Dennis Said:

Tell me what yall think? Should i make any changes? yes it is my resume?

We Answered:

Hi,
Your resume looks great. There are a few things I might change if it where mine:

If you have a GED, I would include that, otherwise I would just leave off the high school.

Including languages is huge. It is a very employable skill to have. I might just punch it up a bit and say "fully fluent in English and Spanish".

In your skills section you can take that up with some of your personal skills. Something like, "team player, outgoing, good communication skills, excellent attendance, follow directions well, responsible, and then any hobbies you might have that you think might positively influence a perspective employer.

You can add an achievement section and include things like: Spanish club vice president of xyz in 200_, member of any clubs you belong to, any sporting awards you might have, and all volunteer work you have done in your lifetime. This is not a time to be modest, the employer doesn't know you, they are just looking at your resume, so tell them all the good stuff about yourself.

Your employment history looks perfect.

On hours available, I might change that and instead state when you would be available to start work. (i.e., immediately)

Some additional suggestions are to always send a thank you letter to any employer you have an interview with, regardless of receiving an employment offer. This letter should be a simple thank you, with enough detail so they know you are talking about them and their job. You want to mail this letter the same day as your interview. I will list my reason for this:
1.They took their time to meet with you.
2. If they choose someone other than you, and that applicant doesn't work out for any reason, by writing a thank you note, you have a better chance the second time around.
3. They may know someone else hiring and if they are impressed with your note, they may recommend you.
4. It is a polite thing to do.
If you are not sure how to write one, you can find letters of thank you on the internet, or if you write your own, make the small changes for each employer.
Lots of people are applying for work, and you want to be a stand out, so you can start working.
Good luck, you've done it before and been successful, as evidenced by your first job. As long as you keep trying, you will be successful once again.

Ann Said:

Calling All Houstonians,,,?

We Answered:

Here's a link to the Texas Workforce Commission: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/

Good Luck.

Stacy Said:

Where are the Jobs in Houston Texas?

We Answered:

Many jobs are posted on the company's personal web site - not in Hot Jobs or Monster. Try the Harris county Hospital District. They also have lots of clerical jobs open, too.

www.hchdonline.com

Try the city and Harris county websites and search careers.

Look up in the yellow pages the names of the large companies in your field of experience, and search in their own website. Not through the Houston chronicle newspaper.

It also helps if you know someone on the inside and can get them to hand your resume to the guy who's actually hiring someone.

Hint: carry around a bunch of business-card sized summaries of your experience and contact information to hand out to anyone you bump into - the elevator, the grocery store, the mall, the library. Beats hauling around copies of your resume. Some templates in MS Word.

Nora Said:

where can i find a job that wont do a background check?

We Answered:

Food and retail are places to start. Get some time and further work experience under your belt, show some work stability and wait out the probation. Over time as it gets further and further in your past it won't be such an issue to an employer.

Johnnie Said:

Are Veteran's tired of everyone saying they support Veteran's, but really don't?

We Answered:

Man, I'm with you 110% on this! I equate my five years in the Marine Corps as doing time in the Federal Prison system where the only difference was the fact that we got paid for our sentence. As an enlisted person leaving the military after one term, we share many common traits with convicted felons who are released from prison. There are many similarities. For example, we BOTH have to start all over from scratch and we BOTH are looked down upon by alot of employers out there. Right now, since I am still working on my B.S. degree, I am no better than a recent high school graduate in the eyes of employers. Oh yeah, those f****** recruiters conveniently forget to tell you about being isolated in college and being the "old man" in class all the while they are giving you their spill on the GI Bill and the other so called "benefits" of being in the service.