<p>One of the on campus/non-workstudy jobs is working for the econ department. It asks for a resume, but all I will really be doing is filing papers and lifting boxes. What would I put in a resume for this? I have proof that I passed kindergarten if that works.</p>
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<li><p>You should have a resume. At all times. Starting now, and for the resst of your life. In Word, so you can adapt it as needed for specific opportunities.</p></li>
<li><p>It sounds like you don’t have to worry much about adapting it for this opportunity.</p></li>
<li><p>But don’t turn up your nose at it. University work-study jobs are not subject to union work rules or hyper-specific job descriptions. Often, you will be given as much responsibility as you want and you are ready for, and doing a great job filing for Professor X is a great way to find out what Professor X is doing that is really interesting and to be at the head of the line when he can hire students to help him. Remember Gilbert & Sullivan’s Admiral, who “polished all the handles so carefully, that now I am the ruler of the Queen’s Na-vee”.</p></li>
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<p>First of all, if you want the position, don’t patronize it.</p>
<p>Second, develop a resume of all (or any, if any) professional experience you have. Do what you can to relate your past experiences to this new position. Maybe you didn’t have a job, but did you ever volunteer in a similar capacity? Did you take a high school course that you could somehow connect to filing?</p>
<p>You don’t have to relate some high school course to filing. You DO have to present yourself and your background on a single sheet of paper (maybe two-sided) with the relevant information in outline form. If only (a) because they asked for it, and (b) because it’s a good thing they asked for it if that forces you to create a resume.</p>
<p>Don’t overthink. If you have an up-to-date resume, send it in. If you have a non-up-to-date one, update it and send it in. If you don’t have a resume at all, create one and send it in.</p>
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<p>!!! Snuffie’s first name is Aloysius??? I’ll have to let my contacts know.</p>
<p>If you’re looking for a job as a first-year, particularly a job in the econ department, where you likely have little academic experience, expect it to be a little dry at first. That’s not to say that it’s an incredible opportunity to get comfy with the econ department, but rather that you probably shouldn’t be expecting to co-author with Gary Becker with only your high school diploma in hand.</p>
<p>As for the link that JB is talking about, they are available to the public and wonderful:
<a href=“Home | CareerAdv”>Home | CareerAdv;
<p>CAPS (Career Advising and Planning Services) is on the second and third floors of Ida Noyes Hall. I HIGHLY recommend stopping in at some point during O-Week to familiarize yourself with where it is and request an appointment for somebody to review and revise your resume and cover letter. This goes for everybody.</p>
<p>Also, if you have special interests (law, business, medicine, grad school) you can let them know sooner rather than later because they have specialized people to work with ugrads interested in those fields.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information. I was unable to articulate my questions correctly, which came off as an apparent haughty attitude. I was mainly concerned as to why a resume was requred for something that would not necessarily require skills.
Aloysius adds a certain air of elegance.
I heard that CAPS also helps with finding summer internships. Does this span all over the US or are they mainly Chicago-based?</p>
<p>Nope! There is a higher proportion based in Chicago because a lot of local businesses etc. are looking specifically to recruit UChicago students, but there are also lots of internships in other US cities and outside of the country. I have a friend doing a Jeff Metcalf internship in London this summer.</p>