When You Have No Relevant Work Experience

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Your resume is essentially a formal introduction of who you are to your potential employer. It should therefore comprise your educational background, former occupational positions, and any other relevant information about you that would come in handy with the specified job description.
Lack of relevant job experience is a particularly common problem especially for first time job applicants and could easily stop you from pursuing an employment opportunity. However, this shouldn’t always be the case. As a job seeker with no prior job experience, there are a number of ways you can tweak your resume to stand an equal chance with those who may have several years of experience in their resume.

Set and clearly define your goals and objectives on your resume
Employers are looking for people who will contribute to their company, you should look at the job position on offer critically and then examine yourself on a personal level, and ask yourself this question. Are you up to the task?
Do you have what it takes, then proceed to state how you would for instance boost sales or attract more clients and so on depending on what the job requires of you. A well formulated set of objectives make your resume stand out and elevates you on the consideration list for employment.

To come up with a resume lacking in job experience, it would be wise and very helpful to fully exploit the other parts of the resume.
Highlight your academic qualifications and how it pertains to the prospective employment and include all your extra-curricular activities as they tell a lot about your character.
For instance, you are engaged in sports do not refrain from including this bit of information about yourself, it could give your potential employer the impression of a social and physically capable potential employee and increase your chances of landing the job.

Look back on how you have contributed to society.
It is possible that you may have been involved in a number of humanitarian activities both within and outside your locality. This can be a very effective selling point in your job seeking efforts.
Be expressive in your resume about your membership in any organizations that are actively involved in addressing issues facing society as well as your contributions as an individual.
Include in your resume, your participation in a voluntary work and attach the relevant reference documents on the same. A background in voluntary activities, projects your image as a selfless and informed person which is an important basis for development in any firm.

Important to note on your resume is the skills and hobbies you may possess
Some forms of employment could be directly related to the career opportunity you seek. Take for instance, an advertising firm, it puts into practice quite an array of skills and talents like drawing and computer knowledge, this applies to numerous firms who are in search of unique abilities which you may currently have. Show this in your resume and make your employer want to have you as part of his team and put yourself aside from the rest.

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