Writing a resume can be tedious and stressful. Adding to this stress could be a lack of knowledge when it comes to writing great resumes. There’s more than one reason that you might be having trouble creating a resume. The most obvious, of course, would be that you are fresh out of school and have never had need of one. The less thought about, but increasingly common, reason to need some help writing a resume is that you’ve had a job for a long time and were recently the victim of corporate downsizing and layoffs. Even if you have the resume you used to get that job on hand, there’s bound to be a lot of new things you can add to this resume since then. Plus, depending on how long you’ve had the job, the formatting might seem a little outdated. Whether you’re looking for help writing your first resume, or need a little help updating one you’re probably looking for how to find resume samples. Looking at some sample resumes can really give you a better idea of how you should format and create your own.
Try your favorite Search Engine
Whether you prefer Google, Yahoo, Bing or whatever; doing an Internet search for resume samples can really be a great place to start. Depending on what you’re skills and experience are, you can either take on a very broad search or you can narrow it down. An example of a broad search would be to just look for “free sample resume”, but if you have education but no work experience you might try searching for “First job Sample Resume”. You can also try directing your search results to get you examples of different styles of resume formatting. Sometimes, a specific job you might be going out for might request a special formatting style for your resume to be submitted in. Make sure you look into this possibility before taking the time to write a resume for a job, only to have to re-write it again.
Try the Library
The local library in your area might really be a great and untapped resource. Find the nearest public library in your area. Try looking for instructional books on how to write resume. Books were around long before the internet, so there is likely to be some really awesome tips and examples that you can take notes on to help you get going in the right direction. You can either take the notes you need while you’re there in the library, or you can actually check a few books out to take home and study. Building a solid resume can be what makes or breaks your chances at the job you really want.
Ask your Friends and/or Family
You might be surprised, if you ask around, that more of your friends and family members have some of their old or current resumes available for you to look at. The best free resource you can ever tap into is the people around you. For all you know, ‘Uncle Bob’ could have a whole box of copies of his old resumes throughout the years sitting in his closet. You won’t know if you don’t ask!
