When Chantal arrived at the
CareerCenter, she wanted to change careers after many years working in
different retail jobs. Her goal was to work in an office environment. She first
met with a career counselor and learned how to re-build her resume. Then she took
some classes to boost her skills while continuing to update and improve her
resume.
“I must have put over 10 hours
into my resume initially,” she wrote in a thank-you note. “…Now even I am
surprised at what I see when I look at it.”
After solidifying her resume, Chantal
applied to five jobs on a Friday. By Monday, she had been contacted by four
employers asking for interviews.
“Two of the people I spoke to for
interviews stated how impressed they were by my resume. I interviewed with one
of them on Tuesday and they offered me the job later that day.”
She said she has the CareerCenter
to thank for this change in her career.
“I don’t think I would have ever
dreamed of having a resume as polished as it is now because I didn’t see myself
as being as experienced as I am,” said Chantal.
Her CareerCenter counselor helped Chantal
not only improve her resume so that it reflected her many skills, but also, and
more important, he boosted her confidence.
“Brainstorming transferable skills
with you was a huge success and creating a branding statement seemed to really
help me market myself,” she wrote to her career counselor. “Prior to my
re-vamped resume, I had applied to numerous positions…with minimal success, if
any.”
Now, Chantal has a new job as an
order processor at a distribution plant in Saco—just the kind of position she
desired.
She’s excited to use her customer
service and organizational skills. Chantal is also thankful that her counselor
encouraged her to learn Quickbooks at the CareerCener – a skill she now uses at
her new job.
Chantal said the company is expanding, and she hopes to work her way into a human resources position.
Chantal said the company is expanding, and she hopes to work her way into a human resources position.
“Sometimes taking a step back,
refocusing and fine tuning is necessary to get the job you really want,” said Chantal,
who is happy with her career change.
Chantal is grateful for the
assistance the CareerCenter provided to help her realize that she was capable and
had the skills to obtain the job she wanted.
“I don’t know how you do it,” she wrote to her counselor. “I don’t think I could have gotten this job, or even received more than one call to schedule an interview in such a short period of time, if I hadn’t had that meeting with you to fix up my old, drab resume. The knowledge I gained there is priceless and you were a major part of that. Thank you.”
