Thank YOU!

Thank YOU! In the U.S. we celebrate Thanksgiving.  Its a time when families and friends get together, gratitude is shared, and food is consumed. I want to share my gratitude for YOU today.  Almost nine years ago I was kicked in the teeth, aka laid off.  I went through a pitiful, depressing job search.  I went from the top of the world to the bottom of the barrel. Then one day, I got the idea for what would eventually become JibberJobber.  It was risky and scary, but it gave me a purpose and hope.  It changed my demeanor, my attitude and my outlook. Since 2006 weve helped a few people in their job search.  Weve been recommended by coaches and career experts.  Ive spoken across the U.S. (and in Turkey, which makes me an international speaker). JibberJobber has been recommended or endorsed by big news and tiny bloggers. Here we are, almost nine years later, still making progress, still helping a few people.  And we appreciate every single one of you. Recently, I was chatting with my developer about an issue a user was having.  I said that this user was important to me (a big deal), and he said: Oh dude Cmon They are ALL a big deal to you I loved that.  In fact, you are a big deal to me.  No matter how new or old you are, whether you are on the free or the upgrade side, you are all a big deal to me. You are all a big deal to all of us at JibberJobber. I was delighted that my developer, without any prompting, replied that way.  This is the culture that I have always wanted to create in my company.  Its about people.  Customers (you), my team, etc. People matter. You matter. And Im grateful for you.  Now, Im off to eat some turkey Thank YOU! In the U.S. we celebrate Thanksgiving.  Its a time when families and friends get together, gratitude is shared, and food is consumed. I want to share my gratitude for YOU today.  Almost nine years ago I was kicked in the teeth, aka laid off.  I went through a pitiful, depressing job search.  I went from the top of the world to the bottom of the barrel. Then one day, I got the idea for what would eventually become JibberJobber.  It was risky and scary, but it gave me a purpose and hope.  It changed my demeanor, my attitude and my outlook. Since 2006 weve helped a few people in their job search.  Weve been recommended by coaches and career experts.  Ive spoken across the U.S. (and in Turkey, which makes me an international speaker). JibberJobber has been recommended or endorsed by big news and tiny bloggers. Here we are, almost nine years later, still making progress, still helping a few people.  And we appreciate every single one of you. Recently, I was chatting with my developer about an issue a user was having.  I said that this user was important to me (a big deal), and he said: Oh dude Cmon They are ALL a big deal to you I loved that.  In fact, you are a big deal to me.  No matter how new or old you are, whether you are on the free or the upgrade side, you are all a big deal to me. You are all a big deal to all of us at JibberJobber. I was delighted that my developer, without any prompting, replied that way.  This is the culture that I have always wanted to create in my company.  Its about people.  Customers (you), my team, etc. People matter. You matter. And Im grateful for you.  Now, Im off to eat some turkey

Whats the Deal With High Turnover and How to Deal With It

Whats the Deal With High Turnover and How to Deal With It Why does high turnover occur? And why do certain businesses suffer from it more than others? This is a difficult question to pinpoint an answer for because there are a myriad of traits in each business that make it differ from others. Often times problems do start at right the employee hiring level, but there are many other issues to consider when dealing with high turnover rates. Several common issues seem to persevere across most workforces: flexibility, motivation, and workplace atmosphere. Employees might just surprise you with the aspects of their job that seem to hold the most importance. Find Out Your Employee’s Motivations Workers should be engaged in the work that they do. It shouldn’t matter what level of the company they are presently occupying, everyone wants to feel some sense of accomplishment. Sometimes it’s the daily grind that gets an employee feeling down. Sit down with your employee and ask what they like the most about their job. Not only will that allow you to build a level expertise within that employee, it can separate very good candidates for specialty or higher positions. Your worker will feel more motivated excel each day when their skills are depended on. Pay Attention to Their Needs Offering flexibility where it counts can go a long way towards showing your employees how much you value them and their work. Often times, employees are forced to choose another job because it just doesn’t work with their home life. Working from home, flexible vacation days, integrated day care, and parental leave are all excellent examples of respecting your employee’s needs. While you may not be able to accommodate for every single situation. It’s always something to consider. Sit down with your employees and allow them the opportunity to tell you what benefits they need in order to provide the best work output. Social Engagement This might be an area that can easily become overlooked, especially with our dependence on computers and technology in order to do our jobs. While some of us are solitary beings, many are not. Employees can feel left out, unappreciated, and anti-social if they are not allowed to engage with each other. This could mean changing your seating arrangement, using better social tools (like workroom chat apps etc.), or just taking time to let your employees mingle. Workplace events are a great way for workers to meet each other develop relationships across the company. Co-operation between employees is always good for business. However, it’s your job to create a sense of work culture and a pleasant atmosphere around the office. Have Faith in Your Employees Having little to no control over your job is disheartening to say the least. Environments that have too many rules, regulations, and guidelines can be quite stifling for employees. Workers should feel like they have the power to complete their jobs in the most efficient way possible, that will benefit both your customer and the company. In many cases, there are rules in place for a very good reason. Yet, micromanaging can create a stressful and unfulfilling position that no one wants to occupy. Money shouldn’t be the only fulfillment that an employee gains from their job. In fact, lack of pay is rarely on a list of employee’s reasons for leaving a job. As you can see, many other factors encompass an employee’s overall willingness to have tenure with a company. Most employees won’t be shy about the reasons they want to stay with you. Instead of sitting down and having an exit interview with disgruntled employees. It might even be a better idea to chat with those who choose to stay. Their answers might surprise and inspire you.

Job Search Stress How To Conquer It - VocationVillage

Job Search Stress How To Conquer It - VocationVillage No doubt about it, most people hunting for employment experience job search stress.I would rather have steak stapled to my body and be thrown into shark-invested waters than have to go through a job search. Lilith L., happily employed Senior Computer Specialist, in a posting to a networking forum.Perhaps you feel like Ms. L. quoted above. Every day, I meet people who tell me they hate their jobs but they hate job search more so they stay stuck, and I meet people who are unemployed and job search stress is making their hunt for new employment even worse than it otherwise would be.If you need to find a new job, here are some proven strategies to make the process less awful:Narrow Your Focus and Write Down Your GoalsAn important way to reduce overwhelm and job search stress is to narrow your focus. Define what you want, write a structured game plan to achieve your goals, and then share the information with a friend. Dr. Gail Matthews of Dominican University conducted a study about the value of writing down goals and she found that people who wrote down their goals, shared this information with a friend, and sent weekly updates to that friend were on average 33% more successful in accomplishing their stated goals than those who merely thought about their goals.Stay In the Present and Avoid AwfulizingStay focused on the days tasks rather than letting your mind drift to future anxieties. Think, Today I will do these three things, rather than, I hate searching for a job and I am dont want to be doing this for day after day after day and what if I cant get a job by next year? In psychology-speak, exaggerating the bad is called Awfulizing. Instead of awfulizing, just follow your plan and trust that good results will come from your effort.Use Stress Reduction PracticesIf you find that your anxiety is overwhelming you, try one of the following proven stress reducers: exercise, meditation, yoga, listening to music, reading escapist books, spending time in nature, and enjo ying the company of good friends who will agree to talk about something other than your job search (unless you specifically ask them to talk about it). If you find that you are experiencing anxiety that is debilitating, seek treatment from a professional who specializes in anxiety reduction.Employ VarietyVary your approach. For every five specific jobs you pursue, attend a professional event in your industry. Choose events that offer both the opportunity to learn something new and to meet other professionals. If you cant say for sure which events would be helpful for your particular circumstances, back up and spend some time clarifying where you want to go next and what you have to offer once you get there. By investing some time up front in self-exploration, you will avoid spinning your wheels by prematurely trying to implement a job search without a road map.Leave Your HouseDont just sit at home and apply for jobs online. Doing job search that way is likely to make you feel really bad because this is the single best way to get rejected a lot. Get out of the house and do volunteer work, freelancing, or consulting. Federal research found that people who volunteer are 27% more likely to land a job than people who dont volunteer, so in addition to giving back to the world, you actually improve your own odds of landing a job, too. it is a win-win.Tackle ResistanceAs you begin to implement your game plan, pay attention to the feelings that arise. Sometimes action creates momentum that fuels forward progress. But other times, action triggers resistance. Kurt Lewin, a well-known social and organizational psychologist, said that the best way to understand something is to try to change it. When change triggers resistance, explore the resistance, because doing so yields clues to important feelings that will likely affect the outcome of your job search. Perhaps the resistance is because you really dont want the types of jobs you are seeking, or deep down you really want to go back to school, or you are embroiled in a family conflict about what you should do and you need to work through that before job searching. Once you figure out what is going on, you can do something about your feelings rather than let them sabotage your job search.FinetuneUse feedback from each step of your job search to improve your efforts in the next step. If your resume is not generating interviews, read about effective resumes and ask other people for an honest critique. Improve your resume and then market test the revised version. If you are getting interviews but no offers, get some interview coaching from colleagues or a career coach. Read more about how to conduct a successful job search at  Job Interview Advice Hiring Managers Wish They Could Tell You  and  Job Search Secrets.Pay It ForwardFinally, pay it forward. Once you land your new job and your job search stress is ended, cultivate good karma by being responsive and courteous to prospective job seekers who conta ct you in your new role as a representative of your employer. Remember what it was like to be going through a job search and try to be kind to those who are still in the hunt.

Beware the Negative Blow-Back from a Résumé Blast! - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Beware the Negative ‘Blow-Back’ from a Résumé ‘Blast’! - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career I’m sure that manyif not most of you are at least somewhat familiar with so-called “résumé blast” services. A Google ® search using the term “résumé blast services” returns 14.5 million “hits,” so these services have indeed become BIG business in recent years, with discouraged job seekers facing the most challenging job market in over a generation. In this week’s blog I am going to tell you why you definitely should have second (and third and fourth!) thoughts about using one of these services if you intend to be able to work with most true “headhunters” during your job search. The  Résumé ‘Blast’ Most of these services, which can range in cost from “FREE” to $150 or more, make essentially the same kinds of claims/promises to you, the beleaguered job seeker: That they can “blast” your résumé, virtually simultaneously, to thousands of “headhunters” (or job boards, specific industries, etc.), thereby relieving you of the tedium (and the considerable time!) it would normally take for you to individually make these contacts yourself. Here is a typical “pitch”: “Get your résumé in front of thousands (emphasis mine) of recruiters looking for your unique qualifications!” To the unwary, uninitiated job-seeker, I can see where such an offer might at least be somewhat attractive and appealing. I can see why the approach might be considered to be a workable, worthwhile alternative to spending hour upon hour of first locating specific jobs and then individually contacting the hiring companies. This approach, however, overlooks one very vital element in the job search, particularly when a true “headhunter” is involved: This is NOT the way “headhunters” (or, for that matter, most hiring managers and the companies they represent, although usually for reasons different from a “headhunter’s”) actually select candidates for further consideration! Be careful and consider your personal brand Indeed, taking the résumé blasting approach can easily do far more damage than good to your brand. Why? Because this approach essentially reduces youâ€"brands you!â€"to nothing more than a mere “commodity.  It positions you, i.e., brands you, as someone who is nothing more than a “run-of-the-mill” candidate, as someone who is nothing more than “average.” You will be perceived by those “headhunters” (and hiring mangers, et al.) receiving your blasted résumé (pardon the pun) as a candidate who is more deserving of the DELETE key than as  someone who is unique and therefore possibly deserving of further consideration. To better understand how counter-productive blasting your résumé to a “headhunter” can be, let me briefly outline   how a true ”headhunter” actually works in the job market. Let me explain to you the candidate factors that he or she actually considers when seeking out (or responding to) potentially qualified candidates for the positions he or she is trying to fill for client companies. (And, it is the hiring companies that are the “headhunters’” clients, not the candidates themselves.) Why Hiring Companies Contract the Services of a Headhunter Hiring companies contract the services of a “headhunter” to locate candidates that the hiring companies themselves can’t easily find. Since the hiring companies normally pay the “headhunter” a fee equal to about 30% of a successful candidate’s first year salary, obviously, the hiring companies do not hire a “headhunter” to locate the types of candidates they can easily locate themselves! The profile of the typical candidate sought out (or responded to) by a “headhunter,” then, represents the crème dela crème, the best of the best. Certainly, these candidates have to be someone with unique, current and relevant experience. Plus, there must also be a high degree of probability that candidates recruited by a “headhunter” will indeed move forward and accept the position being considered, if they are actually offered the position by the hiring company. When I get a candidate’s résumé that has clearly come from a résumé blasting serviceâ€"and believe me, it is easy to tell!â€"I immediately know that this candidate is in no way unique. I know that, If I received this résumé, so did an unknown number of other “headhunters”! I simply will not spend any time working with such a candidate because I know that they probably will also be working with a number of other “headhunters,” i.e., “job shopping.” I could therefore easily end up doing a lot of unnecessary “wheel-spinning” by working with such a candidate. Or, worse yet, the situation could end up causing me and the hiring manager with whom I am working to fill an open position considerable embarrassment, if the candidate were to be offered the position but turn it down for a better offer from one of the competing “headhunters.” Just for the record, most other “headhunters” feel exactly the same way I do and react to these “résumé blast” candidates in a similar fashion. The time and effort we “headhunters” must expend in order to, first, locate the very top candidates, and then, to adequately prepare them for presentation to our client companies simply won’t allow us to take any other approachâ€"and most of us don’t! What we will do is spend time, and make considerable effort, to solicit and then groom those candidates who have indeed branded themselves as unique, as clearly being among the very best of the best! It is these candidates whom we will present to our client companies, not candidates who came to us through a résumé blast. So, if you are considering using a résumé blasting service, you might want to save your money and seriously rethink your overall approachâ€"particularly if you desire to work with a “headhunter” who specializes in your professional market niche. Author: Skip Freeman  is the author of “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever!  and is the President and Chief Executive Officer of  The HTW Group (Hire to Win), an Atlanta, GA, Metropolitan Area Executive Search Firm. Specializing in the placement of sales, engineering, manufacturing and RD professionals, he has developed powerful techniques that help companies hire the best and help the best get hired.

7 Reasons It is Time for A Career Change - CareerMetis.com

7 Reasons It is Time for A Career Change Source â€" Pexels.comIt is human to make mistakes and while it may be even more human to blame them on someone else, there comes a time when you need to look inwards and realize that only you possess the key to your own salvation. You see, some of these mistakes may be minor, like getting an accidental drunken tattoo or adopting a bad habit like smoking, whereas others can completely alter your lifestyle as you know it. One of such mistakes is choosing the wrong career. Luckily, in the 21st century, changing your career is not nearly as difficult as it was in the past. evalThe greatest problem here is learning how to recognize that you need a career change and there are several clear symptoms indicating that this might be the case. Here are seven of them.1. You can’t wait for the weekendBefore some people start arguing that this is completely normal, there is a great difference between not being able to wait for the weekend and living for weekends. If your week is dragging on and y our workday can’t seem to come to an end, your problem may be of a different sort. As the saying goes: “You don’t hate Mondays, you hate your job”. Sure, it could easily be argued that the nuances are in play here, however, often it can be quite easy to tell the difference.2. Your salary is not big enoughOne of the things that a lot of people hate to admit is the fact that not every profession gets paid equally. Since the dawn of human civilization, some occupations were deemed as more useful, difficult or in demand than others, which meant that those who mastered them could expect a heftier paycheck at the end of the month. In a situation where your current salary isn’t big enough to sustain your current lifestyle or the one you hope to have eventually, it might be worth your while to check what other options are out there for you.3. You hate your bossAccording to numerous surveys, people are more likely to quit because of a horrible boss than because of their workplace. Now, while some people prefer to look for a company that is known for its ‘friendlier’ environment, others solve this problem by starting a business of their own. evalStill, this requires a lot of self-improvement, learning how to handle an SMB’s budget, write a business plan, as well as learning about surety bonds. But what is a surety bond? Don’t worry, you can learn about all of these things easily. Nonetheless, it goes without saying that this course of action is probably the most lucrative and most rewarding one in the long run.4. You aren’t feeling challenged enoughWhile a lot of people are passionate about not starving to death, having a great paycheck is not always an adequate motivator in the long-run. In order to hone your feeling of self-worth, you need to feel challenged on a regular basis, seeing as how overcoming these challenges helps you gain a feeling of accomplishment. Of course, this doesn’t mean struggling on a daily basis to finish some basic tasks r elated to your workplace; nonetheless, being able to do your job while absent-minded isn’t a great sign either.eval5. You don’t feel like you’re learning anything newSeeing as how millennials aren’t likely to stay in a single position until they are ready to retire, it is vital that you are constantly able to move to a better workplace. The only way in which you can do that is by constantly self-improving and acquiring new skills that will help you as a bargaining chip during your next job application. When you look at things from this perspective, it becomes more than clear that staying for too long in a position where you aren’t learning anything new or improving some of your most vital skills is a bad career move.6. You are constantly being overworkedWhile different people have different capacities, you might find yourself in a workplace that requires too much of your time and energy. Once this happens, you might start experiencing the sensation of constantly being work ed to your limits. Sure, being dedicated to your workplace is great, however, can you really dedicate 100 percent of your energy to your workplace. Things usually tend to get even worse if, on top of all that, you get the feeling that you are underappreciated or that no one is noticing just how much you are sacrificing for the sake of your work.7. You don’t have time for a social lifeAnother proverb states that some people live where they work, while others are merely visiting. Needless to say, while being passionate or meticulous about your job may be a good thing career-wise, it is not always a great idea to let your social life suffer for it. This particular mindset is something that a lot of people come to regret later in life. This is due to the fact that you eventually have to retire, which might come sooner than you expect. Therefore, if you notice that you don’t have enough time for a social life and it starts bothering you, it might be the right time to start considerin g a career change. At the end of the day, you need to make sure that you are absolutely certain that you need a career change since this is a major life decision that shouldn’t be made lightly. evalWho knows, you might currently be experiencing a rough patch in your life so things might seem bleaker than they actually are. Moreover, the promotion you have been working so hard towards might be just around the corner, which would mean that throwing it all away at this point might not be the best of ideas. The truth is that you are the only one who can know the answer to this question and if you deem that there is no other choice, you shouldn’t be afraid of a career change.

Straight Talk on Career Change - Hire Imaging

Straight Talk on Career Change - Hire Imaging Career Change 101 People change careers for many reasons. Sometimes they leave their career, or their career leaves them. Regardless, it’s a matter of marketing yourself where you’ve not been before. Even if you feel that you can easily transition from one role to another (I could do that) or industry to another (I can manage anything), employers can be a tough sell when it comes to giving the go-ahead to hire a career-changer. They tend to prefer candidates who, on someone else’s dime, have proven that they can do the work the job requires. When you’re in new waters, you have to think about getting past an employer’s inner voice, the one that says you’re a different breed. Career Change 101  Keep your dream alive as you move into career change, but keep these basics in mind. Career change is not just job change. A career change is a significant shift in jobs requiring new key skills or knowledge, or a completely different work situation â€" or both. For example, when a sales guy in the financial services industry leaves one company for a manager role in the same industry, he makes a job change; when he leaves the financial services industry to manage a restaurant, he makes a career change to a different job and different industry. Retraining may be a necessity. When you try to make a change to a different kind of job (for instance, engineer to sales representative) in the same industry, you may well be able to talk your way into an employer’s blessings without investing in additional formal education or training. Your challenge is more complex when you try to change both your job and your industry at the same time, but you may be able to pull it off without an immediate investment of time and money in school. However, you won’t be able to bypass educational renewal needed to satisfy credibility and licensing requirements in such careers as public accounting, nursing, law, academia, etc. Employers don’t like risk. Managers worry about whether the transferrable skills (which I’ll cover in my next post) you acquired in your former career will translate to your new career. When your skills don’t cross over and you can’t do the work, the business faces a negative impact and â€" if you’re fired â€" the risk of legal suit for wrongful discharge. Another worry is whether you’ll suffer changer’s remorse, soon becoming unhappy and turning into a “bad hire.” These risks push employers to look directly for proven performers with applicable skills to the job and industry they are in. Your competition is typically young, new and hungry. When you start from scratch, you compete with new graduates who are starting out. Don’t be surprised if you are offered entry-level wage if this is a new role. Employers are not likely to compensate you for 10+ years’ in another field (unless you can show that your experience can save or earn money for the new employer). That said, what your prior work has brought is relevant, and you should sell it. For example, you bring commitment, reliability, collaboration, a strong work ethic, and real-world lessons. My 8 Career-Change Tips If you’ve thought long and hard about a career change, whether voluntary or involuntary, consider these tips. Connect with others in your chosen field. If your change is voluntary, at least six months in advance of your jump, join a professional association in the career field or industry where you want to go. When your change is involuntary, rush to build a framework personal network of people who can guide you into your intended field and ramp it up assertively. Reach out and make friends. Find out who’s who and what’s happening with professionals who can connect you with employment. Ask what you should read and what seminars or trainings you should attend. Ask if you can visit and shadow a professional’s workplace. Learn and then talk the talk. Look for short-term credential or certificate programs and workshops offered during industry conferences, as well as those locally. Consider online study. As you learn about your targeted role and industry, learn and use the language of prospective new colleagues. What are the acronyms and buzz words they use? Practice and internalize rather than memorize. Be natural; your goal is to be thought of as an insider. Learn about the industry. Even if study is not your thing, you will want to do hard-core research at this time of your career-change transition. The grass is not always greener on the other side; and sometimes the want-to fades as a career changer performs due diligence and realizes the realities and pitfalls. Skimpy research will not serve you well. It could lead to a very-miserable spot. Ready yourself for interview snags. You’re often going to be in a behavioral-based interview situation. If you’re asked a question about what you have done that’s relevant to the new career, answer quickly. Then reframe yours response, seguing from behavior-based interviewing (the past) to situational interviewing (the future): “That’s a great question. And here’s what I would do if we decide I’m the right candidate for your Branch Manager. I would ___”. Embrace connection. Your bridge from the old to the new must resonate as coherent and sensible. Your qualifications must come from somewhere â€" skills you already possess, volunteer work, part-time work, training, hobbies, and so on. Try to show a believable link between your qualifications and the career you’re targeting. The more convincing your bridge, the easier you make it for an employer to say, “We want you.” Emphasize the positive. Never talk about changing jobs because your industry is dying or your job has been phased out. Instead, talk about how you’ve been thinking about making a change for some time, and have decided to redesign your life for a better fit with your interests, priorities and goals. As in any job search, you’re moving toward a desired future; you’re not running from a toxic manager or bad situation. Tell genuine and authentic stories. You may well be asked the same kinds of questions that new graduates and entry-level folks are asked, such as some variation of, “Why should we hire you over someone more experienced?” When you answer, remember to tell your stories â€" that is, back up your claims of superior qualities with true examples of successes. Otherwise, your claims will likely be perceived as empty and vague. Stories give “beef” to your claims, and help make you believable and memorable. Inventory your key skills and knowledge. Assess what you like and are good at doing. Sift and sort through your transferable skills to determine which will cross over to a different industry or career field. Thrust them to the front of your mind, where you can find and translate them as needed. The use of crossover skills will be covered in my next post. American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said that “We judge ourselves by what we feel of capable of doing; others judge us by what we have done.” When you’re changing careers â€" whether role, industry or both, the ball is in your court to know and show that you can do what they need. Look for my next post on leveraging crossover skills to help you do this. Do you have other advice on career change? I’d love to hear from you!

Cover Letter For Resume Writing - Why it is Important

Cover Letter For Resume Writing - Why it is ImportantA cover letter for resume writing will tell potential employers that you know what you are talking about, and that you have the qualifications they need to become a part of their organization. When someone is looking for a job, it is important to be confident in yourself. By providing information in the resume that relates to your particular skills and experience, employers will want to meet you.A cover letter should be written by an individual who has an idea about what they are doing. The more personal the covering letter the better. You want to let the employer know that they can get a lot of information from you, without putting a lot of information on paper. However, this should not take up too much of your time as you should be able to find ways to stay current in your field without overloading your resume with too much information.If you are a busy person, or just don't have time to write a perfect cover letter, you may find that others have already done the job for you. Having done the job for you, you should at least write the cover letter by asking yourself questions about the job you are applying for. Does the job require a large amount of research? Do you need to learn a lot of new things? If these questions come up, you may want to ask yourself how to write the best cover letter for resume writing.When writing the cover letter, you may need to provide information that relates to your education and experience in order to make it believable. It is important to show the employer that you have already given them a good description of your career path. Asking yourself questions like 'How did I learn something new this year?' will help you create a resume that contains information that is more relevant to the job.There is nothing wrong with telling the employer why you are applying for the job. It is okay to say that you would like to work with the employer because you think you can do it well. However , it is also important to provide information that relates to the position and show the employer how you have gained relevant knowledge through experiences.Information that you provide to a prospective employer can make a big difference in whether you get the job or not. As long as you can give relevant information to an employer, you will always have a shot at getting the job you want. This includes providing information in the resume that relates to your experience.With a cover letter for resume writing, you should have a good idea of what you are doing. It is important to do a thorough job. If you can do this, you will always have a chance at getting the job you are looking for.