Writing a resume after owning your own business? - How to write a resume – Writing a Resume Guide

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Question by stormster: Writing a resume after owning your own business?
I own my own business and after a year of toiling away and making barely any cash I desperately need to get back into the job market, my only problem is how to describe the current employment situation and how I came to that. I was laid off in January of 2006, so I wanted to start my own business in woodworking and other various things. I don’t actually make anything, my fiance does. We look for places to sell them together and come up with ideas for things together and it’s all in my name anyway.

So…how do I word this? I don’t want future employers to think that my primary concern wouldn’t be their company and the job at hand. My company is very part time and are high dollar items so business is scarce.

Any advice? Thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by woody
list your business and skills gained while working for yourself. perhaps list it as co-founder, sales manager or other reasonable titles. if asked about the state of the company you should be open and use it in a positive way.

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