A Resume?

I had the most beautiful resume you can imagine . . . six years ago. Working at a publishing firm, I had access to free editorial staff to help tweak it. I also reviewed hundreds of resumes each year so if I ever saw something that impressed me, I'd add it to mine. It really was a work of art. And now it's gone.

A few weeks back I decided to apply for a job I came across and initiated a search for my resume. We've changed computers at least twice since I was laid off, so I was not to surprised it wasn't located on our current desktop. I pulled every CD and diskette we've stored over the last fourteen years out and went through every one of them looking for my resume with no luck.

Knowing I had to at least have a paper copy of it somewhere, I took the search to an entire new level. Every drawer, file, stack of papers in the house was sorted through. Then I went into the attic and spent days going through every box a single page at a time. Still no luck.

Then I got creative and contacted the last place I worked to see if they had a copy on file. A new company bought them out and they have no employee files dating back that far. Ba Hum Bug!

I contacted the Workforce Commission to see if they had a copy of it - I was on unemployment insurance for six months after getting laid off. No luck there either.

All out of options, I have to start from scratch. And truthfully, that might be a good thing. Publishing positions are rare and I don't expect to be applying for any, so a more generic resume might be better.

In working on my new resume, the biggest obstacle has been how to present the skills I've used the last few years while building and maintaining my small business. How do you break down the hundreds of small choirs into generic words that apply to the masses? (I've never noticed before, but the majority of the masses is 'asses'? LOL)

Here is what I have so far, let me know what you think.

• Designed and maintained small commercial website.
  
• Generated graphic products and cover art utilizing Corel Draw, Adobe Acrobat, and Adobe Photoshop.
  
• Laid out detailed instructions with four-color photos in Office 07.
  
• Process orders and shipped electronic and print products.
  
• Ensure customer satisfaction.
  
• Perform full accounting cycle.