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I work for a family business and do a thousand little jobs. How do I put that on a résumé? - Nic - 03-09-2014 08:12 AM
I've worked on my family's farm essentially my entire life and have held the following positions:
Fruit stand sales manager
Xmas tree lot sales attendant
PR/Social Media/Marketing Manager
Farmer's market vendor
Produce delivery account manager
Tour Guide
Educational Speaker for children
...
How do I represent all this on a résumé and make it look like a rich, positive history of work (for one company) experience as opposed to a mishmash of informal and seemingly unrelated jobs?
How do I play up my experience while downplaying my lack of formal education in the field? (I went to a top-10 university, but majored in literature and languages as opposed to business, economics, etc.). Also, I'm only 22.
I'm going to be applying for a position as a paid intern and/or assistant at a well-known social media company, and I don't want to blow this opportunity because I didn't know how to describe my experience and skills in the correct way.
Thanks!
- Voldermort - 03-09-2014 08:19 AM
Say: "i have served as a central factotum in our own domestic company. As an individual am able to swiftly mould my skills to execute/accomplish any required task".
- BILL - 03-09-2014 08:25 AM
I would say something like:
Include the company name, etc. I wouldn't specifically note that it is family owned but don't withhold such information if asked.
Performed a variety of managerial and non-managerial duties including: sales, marketing, and customer service.
If you need something further to fill out your resume, I would break each down into specific areas.
So for sales, include your best, relevant sales experience. Be relatively specific but not wordy. Follow suit for your other fields.
- Rahul - 03-09-2014 08:26 AM
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