If there’s anything I can finesse, it’s a resume, interview and pay rate.
Please help? I need these skills?
Come my child…
LIE. LIE. LIE. (By lie, I mean embellish) I’m going to tell you why. I lied on my resume to get the job that made it so I didn’t have to embellish anymore. By embellish I mean make your positions seem more important than they are. Chances are you’re not getting paid enough for what you do anyhow. The system is definitely going to play you so you gotta make a move too.
Use businesses that are no longer in business (Finesse #1) Everyone has those establishments in their cities that went out of business; Fridays, hospitals, dennys, etc. USE THEM. I’m a HR Manager, I’m not going to dig for a reference from a closed business. Not in this lifetime.
Use your friends who are employed in corporate America as references. (Finesse #2) List them as former supervisors or managers. Pick your friends with professional phone voices who can gas you up in a corporate manner.
Research the pay rate for the company, city and position. (Finesse #3) They may be offering you 25K to be a store manager when in reality store managers in your exact city (or their employment averages) are making 35K. Do not be afraid to challenge a salary. It shows that you also did your homework on the position and the company.
Chaotic good.
Hershey’s Finesse Catalog
Cashier? Customer Service Manager
Human Resources Assistant? HR Generalist II
Food Service Worker? Hospitality and Beverage Manager/Operator
Can’t believe this post is still in heavy circulation.
i also do resumes for anyone who may need it 🙋🏾.
I’d say instead of lying about the position title (which is dangerous with jobs that actually call prior enployers) embellish the tasks. Make the things you did sound more important.
I also want to remind y'all that job titles change all the time and if you were doing managerial duties, please give yourself credit. Don’t down yourself because your job did with your title. Call previous jobs and see if your previous titles have changed ☺️