Question:
I am lookig for a Great example of a resume for a Tool and Die maker/
moldmaker that I can use as a guide. All the books I've looked at only have
examples of bankers and such.
Answer:
The best coach for resume writing is one who reads them and makes hiring
decisions, nevermind the books. The guys that write the books are in
business to sell books.
Check in with the hiring person at a place that hires people with your
skills -- preferably one that is NOT hiring at the moment, but is a place
you'd like to work if they were. Let them know that it's a place you'd
like to work if they were hiring, but you do understand that they're not
hiring right now. Then ask for their help -- let them know you'd like to
learn how to present yourself well to a good company like theirs that IS
hiring. Ask if they'll show you examples of resumes that impressed them
and resulted in the writer getting hired -- names obscured, of course.
Ask what impressed them about the resume. Ask why.
That could accomplish a couple of things:
1) it might get you some really good data
2) they'll remember you as an unusually resourceful person. Could be
useful later.
Note: the only job I ever got from an employer that was actively
recruiting was my first one. I'm an engineer (not a tool & die maker) but
I think the principles would be the same. Employers hire people they think
will help them succeed.
Presenting yourself to employers that are not actively hiring puts you in a
tougher market but a much smaller pool of competition. About any
successful business will grab an opportunity to gain an unusual employee
if they can find a way to do it. This approach subtly pushes two
classical marketing buttons: "new and different" and "only one left".
Even if those buttons are disconnected with the particular person you
visit, you're bound to learn something useful.
May take more than one try -- some personnel (human resources?) people are
dorks. But you'll score eventually.
