I love to field questions from our readers. We have had a lot of readers write in recently from abroad, wanting to know about working in the United States.
Are you wondering about how to work as a foreign national? You might find some helpful hints in this Mailbag from a German reader wanting to work at Disney World. And here’s one from an Austrian high school student who wants to work at a U.S. ski resort.
Do you have a question for the JobMonkey blog? Email me your questions or leave us a comment below.
And hey, remember this Mailbag from a reader in Vermont, wanting to know how to use social media to network for a new job? I posted a quick tutorial on using LinkedIn to find a job. Well guess what? James followed up with me last week, to let me know that he found a new job in IT … through a contact he met on LinkedIn!
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Dear Mara-
At the tender age of 46, I do not have a basketful of measurable successes to list for employers, in order to “sell” myself on my resume to them. Most resume-writing tips suggest listing achievements such as the examples below. What tips can you give a girl to sell herself when her list fits in a coin purse instead of a bank vault?
?Developed, implemented, and managed a winning sales strategy to penetrate a $50M sales opportunity in Russia, increased sales from $600K to $3.5M in under 2.5 years.
?Negotiated deals, with key accounts selling to foreign governments, resulting in closing major supply contracts; $1.5M in Libya, $3M in Algeria, and $1M in Iraq.
?Developed strategies for USA based dealers and targeted multi-national companies resulting in average sales growth of 10% year over year for products exported into over 40 overseas markets during 36 months period.
?Created channel sales opportunities both domestically and internationally, to increase market shares.