Entrepreneurial Exercise - Resume Building

When you own your own business, the weight of being an OWNER and not an EMPLOYEE can get daunting. Recently, I was asked to 'apply' for a job. Although I wasn't looking for work, I decided that it would be a fun exercise to build my resume again. The last time I can remember doing a resume, it was saved on a floppy disc. Pretty funny. So, out of the dregs of my business existence, I built my resume from scratch.

Here are some tips for what they are looking for these days:

1. Include an image in your document.  A professional head shot is not hard to obtain and not terribly expensive.  
2. A clean layout that is easy to read with traditional fonts.
3. A video of you performing your trade or showing off an example of 'how-to' is always nice.  
4. Be serious and respectful, but showing a sense of humor is good too.
5. Make sure your resume is relevant and honest.  If you over sell yourself, you will find yourself miserable trying to figure out something you might not know.
6. Don't downplay either.  If you are over qualified for the job, you might consider waiting until you find something closer to your skill set.

Here is the one I submitted.  I think it's fun.

THE… Jennifer Schafer                                                              
281-330-7311
6909 Grand Blvd.
Houston, TX. 77054
Jennifer@branditbandits.com
www.branditbandits.com


Mission: Before you GOOGLE, you SCHAFER.

Objective: To take over the WWW one blogger at a time. To enhance my status as GURU of Sales and Marketing, on-line and off. Whatever it is, it better be fun and make me a lot of money.

Super Power: I can see into your business’ future, travel over 250 miles a day on sales calls, solve all your personal and business problems simultaneously without making you feel stupid, speak PC and MAC, create an advertising campaign in under a minute and multi-task my network with my 5 year old son, also known as Spiderman.


Alpha One Publishing, LLC 2005-present
Owner of Alpha One Publishing, LLC dba, Premier Bride Magazine and Premier Wedding Showcase. I am a leader in the Wedding and Special Events industry, an entrepreneur and guru to my clients and advertisers. I sell advertising while creating limitless opportunities for my clients to reach out to their target demographic. I own the franchise for Premier Bride Magazine in Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Bryan-College Station and created a bridal show that currently serves the Galveston Island and Bay Area. My reputation for being ethical and transparent affords me credibility among my peers and provides me a head above my competition.

brandITbandits.com 2006-present
Owner of brandITbandits.com. I formed brandITbandits.com in reaction to the average small business not having access to cutting edge marketing and branding. brandITbandits offers the average small business a high level of brand consciousness allowing their strategic advertising campaigns to work harder. Through Premier Bride Magazine, I had access to several small businesses that did not understand or know how to begin a ?campaign?. I took it upon myself to launch a company that catered to the development and growth of small businesses within the Wedding and Special Events industry. Currently, that strategy advises towards social media integration, website redesign, blog development and more. In Houston, I am considered an expert.


Associations & Accomplishments:

The Special Event Conference 2010: Speaker: New Orleans, LA.

National Association of Catering Executives: Houston Chapter Board Member since 2005 in the role of Recruitment Director.

National Association of Catering Executives: Houston Chapter Essential Piece Award 2007/2008

National Association of Catering Executives: Houston Chapter Presidents List Award 2007

National Association of Catering Executives: Houston Chapter Outstanding Volunteer Leader 2007

National Association of Catering Executives: Houston Chapter Rising Star Award 2007

National Association of Catering Executives: Austin Chapter - Member Since 2007
National Association of Catering Executives: Alamo Chapter - Member Since 2007
Bay Area Wedding Professionals: Member Since 2005
ISES (International Special Events Society) Houston Chapter Member Since 2007
HADJA (Houston American Disc Jockey Association) Sponsor / Member since 2005
PPA (Professional Photographers Association) Member 2006-2007
HPVA (Houston Professional Videographers Association) Member 2006-2007

Entrepreneurial Exercise - Resume Building