Free Resume Templates - Just say "NO" to get what you want!
I'm having a heck of a time finding Free Resume Templates that fit into the type of resume that I am doing! How about you?
I have been trying to update this resume of mine for these 2 job interviews that I have coming up and I seem to just sit here at my computer with a blank stare having absolutely no inspiration! I'm thinking I'll just take a shortcut and use Free Resume Templates that are available all over the internet and just plug my information from my old beat up resume from 1991 into it.
So I decide to take a break and go get some air along with a tall boy to sip on (It was a 100 degree summer day in Texas) and ponder what I was going to do about this resume situation here. As I strolled along I let the thoughts just cascade from my brain into my reality, over my shoulders and onto the hot pavement below. DING! I think i got it!It hit me like a ton of bricks! I knew at that moment what I would do! So, I get back to my computer, pull up my antique resume in a window and let it sit there in all it's faded glory. Then I go and look around the internet for resumes from the year 2007. I find 2 or 3 formats that I really like, formats that say "Yeah that could be my resume!". Then I bring up a brand new document and name it "Derek's 2007 Resume" I can sense the blood rush to my head as I am excited that for the first time in weeks I know exactly what I need to do!
The solution was simple. I take the 3 formats that I liked and I extracted the elements I liked out of each of them into my new document! Then I arranged the elements a way that they looked the best. In this case it was Name & Address, then Objective, Then Skills, then Employment History followed by Education. Then I took the data from my antique resume and pulled it into my new format and PRESTO! In less than 30 minutes I was ready to go! I actually was such in a creative mode from that little moment of inspiration that I was kind of bummed out that it only took me 30 minutes. So, I decided to keep the creative juices flowing and wrote a killer report on negotiating your salary:
"Salary Negotiating Secrets"
So, I'm ready to go on the job hunting front and just remember when it comes to templates just say NO and create your own!
Best!
Derek Todom
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