Part 19 (1/2)
GUERRILLA TIP.
You will notice that the Experience section of a Guerrilla Resume is limited to listing your job t.i.tles, company names, places of employment, and dates. Nothing more. And this is done for a reason-your Guerrilla Resume is designed to make the phone ring, not tell your whole life story. You can do this in the job interview.
In the advertising industry they call this a ”teaser”-it gets you the initial invitation to interview. You can expand on your work history once you are face-to-face with the interviewer.
(Another way to think of this is that your Guerrilla Resume works like a cla.s.sified ad. The job of a cla.s.sified ad is not to tell every detail about the car or refrigerator you're trying to sell-you just want to grab the attention of an interested party and get them to call you on the phone.)
In fact, you may be asked to bring a longer resume and provide more information about what you did on each job. This is a good thing. In Chapter 8, we will show you what to add to your resume and how to do it, if you are asked by a hiring manager or someone in the HR Department.
Education/Training
Every employer is looking for this section, so you must include one.
GUERRILLA TIP.
If your degree is more relevant to the job you seek than your recent experience, put this section ahead of your experience. Otherwise, it should come later in the resume.
Follow this format when describing your education:
EDUCATION.
Master of Arts: Communications, University of Florida (2004) Communications, University of Florida (2004) Bachelor of Arts: Art History, Bachelor of Arts: Art History, San Diego State University (2002) San Diego State University (2002)
Now, what if you don't have a degree or an extensive formal education?
Well, here's an insider secret. You can call this section Education /Training and list all the relevant courses, certificates, and training you've received after high school. This is a great great way to give more substance to an otherwise skimpy Education section. It shows initiative and employers like that-A LOT! way to give more substance to an otherwise skimpy Education section. It shows initiative and employers like that-A LOT!
Your combination section could look like this:
EDUCATION/TRAINING.
Professional training includes courses in sales, problem solving, leaders.h.i.+p, management, quality, market research, and presentation skills (2005-present). includes courses in sales, problem solving, leaders.h.i.+p, management, quality, market research, and presentation skills (2005-present).
a.s.sociate of Arts Degree, City College, Chicago, IL (2004). City College, Chicago, IL (2004).
If you went to college but didn't graduate, you can describe your course of study, adding to it anything else you did that was notable, such as working full time or a GPA above 3.0, like this:
EDUCATION.
BS: Finance course work, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (2 years). GPA: 3.2. course work, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (2 years). GPA: 3.2.
Worked full-time throughout to self-finance 100 percent of education.