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| Anonymous |
| 03/06/04 at 04:08:17 |
| Asalaam aleikom I need some help typing a resume. I have a book that says in detail how it should be done but there's this major problem though. I have absolutely NO experience in anything whatsoever, I've NEVER worked a day in my life, plus I have NEVER contributed anything to my community. I know what you all must be thinking. Which cave have I been living for the past ____ years?! (I'm not gonna even risk telling you my age!) Anyway, I"m serious though. I talked to this person about writing one and she said it's absolutely OK to say I'm a housewife as my only experience but she also said to state any involvement in my child's school, mosque, anything of that nature. BUT I've always been an introvert/loner. So I've never done anything except be a mom and wife. SO what should I do??? Pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssseeeeee help a sister in need! :( Jazakom Allah khairan |
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| Kathy |
| 03/06/04 at 11:02:01 |
| [slm] I'll help, Insha Allah. I have had a bit of Human Resources experience. What kind of job are you applying for? |
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| onemuslimgirl |
| 03/06/04 at 11:04:29 |
| asalam alakum, Start getting involved NOW!!!! Check out ur local masjjid adn see where they need help. Ours always has activities and stuff going on mashAllah, and its not hard to find something to help out with. If your in Maryland, let me know and I can help you inshAllah. take care.... |
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| theOriginal |
| 03/06/04 at 13:43:23 |
| [slm] tweak it? okay okay....must remain focussed...must not encourage muslims to tweak ANYTHING...must ignore me but honestly, anything can be counted as experience/volunteering...family dinner parties, babysitting ur siblings, any social interactions you might have had, like halaqas or stuff like that. but you have to word it well. what kind of a job are you looking for? wasalaam. |
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| veiled |
| 03/07/04 at 14:05:31 |
| [wlm] Sister How can you say that you " have NO experience in anything" and have "NEVER contributed anything." Masha'Allah you are a wife and a mom and thats a quite a lot of experience in itself....isn't it? Anyways here's some thing to cheer you and probably you might find it handy for your resume thingy.All the best.........InshaAllah. A few months ago, when I was picking up the children at school, another mother I knew well rushed up to me. Emily was fuming with indignation. "Do you know what you and I are?" she demanded. Before I could answer, and I didn't really have one handy, she blurted out the reason for her question. It seemed she had just returned from renewing her driver's license at the County Clerk's office. Asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation. Emily had hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. "What I mean is," explained the recorder, "do you have a job, or are you just a .....?" "Of course I have a job," snapped Emily. "I'm a mother." "We don't list 'mother' as an occupation...'housewife' covers it," said the recorder emphatically. I forgot all about her story until one day I found myself in the same situation, this time at our own Town Hall. The Clerk was obviously a career woman, poised, efficient, and possessed of a high-sounding title like official Interrogator or Town Registrar. "And what is your occupation?" she probed. What made me say it, I do not know. The words simply popped out. "I'm a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations." The clerk paused, ball-point pen frozen in midair, and looked up as though she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly, emphasizing the most significant words. Then I stared with wonder as my pompous pronouncement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire. "Might I ask," said the clerk with new interest, "just what you do in your field?" Coolly, without any trace of fluster in my voice, I heard myself reply, "I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn't) in the laboratory and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). I'm working for my Masters (the whole darned family) and already have four credits (all daughters). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?) and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most run-of-the-mill careers and the rewards are in satisfaction rather than just money." There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk's voice as she completed the form, stood up, and personally ushered me to the door. As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants -ages 13, 7, and 3. Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (6 months) in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern. I felt triumphant! I had scored a beat on bureaucracy! And I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable to mankind than "just another mother." Motherhood...what a glorious career. Especially when there's a title on the door. |
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| timbuktu |
| 03/12/04 at 04:24:17 |
| [slm] sister veiled :D I just LOVE it |
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