ABOUT WRITING RESUMES. (3)

Here is more “theory” of resume writing: 
     Imagine that you are observing many college students, from all years.  First, look around you, and see what the others are doing.  Do you also want to do this?  Something similar?  Something new and original, even different?  What are they doing?  (a) Some are just playing the “game of college”.  (b) Some are about to graduate.  They wake up at the end of their college experience, they panic, and they make decisions: Some take “any” job.  Some struggle, and succeed.  Some use “guan xi” to get their job.  Some go back to their home town.  Some leave the city they studied in.  Many just get “a job”, and they somehow survive.  Do you want this? 
 
     While you are still a freshman, sit down and dream about what you want your life to look like, three years later.  Write about what is in your heart.  Convert this information into an imaginary resume.  Call this your “dream resume”.  Here, there are no limits to what you write down.  Then, print it out, and look at it.  Let a few days go by, or even several days.  During this time, make alterations, until you have a clear picture of what you would like your life to look like (three years later).  Do not share any of this with your classmates!  The reason is this: if they laugh at you, they will kill off any desire to creatively imagine your future potential.  Also, you want your own, unfiltered dreams, not the mingled dreams of others.  Although it is common for Asian people to think and act communally, here you need to be yourself, and think for yourself. 
 
     When your “dream resume” is ready, you can move on.  Go back to the computer, and alter the text, so that it reflects what you think is realistically possible, given your present context.  Be honest with yourself.  Call this resume your “reality resume”.  Print it out. 
 
     Then, you can make up your “actual resume”.  This is the resume that chronicles what you actually do, during your years at college.  It will (obviously) take some time to do this.... about three or four years.  As you go through college life, build up your resume – line by line, and experience by experience.  As you progress through college, you should know what you are doing, why so, where you are going, who you will become, which job you want, how you will get there, and when.  To a certain degree, your college career has been planned.  Time will go by.  You will graduate.  You will begin the early phase of your career.  There will be several versions of your own resume during these “early years” (before you get married; enjoy them!).  As you evolve, so too does your resume.  This normal.  Keep a copy of each version of your resume, date it, and use it as a reference for the next step in your career. 
 
     Therefore, in summary, your “actual” resume comes from the following sources: 
       (a) The “dream” resume. 
       (b) The “reality” resume. 
       (c) The passage of time, thinking, conversations, experiences, and observations. 
 
     Next, let us consider the following: 
     Who do you give your resume to?  It should be “someone you want to work with”, not “someone you have to work for”.  There is a difference, here.  Your work-life can be very long, and you should consider what you will do with all this time.  You can try to look for the job that you want, so as to further your own career dreams, rather than work for someone who just wants new workers to further his own projects.  Whatever direction you choose, or are faced with, you should have your resume available for “instant presentation”, should a real-life opportunity arise.  Sometimes they do, and you need to be ready for it.