Get ready for next year: evaluate and update

As your summer job finishes up, now is the time to evaluate your experience and update your resume.

1. Evaluate: Think about what you liked and didn't like about your experience. Are there questions you can add to the list of questions you keep for interviews that will help you avoid what you didn't like in the future? Any questions that can help you find a good position?
2. Plan: What sort of position do you want to focus on next year? Are you ready for a change or did you like what you did this time? Do you want to work in a different part of the country?
3. Update: Add this season's employer to your resume and add to your skills list. Update your objective to reflect what you will focus on next season. Tweak your resume to support your new objective.

It's important to do this while it is fresh in your mind. You can always make changes to your resume later on if you decide to focus on something different. Also, if you are a WorkamperPlus subscriber, be sure to post a Rate Your Experience about his employer. See Workamper.com.

Take advantage of what you've learned to fine tune your job hunting process and get an even better position next year! Jaimie Hall Bruzenak

For information on resumes and preparing for interviews, see Jaimie's 2nd edition of Support Your RV Lifestyle! An Insider's Guide to Working on the Road at RVBookstore.com.