Now, build your resume around these skills.

This is called a functional resume because these skills represent a function that you have performed in past and will be performing again.

So, center your resume on above 3 main skill headings and include RELEVANT information under each heading that you have pulled from your TOTAL COMBINED work history.

Call me at 812-375-6190, if you have any questions about functional resume. I will be happy to answer your questions. Or e-mail me at resumes@reliable-net.net. (Finding transferable skills and transferring them for new job is what I do best).

3. Listing only your duties and responsibilities

Nobody cares what you do on job. I mean, if you are a Receptionist or a Sales Broker, you have same duties every Receptionist or Sales Broker has, right?

But before you sock me in head for being rude, let me tell you this.

Even though companies don’t care about WHAT you do on a daily basis they do care about RESULTS of what you do?

What results, you ask?

Like: saving money for company, earning money, otherwise called bottom-line results.

So, do you have results like that? Of course, you do!

Just answer these questions:

How did you contribute to company’s bottom line?

How did you do your job better and / or more efficiently than someone else might have done it?

Consider following 2 “job descriptions.” You tell me which one sounds better:

“Kept files, maintained up to date records.”

Or

“Saved company $10,000 / year by developing and implementing a new and efficient filing system for all sales transactions.”

See what I mean?

7.Clean out your closets.

As many retirees and empty-nesters downsize into apartments or smaller homes, they realize that they just don’t have room for everything anymore. Rather than waiting until last minute and feeling overwhelmed with size of job, start now and take small bites. Clean out your closets and put together a bag for Salvation Army or Goodwill. Give that old table to a college kid, just starting out. Who knows, you might find something worth taking on “Antiques Roadshow!” Plus, your kids will thank you for it.

8. “So, what do you do?”

Ever get feeling that people stop listening once you tell them you’re retired? One of hardest parts of retirement life is realizing how your job made you feel appreciated, competent and maybe even powerful. Your talents, skills and gifts didn’t evaporate when you walked out door on your last day. The first step is recognizing what you got out of job – it was more than just having a place to go every day. Step 2 is finding new outlets for all you have to offer.

9.Try something new.

Now’s perfect time to live out that long hidden dream, learn a new skill, take a class or pick up that hobby you dropped because you just didn’t have time. If anything seems least bit interesting, learn more about it. Become an expert in something. Learn to cook Indian food. Try Tai Chi. If you don’t like it, try something else!

10.It’s not just about you.

As mentioned above, your talents, skills and gifts don’t have a limited shelf life. Consider using them to give back to world. Your most valuable asset is your time – and your church, your local volunteer agencies and a whole host of others are waiting in line. Check out www.volunteermatch.org or check your local paper for something that intrigues you – even if it’s completely different than anything else you’ve ever done. It’s never too late to start on your personal legacy.