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Question by lil_mama_23: How to better my resume?
I need help making my resume better and job findings that are hiring in Georgia. (Clayton County area)
}Miranda Michelle Mercer
208 Mill Street, La Crosse, IN 46348
Phone: 219-252-3728

E-mail: mmgirl1992@yahoo.com

Objective
To obtain a full-time or part-time position at Clayton County or Cobb County in Georgia immediately.

Education
High School Diploma (La Crosse High School, June 2011)
Culinary Arts Certification (A.K. Smith Career Center, June 2011)

Bachelor’s Degree (Everest University Online, August 2011- present)

Experience
Catering (April 2010 – May 2010)
Arbors Nursing Home (1101 E. Coolspring Ave.; Michigan City, Indiana 46360)
Prepared meals for the elderly and staff. Prepared salads, soups, sandwiches, desserts, and drinks.

Culinary Arts Vocational School (August 2009-June 2011)
A.K. Smith Career Center (817 Lafayette St; Michigan City, Indiana 46360)
Learned the basics of the Culinary Arts Field and features, Utilized basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)

Kohl’s Department Store (August 2010- November 2010)
350 Silhavy Road Valparaiso, IN 46383
Worked at POS (Cashier) Station and Shoe’s Sales Associate Department

Skills
Excellent Writing Skills
Culinary Arts Association, 2-year program
Serve-Safe Certification
National Restaurant Association; Pro-Start Scholarship
CPR Certified
Culinary Arts Certification- “Outstanding Student of the Year”
432 hours (Classroom Lab) work, additional 40 hours of Volunteer kitchen work
Strong background in Knife Skills, Food Safety, and Batch Cooking
Multi-Tasking & Teamwork
Profit and Loss, Inventory, and Culinary Math
Classically trained based on Classic French Cuisine
Moderate Basic Math Skills
Stocking
Excellent Communication Skills
Interpersonal Communication Skills
Money Handling
Attention to Detail
Flexible
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word

Best answer:

Answer by Hepzibah
Well, congratulations to the “Outstanding Student of the Year”!

My suggestion would be to show how you used your skills during your employment history – think about what you were most proud of or what your accomplishments were.
* Did you have excellent Health Dept inspection reports during your tenure? Or did critical incidents decrease while you were on staff?
* Did you plan meals to balance providing sufficient nutrition while working within a budget?
* Are you used to a fast paced environment? Were you able to maintain the POS system with minimum shortage/overages (cash in drawer to tape total)?
* How did you work with your fellow team members to achieve company goals?
* Did you serve 20 elderly meals or 100 meals at a time? Put something in there if you think its an impressive amount. Same for the Culinary School Career Center.

So for example, instead of saying “Prepared meals for the elderly and staff” I would suggest saying something like “Planned and prepared 100 daily meals within company budget and nutrition guidelines while improving kitchen cleanliness standards. This resulted in improved Board of Health inspections for the company.”

Girl you’ve got the skills! Just add your accomplishments.

The only other thing I’d mention is that when possible, tailor your objective specific to what position you are looking for. So if you’re sending it to a restaurant, state that you want to work within the restaurant industry, and whether you want to be a prep cook or chef, or whether you’re willing to start out in any position in the kitchen with the intent to work towards being the next prep cook/chef. It’s not uncommon for job candidates to have 2 or 3 different versions of their resume depending on how many different types of employers they’ll be sending them to.

Also, this book is going to have much better advice than I could ever give. Sorry, it’s been years since I’ve used it, but it was INVALUABLE to me when I was starting out. It sells for as little as $ 0.01 plus shipping, and it’s called “How You Really Get Hired” by John Lafevre who worked in Human Resources/Recruiting for many years before he wrote the book:

http://www.amazon.com/How-You-Really-Get-Hired/dp/0134441591

P.S. Aren’t we supposed to keep our name/address/phone private from the internet so sickos don’t come looking for us? Because you have yours listed on your resume.

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