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How do you write a resume when you have no relevant experience?
I'm currently in college, but getting ready to graduate with my B.S. in Business Administration. The problem is I'm 42 years old and have no relevant experience. I've spent most of my life raising kids and working fast food jobs here and there. I go to a private school that doesn't have any kind of sororities or extra curricular activities so I don't have any kind of awards or activities to list, and there's no internship opportunities that I can get into before I graduate in June. I'm extremely motivated, and I think I'm pretty smart and a fast learner, but that isn't going to help my resume stand out from the masses. Any advice?
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- G N ALv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
Depends on what you call relevant. You're 42 and raised kids, that must have taken organization, time management and communication skills. As for working fast food jobs - did you get to work on time (reliability), did your job to the best of your ability, no matter how you felt (dependable), did you work with customers and co-workers, didn't kill anybody (team work and customer service skills).
What was that about no relevant experience? Now all you have to do is sit down, write out exactly what you did on each (including managing kids schedules, refereeing squabbles, etc) and then rewrite all of that experience in terms an HR manager will understand. After you do the rough draft, go to student services and get them to review it. They may suggest better terms than you will use, but you've done the job...you just need to put it down on paper.
- 8 years ago
I would mention your interests. If you were raising kids, focus on those skills as it takes management skills, etc. you have to be organized, responsible, efficient, etc. focus on your maturity level and work ethic at even being in school at age 42 as it speaks to you knowing what you want and going for it.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
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