Resume Tip #14: Self Employed? Think Employee
April 5th, 2009
If you have a company and you are the only employee, you may want to list yourself as something other than owner. If you are working for a constructions company, call yourself Sr. Project Manager or Lead Engineer and describe your job responsibilities as though you were working for a larger firm.
Every recruiter I know who sees “Self-employed” thinks “unemployed”. In addition, if you are looking for a job after owning your own business a recruiter may ask himself if you are really that good at what you do. You need to eliminate these questions and get the interview.
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