What do you put on your resume when you just want a job to pay the

[Sanity Claws]

bills until you are able to get your new business or career started?

I am serious. I have been out of work for a long time. After realizing that I will never get a regular full time job again because I'm over 50, I decided to take some classes that are aimed at a new career/ business I want to start. However, in the meantime, I need to bring in some money.

How do you compose your resume in such a situation so that it doesn't automatically go in the garbage? I am way overqualified and overeducated for the part time seasonal work I'm thinking of applying for.

Ideas?

[Mimosa]

1. *bump*

Wish I knew. Maybe somebody will post some ideas.

[quakerboy]

2. Just that?

If its part time and seasonal, they're probably not looking for anyone long term anyway. If I had a short term position, someone overqualified but only looking for a temporary position would be a good fit. If I am looking for a longer term employee, I might be a tiny bit wary of someone massively overqualified, if they would be planning to stay. But short term? not a problem.


Then again, what type of seasonal part time work requires a resume? most of what I see is just an application.

[grasswire]

3. hey, my niece's daughter was looking for a job...

....dipping ice cream (she's a teenager) and they insisted on a resume. She also applied at a tiny bagel shop and they also wanted a resume.

Silly, silly.

[grasswire]

4. hey, you know what Groucho said.

About the resume. I have read experts say to dumb down the resume if you are overqualified for the job. Leave some stuff out. Downgrade some other stuff. I have a family member who just will not do that -- he goes the other direction strutting and puffing. He's unemployed still.

[raccoon]

5. I've wondered about that myself. One thing I've thought of, is to come across

as if you're looking for part-time work. Perhaps, as if you already have some income from a spouse or retirement.
As if this salary isn't going to be your sole financial support.

As I've said, I've THOUGHT about doing this, but never done it. So I don't know how well it would work. If anybody else has, chime in.

[zabet]

6. You can always put....

salary/pay is negotiable. This gives you a foot in the door so to speak by not blatantly asking for too much or by asking for so little as to make the interviewer think you think the job is not worthy of doing or making the interviewer think that you think you are not worth much pay as an employee.

[elehhhhna]

7. try temping.