| Im stuck in tehachapi right now
cant afford to move out of were im
at i just had a baby girl and im
married. no one out here seems to
hire me i dont know if its my
resume or what if u know of a place
thatll be good to apply let me know
here is my resume i can afford a
months rent but i need to make sure
its a good paying job first also im
leaving to iraq in 5 months
objective: to utilize my skills and
better myself in new training,
advancing on a day to day basis so
i could grow within your company.
work history
california army national guard
19 delta (cavalry scout)
operate tanks, light armor, and
amphibious assault vehicles during
combat situations on land or in
aquatic environments. duties
include driving armored vehicles
which require specialized training;
operating and maintaining targeting
and firing systems; operating and
maintaining advanced onboard
communications and navigation
equipment; transporting personnel
and equipment in a combat
environment; and operating and
maintaining auxiliary weapons,
including machine guns and grenade
launchers.
operation of bradley’s (i
drove bradley’s and learned how
to perform maintenance checks on
them.)
maintained weaponry. (i learned
how to take care of my weapons as
well as tools)
cpr trained. (i learned how to
resuscitate others in cardiac
arrest.)
land navigation. (i learned how
to use a compass and a map to pull
coordination’s and finds
targets.)
discipline. (i learned how to
discipline myself physically and
mentally to finish my task to the
best of my ability’s,)
team work. (i learned how to
utilize team work to get the job
done and done correctly the first
time.)
dates of employment: 07/06 to
07/12
the reason why i joined the army
was to earn a better understanding
of respect, integrity and honesty,
to be apart of an ever growing
family where commitment and morals
are key. to be the best soldier
that i have been trained to be.
pioneer true value
lumber associate/ sales associate
forklift operations. (i learned
how to drive a forklift safely and
move items into stock, such as
pallets of cement, blocks, and
bricks. as well as perform daily
safety checks and do regular
maintenance.
stocking. (i learned how to
stock and take inventory of all
products.)
sales. (i learned how to
properly qualify a customer for the
appropriate product, i used my
people skills and friendly attitude
to close the sale and make a
customer for life.)
saw. (i learned how to properly
and safely use an arm saw, table
saw, and panel saw in a safe and
efficient manner. as well as
perform daily safety checks and do
regular maintenance.)
grounds work. (i kept the shop
clean and safe from any safety
hazards, such as tripping hazards,
merchandise hanging out to far, as
well as daily safety checks on all
of the above listed saws.)
dates of employment: 03/07 to
06/07
reason for leaving: received a
better job opportunity at tlc rock.
tlc rock
equipment operator/ sales
associate
jcb operation. (i learned how to
proper and efficiently load
customers in a safe and quick
manner with various types of rock
as well as loading up dump trucks
for delivery. as well as daily
safety/maintenance checks.)
forklift/ piggy back operations.
(i learned how to safely and
efficiently load pallets of flag
stone, brick and cement bags onto
flat beds and vehicles. as well as
daily safety/maintenance checks.)
bob cat operations. (i learned
how to load bob cats safely onto
trailers and operate them in a safe
manner. as well as daily
safety/maintenance checks.)
cement mixers. (i learned how to
properly load and maintain cement
mixers for customers as well as
attaching them to the backs of
various vehicles. as well as daily
safety/maintenance checks.)
installation. (i was trained to
properly install insulation into
houses/businesses as well as making
sure the job would pass
inspection/code.)
dates of employment: 06/07 to
08/07
reason for leaving: to obtain a
better career opportunity, one with
more opportunity for advancement.
self employment
landscaping/outside work
retaining walls. (i built
retaining walls and built
planters.)
painting. (i painted houses, or
did light painting on trim.)
trenching. (i dug trenches and
put in drainage systems.)
gutter systems. (i put up gutter
systems on houses and made sure
they worked properly.)
installation of sprinkler
systems. (i installed and
maintained sprinkler systems and
repaired them.)
dates of employment:
i still currently maintain these as
side jobs.
"Thinking about hiring you that you
will dump them the minute something
better comes..."
OK two points.
1) Change your resume. You do not have to give a reason for leaving your job. Right now you are shooting yourself in the foot with "Reason for Leaving: Received a better job opportunity at TLC Rock. " That tells anyone who is thinking about hiring you that you will dump them the minute something better comes along.
2) I'd rephrase the "still currently maintain these as side jobs". That implies that you will miss work in order to handle the buisness you have on the side. I'd drop that line entirely.
3) As a vet I hate to say this, but I think your Army service is hurting you. Some people will be scared by the mention of weapons. A lot of your Military skills dont' translate into the civilian sector. When you talk about Bradley's make sure to mention that you were responsible for a piece of equpiment that was worth upteen million dollars. Make sure to use that word RESPONSIBLE in there. Cav Scouts have a lot of responsibility, relaying information to the commander in a fast, accurate and dependable fashon, etc.
Lastly though, and I hate to say this, what is killing you is the fact that nobody wants to hire a National Guardsman these days. Employers will look at the resume and say "If I hire this guy, he is just going to be deployed in six months, and then I'll be stuck having to train a temporary replacement... who I will have to fire as soon as this guy comes back from Iraq, and then I will have to train this guy all over again."
I don't know a way around that one. I spent close to three years as a REMF, and when I got out I resigned my comission, simply because I felt that nobody in their right mind would hire me as long as I was liable to get recalled at any time. When I did my resume I put in ALL CAPS under my military service NOT LIABLE TO BE RECALLED OR REACTIVATED.
Since you have a wife and baby to support, you might want to consider getting a job with the Guard. Talk to your Unit Administrator. When I was out of a job my U/A got me a temporary tour helping out at the unit processing travel vouchers and such. Work the system, see if you can be a referee for an exercise, or help run an ROTC advance camp over the summer or something like that. These sorts of jobs are easier to get if you are on the Federal side of the reserves than the State, (The Federal IRR is designed for just such deals) but you should start talking to people and work the bureaucracy. You might be able to find a job with the Guard down on the border doing counter drug work, or border patrol. As an alternative see if you can go to a school. As a Cav Scout you have some knowledge of Intell... see if you can get reclassed into an Intel specialty (they normally needed more Intell people than they had when I was in). That would get you some time at Fort Huachuca, and make you more marketable in both the military and civilian job markets. (Google "Intelligence Careers . com")
Good luck. |