wow... first deleted blog (and resume tips)

my better half (and he IS better is so many ways) reminded me that it's a huge risk to bitch about people on line: incase they read. So... he's right. I took down the last blog for those reasons.  For those of you that game me some constructive critism (you now who you are) I want to assure you that I didn't take it down cause I got some "negative" feedback....  this is just a cleaning house sort of thing...

so where was I? Um. I have decided to throw my creative energy into two things.

A) 202play: gonna try to make this site even better.  How I am going to do that? I have NO ideas. Just going to see what is going on for the time being.  and

B) making sticker charts for Erica. I am going to give her stickers whenever she cleans up her toys starting tomorrow. I gotthe stickers, the board: now I just have to make it look nice and .. ahem ... stick to it. (groan)

Thanksgiving is in a couple of weeks, so I will have the in laws over soon.  My father in law is an HR manager. I was asking him about some advice for resume creation. He put it in a very good way. Statements on your resume should be "SAR" statements: situation, action, result. Basically I say: don't just say what you did, tell them why they should care So: some people would put the following on a resume:

"Expedited packages"  when you should put something like:  Used personal influence to expedite the company's needs, ensuring that we could deliver services to our customers in a timely manner.  Don't tell people what you did: tell them what you can do for them.

Another good one I like to use is: Communicated company’s position on contentious issues to external clients. Dealt with difficult questions with diplomacy and tact.

Anyway: resume building is an art, but it's one that I enjoy. Ages ago, when I was a bit more unsettled in my career I would redo my resume as a pick me up. I would finish and say to myself "YA! I am a great worker, I have skills and gift to bring to the workforce and one day I will be able to help out others to find their place." Hopefully sometime soon I will be in that position. we can dream.