Resume Examples: Concession Stand Worker

If you have never had a job before, there will be a big difference between your resume and the resume of someone who has had many jobs. The biggest difference is the lack of focus on the experience section. Because you do not have work experiences to describe, you need to focus on something else. Of course, this does not mean you have had no relevant experiences at all.

Think carefully about what you have done to prepare for the job. This may be an internship, a school project, extracurricular activities, or personal projects. All these look good on an entry-level resume. Additionally, you can use our step-by-step resume builder to make the writing process as simple as possible.

The first section of your resume should be an introductory statement. Most resumes have a summary statement, but an objective statement suits entry-level resumes better. Discuss your goals with this opening. Think carefully about what employers need to know. Your desire to advance to higher positions portrays you well, but your passion for unrelated fields does not. As you see on our concession stand worker resume sample, three sentences is a good length for this section.

The qualifications section should describe your skills and abilities. Your goal for this section is to quickly communicate this information without taking too much of the reader’s time. We recommend creating a bullet list with four to eight bullet points. Each should be a single word or phrase to describe an ability, such as “Strong interpersonal communication.”

To strengthen your qualifications section, take a close look at the job description. This will show you which skills are a priority to the hiring manager. Additionally, you can see some of the strongest skill choices on our concession stand worker resume sample.

Many jobseekers underestimate how important it is to manage the length of their resume. If it is too long, employers have a hard time reading it. However, if it is too short, it portrays them as unqualified. The optimal length is one full page, but do not bleed onto a second page at all. Check our concession stand worker resume sample to see what this looks like.

It is more appropriate to include references when applying for some jobs than others. Generally, you should not include references for an entry-level position. While including references for a concession stand worker position is most likely acceptable, employers probably do not expect or require it. Using this space to further establish your qualification for the position makes your resume stronger.