Steveer Robbins here.

Welcome to the Get It Done Guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

Today's topic is creating a resume when you're new to the job market and don't have a work history.

Michael calls in.

After listening to your, it has to do with your resume, I noticed you focused more on established people who already

have a resume or work experience. My question is as follows.

I'm just 18 years old. What is your advice for a young person, either ride out of high school

or one writing a resume for the first time and creating their resume. This is Michael

of Fresno, California. Looking for your first job? Now is a very challenging time to be entering

the workforce. Thanks to the tens of millions of unemployed people, no matter who you are,

you're competing head to head with people who have more experience and more contacts than you do.

Welcome to the wonderful world of economic downturns combined with the aging of the population.

But before you get too mad at your parents' generation, remember that they had hair spray and dial

telephones growing up. You have hair gel, text messaging, the internet, iPods, the Wii, and

Axe body spray. You win. Why write a resume? Why do employers want resumes? Well,

because they hope a resume will give them a clue about who they want to hire. Maybe they see that Fred,

the job applicant, worked for a competitor. They want to hire Fred because they know that with just a

little bit of enhanced interrogation, Fred will be thrilled to reveal all of those competitive

secrets. Although this is highly unethical, and some would say immoral, the interrogation, Fred will be thrilled to reveal all of those competitive secrets. Although this is

highly unethical and some would say immoral, the interrogation part at least might currently be legal.

So bring in the water, buckets, boys. If an employer isn't looking for specific company experience,

they may be looking for candidates with specific skills and experience. Operating having machinery,

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