Submitted 3 weeks ago by Nytixus@kbin.melroy.org to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
https://kbin.melroy.org/m/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world/t/533985
My job at wal-mart has been fluctuating and bipolar that it's making me want to potentially seek out other jobs. I've acquired a few certifications with them that enables me to operate some of their machines like electric pallet jack, sit-down forklift, a walking stacker .etc
Unbeknownst to me, I am not allowed to carry these certifications outside Wal-Mart to use. But I know I can at least mention on my resume that I am capable of using these machines.
How would I word this on my resume?
“Successfully completed training for the following equipment…”
Then explain the situation when you have an interview. Chances are they know about this and won’t care.
received training to operate <insert machine>
Or
used <machine> to <complete task>
Just mention the Walmart™️ _______ Certification. They can’t stop you from mentioning you successfully obtained it, you just might not be able to have any papers with it.
If they ask you mention you can demonstrate proficiency if they need to verify that
Please don’t use bipolar as an adjective to describe anything but a person with the diagnosis.
And even then, consider that many people prefer person-first language to be more appropriate (I personally refer to myself as being bipolar, but to others as having bipolar disorder).
I give OP the bipolar pass
Bipolar junction transistor?
You’ll be recertifying at every company you work for (pretty sure that’s an OSHA requirement). Start making a list of all the equipment you’ve used with dates and certs, and let that grow on your resume. The longer that list gets, the more people you’re going to beat out for jobs. Just the fact that the list exists will put you over the majority of warehouse applicants.
If you use this equipment frequently, try to quantify them on your resume to show you have experience. You can ask chatgpt for better wording, but you might have something like “unload 20-30 trailers per week using an electric pallet jack.”
Create a list starting out of everything you might want to tell a future potential employer. The original list can be messy and have awkward wording, but try to list all of the useful skills you have and wherever possible, quantify your impact. Once you have that, then go to your AI of choice and practice some different prompts to see what kind of results you get. You’re not going to get a great or even necessarily accurate resume on your first try, you have to put in some effort to edit and re-prompt for improvements. Here are some possible prompts to play with starting out:
“You are an experienced recruiter helping me craft a resume to get a job in a warehouse. Review this list of experiences and recommend better wording to show that I have the skills to be an effective warehouse employee.” <paste your list that you created>
“For this experience, recommend how I can quantify my impact to show that I added value.” <paste a bullet that you want to improve>
If you find a job description that represents the kind of job you want, you can also provide that to your AI friend to get even better results. Something like this:
Once you’re done editing your resume to fix any errors the AI gave you or to change the wording to be a better reflection of your writing, you can paste the resume in again and ask for a final review.
The first time you do this, you’ll probably think “wow, this is so much better than what I started with” or possibly, “this is garbage, it’s making things up that aren’t even true.” Either way, if you keep playing with it, you’ll start to get a feel for a good balance of words that reflect your experience, but also connect well with job descriptions for jobs you’re interested in. Or maybe you’ll get lucky and get a job offer right away and not have to think about it again for years!
Some bonus prompts for when you get an interview:
You can take it another step and provide your resume and ask it for suggested answers to the question. Careful here though because you don’t want to try to memorize the answers. And finally, you should always ask questions in an interview (ALWAYS), try this:
Good luck with your job search!
Operated [equipment] at Walmart.
Trained to use a variety of pallet organization machinery.
Handled a high volume of goods skillfully operating motorized forklifts
Or even “experience using …”
The wording makes sense, but resumé training I have taken has emphasized starting lines with action words that show where your experiences and accomplishments are.
reach out to every warehouse within a comfortable drive of you, whether or not they have a job posted. a local librarian can help you make such a list. call and email each of them saying ‘i heard you’re looking for good people’. you’ll be making much more money soon and likely with benefits.
Describe the work you are doing and the equipment you use. Talk about the fact that you have received training to use this equipment. You don’t need to say anything else. If your next employer wants you to be certified on their particular machines they will train you.
dhork@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Says who? Will Walmart use a memory gun to erase your knowledge about which lever does what? If you find another job that uses those skills, they will do whatever they need to paperwork-wise to make you eligible.
Put it all down. Don’t use the word “certification” if it makes you feel better, but list all those things somewhere. Some people put a section with “relevant skills” at the end, you can list all the machinery you know how to use.
WraithGear@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
So if i remember my time at wall mart. They will in house certify you, which means you are not certified. They just kinda look the other way and claim there was an immediate need, then go back to justifying the immediate need.
So in order to be certified i think you need to take OSHA classes and be evaluated by a trainer to include classes and a practical.
dhork@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
In that case, OP should just be honest about the status of his certification. If other employers hire from WalMart often, they know their practices. The new employer may even want to pay for the classes, if they know the candidate has done the job before and is likely to pass. But I don’t know how much it costs and whether a company would normally pay for that.