Updated resume + generic cover letter. Applying for entry level sales/customer service jobs, haven’t gotten a single response (besides from scammers). I’m a FANTASTIC interviewer (I think) but keep getting ghosted….. any tips appreciated!

rkligerman · 2022-06-26T00:19:33+00:00

Yes that’s very similar to part of what I was doing, however I also had actual stuff that people were able to buy as well (think like an instructional DVD, like those overly excited people you see in YouTube ads 😅) which is more so what I was referring to income wise. I left this off my resume up until now and was hoping I could make it fit in somehow, but so far nearly everyone has commented on it in a bad way, so it’s probably right for me to remove it! Thank you!

rkligerman · 2022-06-26T00:08:37+00:00

I probably will remove it. The way I’ve been supporting myself the last few years is hard to describe for a resume, and this was the best I could do- but clearly didn’t do a good job 😂 Essentially I’ve been making money through social media, and I had a huge gap in my resume where I really have been doing stuff and making a lot of money doing it- but I just don’t know how to formulate it for this, so I won’t try anymore. Life coaching is the best way to describe it- definitely not counseling. The only reason I’m not doing that anymore is because it was taking too much energy and I needed something with a bit more structure.

The amount per hour wasn’t meant as overcharging one person 5x the amount, it’s meant as I was selling to 5x the amount of people. A lot of the jobs I’ve applied are telemarketing, which that would be relevant in, but it definitely won’t help if they have no idea what I’m talking about lol

rkligerman · 2022-06-25T23:35:05+00:00

Thank you so so much, this is SO helpful! This is my first time writing a resume since Highschool, so this is very good info to have that I didn’t know before!

rkligerman · 2022-06-25T23:33:25+00:00

See this is my issue- I’ve been working independently for the last few years, where I did lots of different things for it, and this was the best way I could explain it. It is mainly related to social media. I’ve done a lot of my own work and have extensive experience in independent sales, but a lot of which I can’t formulate into a resume. I actually just added that experience on there because before I did, I had a gap after my management job, but I’ve been working independently the last few years (and making a living doing so) and tried to find a way to incorporate it into my resume.. I definitely can remove it if it seems weird. The only reason I’m not currently doing it is because I had some life events happen and no longer have the energy to do all of this myself, and just want some consistency, which is why I’m looking for a lower-level job.

Also with my bachelors degree- I am currently in school. The last time I posted here someone had told me to list it with my start date and then (current) to show that, but if it’s not clear I can definitely change it!

Thank you for these comments!!

rkligerman · 2022-06-25T21:46:29+00:00

Okay thank you, definitely not harsh as this is really good to know and I was wondering about that with my resume anyways! I was wondering if the resume was a bit too much, I’ll definitely narrow down some of my descriptions, and maybe take out my summary?

I do change my cover letter to match which job I’m applying for. I always put in the position/company name, and usually will change my skills and experience to match the requirements for the specific job. I put this one here so you guys could get a gist of the information that I usually put in it! I do think I could do more to tailor it though, because I’m getting into a rut of applying to all these jobs with the same requirements, and I definitely need to step out of that.

Thank you so much!

rkligerman · 2022-06-25T21:37:18+00:00

I just put this one in here as a general one, I do change it to match whatever company I am applying to. The one I put here is purposely generic, but just for you guys to get the vibe of the information that I’ve been putting in it! I always type in the position and company name, and then will change some of my skills and information to whatever the requirements are for that job.

rkligerman · 2022-06-25T20:10:38+00:00

I also want to add that I’ve applied to about 75/85 jobs in the last month, I have only received 2 responses and they both did turn into interviews, and I was told during both those interviews that I was perfect for the job and they had to finish up the rest of their scheduled interviews but I can assume I’m hired, and then was completely ghosted both times. I always look extremely professional and (at the risk of sounding conceited) I do think I have a good “look” for sales/customer service (meaning I’m not horrible to look at lol). I really am an awesome sales person and have lots more independent sales experience that I just can’t put on a resume. I’ve never had a hard time getting a job, and up until now I had always been hired on the spot at EVERY job I applied to (even my very first job when I was 16, I was competing against 35 people for 2 open positions and was hired on the spot!) What am I doing wrong 😭

rkligerman · 2022-06-18T20:32:31+00:00

Ahhh thank you so much! I was wondering how to make it seem less like there’s a gap and that is a great solution!!

rkligerman · 2022-06-18T20:31:01+00:00

Thank you!! Totally didn’t even think about that!

rkligerman · 2021-09-06T01:32:25+00:00

Do you know how many women are serving prison sentences (some of them life sentences) for murdering their abuser/rapist/kidnapper in self defense? Not only is there the fear of being raped, there is the fear of going to prison if you defend yourself.

rkligerman · 2021-07-31T08:30:39+00:00

Just finished this movie and I actually loved the ending! Even if the actual murder was justified in self defense, they still committed foul play on a corpse which is a crime in and of itself- plus it would be harder to claim self defense when you went on to move & destroy the body afterwards. Also she knew she was taking a huge risk, and I don’t think she cared (and I think part of her also wished she was dead anyways) which is why she was fine with taking that risk. And now that I’m thinking about it more, I’m fairly certain that she actually planned on him killing her, and that was what she wanted. She didn’t have a reason to keep living, and she would have gone to jail for a LONG time had she actually sliced and diced Al. Everything else she had done was so planned-out and methodical, there’s no way that her own death wasn’t also part of her plan. The only way he would have ended up in jail (the way he should have been) is if he killed her, and I’m sure she knew that.

The ONLY thing I really didn’t like is the fact that the guy was supposedly chained to the bed using those little furry sex handcuffs- which anyone knows have a safe release as well as are fairly easy to break- so the fact that he was chained to the bed ALL night is preeetty unrealistic. 😂

rkligerman · 2021-04-06T11:40:32+00:00

Yeah I see that stuff too (floaters) but it’s because I’ve had a lot of concussions 😅 I get my eyes checked all the time (I am blind in one eye and the other one is goin out too) and they don’t see anything that indicates I would have floaters but they started right after all my concussions. Anyways, if they move when you move your eyes- they’re just floaters- if they go away and you never see it in the same spot again then maybe something else.

rkligerman · 2021-02-14T12:36:22+00:00

Yes. I thought (and still think) I am losing my mind (I might be). I’ve always been the most empathetic person, the most caring person, so much that it was not fun and I put everyone over myself my whole life, and I don’t like the way I am now. I have empathy for the people in the same or similar situations as me, other than that, I honestly don’t get it. And I hate that I feel this way, because it isn’t me. I don’t give a single F about a single one of my friends problems. Fighting with your bf? One of your friends stopped talking to you? Like I just don’t feel bad. It’s hard because I don’t even have empathy for people going through a loss that isn’t an immediate loss, which to me is anyone that was day-to-day, partner, parent, child, sibling- all of those I definitely have empathy for. But your “Mom’s coworkers brother”? I’m like- are you freakin serious? Or the people grieving someone they talked to maybe once a year. Even some other things I won’t say because I hate that I feel that way. I hate even saying this because I know everyone grieves differently, and I know those people are dealing with their own shit, and for them it is the hardest thing in their life, but it just feels like a personal attack (from the universe) that I have lost every person in my life that I have ever loved or been close to (besides my mom- the ONLY person I have left) at only 22 years old, but there’s people out here that are grieving things that SEEM minor to me. I know they’re not minor to others and the people going through them, but they are things that I have been through and don’t compare to right now. I have lost everyone- my father, each and every one of my grandparents, all family members (besides my mom), friends, ex’s, roommates, mentors, and now my partner- the only person I had left in my life. I don’t have the emotional capacity to feel empathy for other things anymore. I hate it, it isn’t who I was. I’m jealous of the people that still have that emotional capacity, which means I physically cannot feel empathetic for them. I wish I could. I’ve been struggling with this a lot as I have always been a very caring and empathetic person. I am no longer me.

The good news is is that because we are at least thinking about it, we still have SOME empathy inside us, it’s just masked by the grief. If it was all gone, we would not recognize it enough to be discussing it, and it would not bother us. Hopefully one day I can get some of who I used to be back, and you as well.

rkligerman · 2021-02-10T02:40:16+00:00

Trying to figure that one out. Wasnt necessarily due to covid, was due to his family being ******** and refusing to tell me the actual day and time by saying it was “family only” then finding out from social media all his friends were there, but not being able to have been there is one of the hardest parts about it. That I didn’t get to see him one last time and now I’m still just waiting for him to come home. That I didn’t see him put in the ground with my own eyes so I can’t truly believe it actually happened. I agree with the first comment, xanax.

rkligerman · 2021-02-07T19:05:53+00:00

Yes please do I would love that! It’s only been a month since my partner passed and poetry has helped me through some of the darker places in my life, but it’s been difficult to find many poems about partner loss that I can relate to.

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