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| Ok so I am working on my resume to find a real job. LOL. I have worked in the past but I have a gap in there where all I did was train horses, for myself and for the public. I'm not great with this whole writing about myself type thing. UGH!! So what are some of your ideas as to put that you were pretty much self employed training horses and raising kids for a few years while you weren't working a real job. Thanks in advance for any input!! |
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| Think in terms of a business... You obviously had a budget, clientele (customers), financial management, facilities management, training progression (through self development, client development, equine development), contracting (whether it's as simple as $/days training - that is still a contract), purchasing - whether through feed vendors, hay suppliers, tack, etc., exposure to sponsorships.
Basically break everything you did down to the business level and use that language to articulate what service you provided. Goodluck! |
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Location: LA Lower Alabama | Give it a name. "Owned xyz's horsemanship" |
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Location: Idaho | Vmtaylor - 2018-02-02 1:05 PM
Think in terms of a business... You obviously had a budget, clientele (customers), financial management, facilities management, training progression (through self development, client development, equine development), contracting (whether it's as simple as $/days training - that is still a contract), purchasing - whether through feed vendors, hay suppliers, tack, etc., exposure to sponsorships.
Basically break everything you did down to the business level and use that language to articulate what service you provided. Goodluck!
Yep, this is what I would do! |
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Location: California | I agree with putting everything it entails to run your own business. I also have a "horse trainer" resume and the dates I have on there are from 2010 - current. So that any gap in my resume is covered by that. Sometimes I am just training and sometimes I have another job or two. So I have a full resume by doing that. |
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Location: Kansas | Remember to add your important ability of Time Management. |
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Location: Dearing, GA | I agree with what others have said- think about the business aspect of managing a training business.
Its also okay if your resume has gaps. When you're in an interview, and they ask, all you have to say is you made your family a priority at that time. Nothing wrong with that! |
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