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A killer resume is the key to unlocking a good job that gives you financial stability and peace.
Even with no experience – a well crafted resume speaks volumes.
Here are tools and tricks that everybody is doing for their resumes today.
This site has pre-built resume templates for every type of resume.
Canva is FREE. You can pay for more advanced templates/features $120/year (30-day free trial)
There is a small learning curve (very small) but after that it becomes super easy to use.
Here is a 15 minute video that Canva built on how to use their platform to make a resume:
Because of the “Workforce Investment Act” every state must offer resources for job placement or advancement.
These centers are called “American Job Centers” they can help you with:
These centers can help you build your resume and may even guide you towards your next job.
You can search for a center near you here
While google docs is not a dedicated resume builder. They offer free templates for resumes becoming a quick and fast resource.
Fiver is platform where people sell their digital skills.
You can pay $10-$200 for someone to build a resume for you.
***Make sure to research the professional that is building your resume. What is their style? Does it fit what your looking for? Make sure to read the reviews. Remember that these are just people who are trying to sell their service.
Click Here to view some resume writers
Click here to view a fiverr commercial
Click Here to watch Kanika Tolver break down how to use Fiverr for resume building
Indeed has released multiple articles about how to build your resume and what you should or should not have on it.
You can build a resume with Indeed and it is FREE
Personally, I feel that their designs are not very customizable and look a little outdated. I recommend reading their articles about what to put on a resume and then using another platform for the actual build.
Spend some time looking at these articles.
Here is a 15m Video on how to determine your resume strategy
This is the American Job Center Hotline. Tell them that you are having trouble building your resume and you need help. They will help guide you to a community center that can help you build your resume now.
Resume paper is high quality paper that has been specifically designed for printing resumes. It feels different in the hand than regular paper.
This is an easy way to instantly elevate your resume. It runs $10-$15 a box.
Many applicants use “regular paper” if you have a different feeling paper then your resume WILL stand out in their endless stack of resumes.
Click here to view resume paper on Amazon.
We develop skills through experiences.
If you have experienced an exceptionally difficult life then you have developed some important skills that you can use to sell yourself on your resume:
“I deeply understand the struggle of surviving. I survived the foster care system, homelessness, and even won a court case at 17 that secured the safety of my eleven siblings. This exhaustion and confusion is personal to me. Building this library is my life’s fight“
