A Good Welder's Resume Gives You An Edge

If you are to land work as a welder in this economy, having a professional resume is critical. 

So many simply slap their past history onto paper or web forms and wonder why they don't hear back from the employer. The reason is simple. You may be the best employee and worker in the world, but unless that point stands out to the employer on your resume, you are just another piece of paper to them. 

To land a high-paying job as a welder, whether onshore or offshore, one needs a decent resume.  Not only should your resume inform your future employers your job history, education and skills, it should promote you as an individual - in other words, it should market you to potential employers and recruiters.  

This is especially true for those wanting to work offshore. The oil and gas industry is multi-billion dollar business; the largest industry on the planet. Your resume needs to stand out, whether your welding skills are entry-level or experienced. Having an edge is essential. 

Creating a Professional welder Resume

You have two options when it comes to creating a professional quality resume - writing it yourself, or paying to have it done for you.  Most people opt for the first option, and in some cases, this is fine. If you have 10+ years of experience, you will usually get past the screener as long as there are no glaring mistakes.

For entry to mid-level positions, however, in times like these, unless your resume really speaks to the employer, it will often see the bottom of the pile - in favor of the resume that does stand out.

Recommended Resume Services

Rigworker - Offshore and Oil Industry Resume \ CV Forwarding Service. For those looking to work offshore or on the oil rigs, Rigworker is the service of choice, and the only company of its kind that specializes in only the energy sector. Rigworker will forward your resume to every energy company in the Western world of any significance - over 1200 as of last count.

Writing Your Own Resume

If you are interested in finding offshore welding jobs, one of the fastest ways to get hired is to utilize the services provided by The Oil and Gas Jobs Resource Kit. For what they charge, $37.00, they provide a lot of value:  a 50 page how-to on offshore welding jobs resume creation that meets oil industry criteria, an 83 page manual on the types of oil jobs and where to find them; and 83 page guide on how an oil rig works, over 200 pages of oil and drilling company profiles, large and small, all over the world.  They also tie it all together in a seperate strategy manual on finding oil jobs.  They guarantee your satisfaction with their services, and you will get a lot of bang for the buck. 

Hiring A Professional Resume Firm

Many companies screen resume submissions through a computer program, and unless your resume has the words they are looking for, it will be ignored. This is one of the advantages of hiring a professional resume firm to create your resume; they will ensure your resume gets past the screening programs to be read by a human being.

If you have decided to invest in allowing a professional to create a resume that will get seen and land interviews, it is important to choose the right company. Don't go with fly-by-night individuals advertising in the newspaper; more often they are not very effective.

Choose a firm that has been around for some time, has a great reputation and track record of helping people, and provides value-added services such as resume forwarding and online resume posting.

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