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Finding a Job with Associates degree in Business Management?

Michelle — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:47:13 +0000

I am 28 and recently got my Associate’s Degree in Business Management, with a little more then 40 credit hours to finish my Bachelor’s Degree. I worked hard on my resume and use multiple formats for various jobs, but still having trouble getting looked at. What types of jobs am I eligible candidate for besides entry level management positions?
I have a good idea and have been applying for these types but would love some feedback from a professional. Thanks in advance.

You can find a lot of decent jobs with this profile. Since you already have the basic education, I am sure that a lot of retail chains would like to employ for a store manager job. Store manager is not just sales but it involves a lot of overseeing the sales performance, monitoring job of sales staff, etc.
You would probably start as an assistant manager and then become a manager.
You can also work in a bank as a customer care agent or teller.
Put an objective line at the beginning of the resume, this will tell people exactly what you are looking for. Have different objectives based on which jobs you will apply to.
Final advice: USE your connections. Ask people you know to recommend you to the companies for which they work, ask your professors in the college where you studied to help you, because this is the most effective way to get an interview. Once you get the interview, really understand the company in and out, and SELL your skills.
Good luck!!

How can I stop a watermark in windows 2007 from pushing the last sentence of the1st page onto the 2nd pg?

Michelle — Sun, 16 May 2010 20:22:26 +0000

i have typed a resume and added the word "sample" as a watermark…it looks perfect except it is moving the last line of the first page onto the 2nd page – my document is formatted in such a way that all of the first page sentences need to stay on the first page…help!

Are you sure it’s the watermark doing that? There’s a "feature" called Widow and Orphan control that tries to prevent lone lines from appearing at the top or bottom of a page. Check out this:

1. Right-click in the last paragraph.
2. Select the Line and Page Breaks tab.
3. Clear the Widow/Orphan Control checkbox.
4. Click OK.

Hope that helps.

How do i email a resume?

Michelle — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:09:25 +0000

So i called this boutique to see if they were hiring and she said yes…She asked me if i could email my resume and without thinking i just said yes…How the heck do i make a resume online can u like give me a format like bullets of things to include…do i just type it normally? HELP! im 16

you are f.u.c.k.ing retarded, like i can’t even begin to explain how stupid you are.
so,
step 1: open up hotmail and sign in
step 2: f.u.c.k. yourself
step 3: move out of your mothers basement
step 4: print out your resume and shove it up ur a.n.u.s
step 5: get off yahoo
step 6: get a girlfriend… but get a life first
step 7: f.u.c.k. yourself again
.

How do you write your references on a resume?

Michelle — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:33:48 +0000

My interviewer told me I needed a reference sheet with at least two references. I got the references, but what format do I put them in? Do I type it, do I need to put the time they’re available, so I add the place where they work, do I need to double space, do I have to indent each reference, etc.

The questions above are just a few of the many I have, but to put it short, what format do I put my references in?

I personally have my references typed on a new piece of paper, not with the resume because I feel that it should be private, until an employer actually asks for them. I’m not willingly going to show other people’s phone numbers out there.. it just doesn’t feel right.

There’s no special formatting that I do, just normal with one spacing from each info, like this:

Name of reference
Job title, place of employment
phone #
best time to call

I think it’s important to mention a best time to call so that they know approximately what time to reach each person

Good luck.

I am not extremely computer literate and need help with sending Reumes How to?

Michelle — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:31:01 +0000

I would lke to know how to attach a Resume or any type of document to send VIA email,PDF(acrobat reader), once I have a document typed what is the proper procedure to format it to send in the methods described, I honestly have NO clue, trying to learn how to do this but frustrated, especially with getting a document prepared even in PDF format someone please help Thanks

Once you write up your email. You click on the "Attach" button in your yahoo email. This will bring up a dialog box and there you do "browse" and locate the file you want to attach. (This is in the old Yahoo Version). In the Beta it will just open up the location of the document and you click and it will attach itself.

To create PDF you must have a PDF maker license, then you can type it in MS Word and click on the icon that shows make PDF file and it will convert.

When emailing a resume what format should it be, and other questions…?

Michelle — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:12:08 +0000

My word document has grid lines on it, how do I get rid of this? Will the company see the grid lines when they open it?

It was originally made on a Mac, but now I have a PC and I can’t get rid of the grid on the first page. Should I save it as a different file type, or just send the word doc?

Thanks!

If the employer doesn’t specify what file type they prefer, then send your resume as plain text within the body of the e-mail message (rather than as an attachment). Then you don’t have to worry about file formats and you also don’t have to worry about your e-mail being falsely flagged as carrying a virus.

How do you make a job resume?

Michelle — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:14:52 +0000

What’s the format? What type of information do I need to put in it? What do you need to tell them, What would be the wrong things to tell them etc. etc. This is my 1st time applying for a job
Oops, Just got out of high school, Don’t plan on going to college too soon.

Anything else you need to know? =P

There are lots of formats on the web as samples, and a few included in every copy of Microsoft Word. Basically though, for your first resume, I’d tell them the following:

Contact info (name, address phone number email address). DO NOT USE an email address that is cute, naughty, or otherwise controversial. Set up a new one if you must that contains just your first and last name, or something similar.
Skills summary: Include any relevant skills for the job you are applying for. You may have to modify this on different versions, so that employers can see the skills they are looking for. A drugstore doesn’t care about your skills at lawnmower maintenance, for example.
Education, including high school and any college/vocational courses.
Volunteer work.
Any employment history – even if it’s just casual babysitting, lawn mowing or something like that..

What you do not say: Anything to do with your age, race, relgion, political views, or opinions on social issues. Do not use more than two font faces, multiple sizes, bold, underlining, smiley faces, or other "alternative" formatting.

Spell check everything, and then have someone who’s done one before look it over. This person should also be good at spelling and grammar, and more than willing to correct any errors you may have missed. This final step is really important; we all tend to miss our own mistakes, and find those that other people make.

Good luck!

I recently sent a resume, and i want to send a follow up email?

Michelle — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:11:25 +0000

Is there a form or type of letter I should write to a company who asked me to send a resume but whom I haven’t heard from for a few weeks? The owner is a close family friend and I don’t want to rude. Is their a specific format for these? Thanks

Search the web: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/morejobletters/a/followup.htm is one example

How likely will my resume be considered after typing errors?

Michelle — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:04:28 +0000

I’ve sent two versions of my resume to a prospective employer via email. The first version was in the body of the email. The second was an attached copy in Microsoft Word format.
The issue is that I’ve just noticed two capitalization errors in the Microsoft Word format.

How likely will my resume be considered after such typing errors?
The E in my first name was capitolized in the heading of my cover letter, but not in the heading of the resume.

Under "Proffesional Highlights", the very first bulliten contains an uncapitalized "o" in the first word of the sentence, i.e. "over two years experience in switchboard operating."
I apologize for my spelling, I assure you however, that no words were mispelled on my resume.

It won’t even be looked at. nowadays computers scan for keywords, then they are forwarded. if there are any typos at all it is thrown into the trash.

how to change the format on a document?

Michelle — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:40:15 +0000

i have my resume on my computer and i made it using microsoft works. it seems the type of file or format it uses to open it or that made it isnt accepted at most places online. how can i change the format so i can upload it online?

It appears that works can save it in the format you need:

The second is to save the Works file in the appropriate Office format:
In the Works program, click File, and then click Save As.
In the Save as type list, click the appropriate Office program. For a Works Word Processor document, click Word 97-2003 (*.doc) or Word 2007 (*.docx). For a Works Spreadsheet, click Excel 97-2003 (*.xls) or Excel 2007 (*.xlsx).
Open the file in Office!