Students & Summer Jobs - Professional Resumes

If you’re currently studying toward a diploma or degree, do yourself a favour – make sure you accrue as much practical work experience as you can prior to graduating!   

However, attaining these summer jobs may not be as easy as it used to be.  A recent Vancouver Sun article shed light on what a B.C. economist claimed would be a tough summer for students looking for work.  Citing an underperforming economy and higher youth unemployment levels than four years ago, Bryan Hu of Central One Credit Union told the Vancouver Sun that “There's uncertainty on the part of businesses. As a result, they're not hiring and for businesses that are hiring, they may be looking for more seasoned veterans in the workforce that have the experience necessary for the positions.”

It may not just be in Canada where students looking to add invaluable work experience to their resume could struggle.  In the UK where the coffee house is one of the traditional strongholds of the summer student, a major national coffee house chain advertised for 8 roles and received 1700 applications.  This is clearly worrying for those seeking to bolster their resumes and bank balance prior to returning to their studies. So what can be done?  Create a professional resume, put on your best suit, and walk into each and every retail store in your area and personally deliver your documents.  Give employers the opportunity to see you, talk to you, and understand what you can do for them.  Failing that, set-up your own on-line business selling trinkets or gadgets.  Show some initiative…it can all go on your resume!

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