Your resume is your “hello” to the person who could get you a job. As such, you want to make a great first impression.
So should students and recent grads like me pursue off-the-beaten-path careers?
It's said that a person's opinion of you is formed in the first five minutes of the first time you meet; so whether you're trying to make friends, find a man or get a job, learning how to make a great first impression is a pretty important skill.
As a part of her new Clinton Foundation project, “No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project,” Clinton gives the young women of New York University advice on how to thrive in their future careers.
The only upside to this whole "not having a job" thing is that I am definitely not alone. There are plenty other recent college grads who are in the exact same position as me, and we can all commiserate together.
I found a way to improve my job applications right from under the comfy, warm safety of my Target extra-long twin bedspread: I created my own professional blog.