Stephen Robbins here. Welcome to the Get It Done guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

Listener Andrew is a high school student who's thinking ahead. He tweeted asking about finding a

part-time job. This is part two of my answer. You can find tips for getting a part-time job part

one in a previous podcast. Tip number five, make a personal connection.

You'll notice that our tactic about selling in the previous episode didn't involve a resume.

In a crowded job market, everyone in the world is sending out resumes. Resumays do not help you.

Resumies never get a candidate hired. They do, however, disqualify some candidates. When I suggested you pounded the pavement

earlier, I meant it. Get out there and meet small business people in person. Get out a phone book,

yes, a paper phone book, and turn to a job category you're interested in. Then go through the

listings and go visit each business after doing your research and ask to speak to the owner.

If one owner won't hire you, ask if they have any advice for getting hired at the next one you visit. Keep going until one of them hires you. This is called showing initiative. It's very

impressive to potential employers, and even if they don't hire you, they'll probably

remember you or refer you to someone who does. There are worse things than having

a reputation as someone who shows initiative. There are also better things, like having a pony,

but that's a different podcast. Tip number six, have a professional-looking, skill-based resume.

You're a high school student. No one is going to expect you to have a resume to show amazing work

experience. If they ask for a resume to show amazing work experience.

If they ask for a resume, they want to see that you've made the most of what you have done

and that you can put it together to look professional.

Organize your resume into sections around skills and work qualities.

Have each section list a skill set you have, and then beneath the skill set have supporting examples.

One section could be

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