![]() ![]() Whether you’re just entering the blue-collar labor market or are a Journeyman in a Skilled Trade, a solid resume will get you noticed by busy hiring managers nationwide. You need a sharp resume to upload to job portals which shows off your skills, credentials, references and work history. Today, especially after Covid, you cannot just walk onto a work site anymore and speak with the foreman. ![]() You may have needed to fill out an application, but even that was rare. Back “in da day,” you needed references, credentials and a handshake. That being said, getting a manufacturing or Skilled Trades job in today’s economy is a different process from thirty years ago. “ If you are a welder with a work ethic, you will be among the dozens of people making six figures.” ![]() This wave of “blue collar” jobs is beginning to crest with the reopening of our post-Covid economy. The manufacturing and trades sectors, as Mike Rowe frequently mentions, have a much faster path for advancement and financial security, without the need for $100,000+ in educational debt. Since the Industrial Age began we have never seen such a demand for skilled workers to build and “fix” stuff for the benefit of our society. Thankfully, one of the positive changes ( thanks, in part, to the wisdom, wit and popularity of Mike Rowe) is that the Trades and Manufacturing sectors are making a huge comeback in the US economy. Not all of these changes are bad, and I’m not talking about not having to shake anyone’s hand ever again. “Well, duh!” you reply, “Did you just wake up from a 2-year coma yesterday?” I’m gonna let you in on a little secret… we’re living in a world of change. Writing a Rock Solid Resume for Manufacturing and Skilled Trade Jobs ![]()
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