Comments on: PFCollege: Take Jobs for Resume Value, Not $ http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/pfcollege-take-jobs-for-resume-value-not.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:25:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/pfcollege-take-jobs-for-resume-value-not.html/comment-page-1#comment-29437 Chris Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:11:25 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/pfcollege-take-jobs-for-resume-value-not.html#comment-29437 Kamry - It is good to have some experience in any office in order to get an office job after you graduate. However, you need to keep in mind that you can make experience in creative ways. For example, I work as a CPA at an accounting firm. During college when I interviewed for my internship, the only job I had held was a waiter (for 6 years, during high school and college). I turned this job experience into a positive attribute by relating the client centric public accounting profession with the customer centric waiter job. This worked very well in my interviews and landed me the internship. The point is that while some jobs may look better on the surface in order to get the job or internship that you want, being creative in your approach may also be beneficial. Kamry –

It is good to have some experience in any office in order to get an office job after you graduate. However, you need to keep in mind that you can make experience in creative ways.

For example, I work as a CPA at an accounting firm. During college when I interviewed for my internship, the only job I had held was a waiter (for 6 years, during high school and college). I turned this job experience into a positive attribute by relating the client centric public accounting profession with the customer centric waiter job. This worked very well in my interviews and landed me the internship.

The point is that while some jobs may look better on the surface in order to get the job or internship that you want, being creative in your approach may also be beneficial.

]]> By: Kamry http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/pfcollege-take-jobs-for-resume-value-not.html/comment-page-1#comment-29389 Kamry Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:20:05 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/pfcollege-take-jobs-for-resume-value-not.html#comment-29389 good article, the second transcript thing is definitely something I'm trying to be aware of. Right now I hold two jobs for a total of 14 hours a week. One is as a profesor's aid, and the other is as an office assistant which requires me to budget with excel. While I don't think just anybody could do these jobs, they aren't really entry-level for any career I'm interested in. My rationale is that up-till now is my only paid work experience has been a paper route, and at least at this stage, any job with the basic suite of secretary and cubical skills is good for me. Hopefully as I become more certain about what I want to do and build up both my transcripts, I'll find more useful employment. good article, the second transcript thing is definitely something I’m trying to be aware of.
Right now I hold two jobs for a total of 14 hours a week. One is as a profesor’s aid, and the other is as an office assistant which requires me to budget with excel. While I don’t think just anybody could do these jobs, they aren’t really entry-level for any career I’m interested in.

My rationale is that up-till now is my only paid work experience has been a paper route, and at least at this stage, any job with the basic suite of secretary and cubical skills is good for me.

Hopefully as I become more certain about what I want to do and build up both my transcripts, I’ll find more useful employment.

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