
(Mmm, you know it’s going to be a good day when you’re an ENTJ and you get to use the phrase “position yourself with strategic accordance” before noon.)
Unfortunately, when unemployment is high, it all gets even harder. Because now you’re competing with a lot more people—and they likely have some of the advantages you lack.
We feel for anyone with a thin job history who’s stuck competing in a tough job market with wicked high unemployment. Y’all are skipping the Hunger Games and going straight to the Quarter Quell: head-to-head, not against other frightened children, but bloodthirsty professional-ass adults. So in the near future, we’ll be discussing lots of strategies that can help mitigate the shittiness.
Today, we’ll discuss how to use past volunteering on your resume to really make it shine! Let’s get into it!
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