How Do You Build A Resume With No Experience?
It is possible, though challenging, to write a resume with no experience. After all, you can’t get experience if you can’t get a job. The key to building a resume with no experience is to focus on your skills and education. The resume format will be different from a work history resume. Remember to tailor your resume to the specific job for which you are applying. Make a list of all the skills you have to offer a potential employer. Skills that employers seek include good communication, organization, the ability to research, writing and computer knowledge. Make each skill into a heading. Under each skill heading, list specific instances when you used the skill. For example, if your skill is communication, you could write about the time you delivered a speech to a group of people. It does not have to be a time when you used these skills on the job. Open a new document. Type your name and contact information at the top. Hit “Enter” at least twice and type your objective just as you would
