i need to make a resume, i'm terrible about making resumes

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whats the best website to just input info and it'll make a pretty resume for me. i've been a dishwasher all my life cept that time i worked at jimmy john's. a job opening for a pool technician came up, $12 an hour and she said to send her a resume. errrr...help? i usually just like the websites for the place that just has you enter in info

edit: forgot to mention she said i need to experience, they will tran

This one ( https://templates.office.com/en-us/Simp ... TM00002110 ) looks good for your job skills. Plus, you can add extra information in new sections, or within the existing sections, to help emphasize the skills you have to share. If you have letters of recommendation, include them, too. But, don't try to make your resume too fancy. Employers want to know what you can do for them, not how many words you can fit on a page. Besides, the job of a resume is to get you the interview.

Finally, at the end of your resume, describe a funny story about yourself, or your favorite hobby or activity ... like mountain climbing or reading Tom Clancy novels. Employers like learning little bits of information about their applicants.

Good luck.

thank you

I agree that less is more. The job of the resume is to not get thrown into the trash. Include any volunteer or things you've done for other people. Highlight anything that could relate to what a pool tech might do. In your case, I think a good cover letter could really set you apart. Take the time to write a paragraph about why you like the job, and one that tells them makes you the best candidate. There's a billion resume samples online. Find one that you like the look of and just change the content. Feel free to pm me if you want more help with it or want me to look it over.

I have a CV that I made years ago during a training session given by a very good consultancy after I was made redundant. It's worked very well in the past and I've often been complimented on it. Nowadays I rarely use it and usually get jobs by word-of-mouth. The hardest part of writing a CV is "bigging up yourself". I found it so hard to be positive about myself and write about the things I was good at and highlight them.

I would say:
1) Keep it short - less than two side of A4.
2) Be concise - leave out stuff that isn't relevant to the job for which you are applying.
3) Make it personal - add interesting, non-work related facts about yourself and use them to highlight your strengths. Try and leave out the generic reading, listening to music, watching films, as most people do this and it isn't interesting or relevant to your prospective employer. If you get an interview, these personal points can also give your interviewer something to chat with you about. You may even be lucky and share the same interest!
4) Start off with a very short list of your major strengths (honest, reliable, focused). You need to pull them in at the very start of your CV.
5) Don't feel that you need to list every single job you've had. The same goes for qualifications. Think to yourself "is this relevant?".
6) Put your name, address, contact number in the footer at the bottom of every sheet (hopefully, you'll only have a single sheet). Also, include your contact details at the very top of your first page.
7) DO NOT LIE. Slight exaggeration is fine but outright lies will be discovered at some point.
Proofread it over and over again and then get other people to proofread it. One of the things that can get a CV thrown in the bin would be spelling and grammatical errors.
9) Get a couple of people who are unlikely to lie to read it for you. Teachers would be good. Family members would probably sugarcoat any criticisms - "oh, it's wonderful, son!".
10) Be positive about yourself!

I can send you my CV if you think it would help you in writing your own? PM me your email address.

well, i made a dinky little resume with basicly just my contact info, the jobs i worked, and a sentence stating i've never worked with pools but have had one at my parent's since i was a kid. well, i went in for the job interview thing, it was really an open house thing and she pulled us in 1 by 1 (there was only 3 of us). while i was waiting for her, the main pool tech was there in the waiting room (the break room, snacks everywhere) and i asked him a few things. she came in and brought me into her office, talked a little bit...but i kept forgetting a word i was trying to use, looked away and scrunged my eyes with my fingers on my forehead to help me think, shouldnt have done that, but i thought of a word to use. got tongue twisted on a few things, but she said to come in next thursday for training

thank you

Niiiiiiice job!! !

Good luck with the resume Angeloffunk . Not having worked it's not something I have ever done for an actual job. I did have to do one for a psychiatric group I got pushed into. I found it very hard due to my executive functioning difficulties.

Well done, mate!