When I try to write down my experience, all I can see is the work I’ve always done.
I’m trying to put a new role on my résumé, but I’m stuck on where to fit the work I’ve done for years.
Scenes
- The new role field is blank — On the morning of the first snow, I leave the desired role field on my résumé open, but all I can think of is the work I’ve done for years.
- The work I’ve done seems small — Listing only a job title leaves out the work I’ve taken on. It’s easy to miss the words that could connect it to a new role.
- Experience lives in verbs, too — When I think about career paths, I look at the work someone did repeatedly alongside their job title. Coordinating, checking, and explaining are all experience, too.
- Put one task into a sentence — Tonight, choose one thing you’ve done and write it down: “What did I do, with whom, and how?” You may spot a verb that connects to a new role.
- Work That Remains After the First Snow — Even if the name of a new role feels unfamiliar, the work you’ve done doesn’t disappear. You can choose which parts to carry over, Dowon.
Stories by Dowon
- Dowon
- I start to say no, then swallow the words under the covers.
- When she’s slow to reply, I ask my daughter again.
- Every weekend afternoon, I go over my fixed costs again.
- I can't get to my plan even after putting my child to bed.
- After the holiday, I find myself wanting to try something new.
- I can’t choose a move-out date in the hospital waiting room
- After the work dinner, I wonder if working with people is right for me.
- When I stop exercising, it feels like the life I want gets put off too.