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Family Business on Resume

Post by hihowareyou » Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:18 pm

I'll be starting law school this fall, from what I've read you want to have your resume for 1L summer jobs ready early on in the semester. I was going over mine and when I was applying to schools I put my "work" at my dad's business on there. It's a pretty small business (5 employees). I am there a lot and do mostly managerial work. I asked my dad and he told me to put assistant manager down. Should I keep this on my resume when I'm applying for real jobs. I do work but I'm not officially an employee or get paid.

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Re: Family Business on Resume

Post by sundance95 » Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:21 pm

There's always money in the banana stand

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Re: Family Business on Resume

Post by PaulKriske » Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:22 pm

sundance95 wrote:There's always money in the banana stand
i literally died.

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Re: Family Business on Resume

Post by hihowareyou » Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:23 pm

sundance95 wrote:There's always money in the banana stand
hahaha, i need to finish watching this, i watched the first season and a half then quit. In all seriousness though, is this something I should leave off the resume

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Re: Family Business on Resume

Post by PaulKriske » Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:58 pm

put whatever can be verified by a background check.

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Re: Family Business on Resume

Post by IAFG » Sun Jul 08, 2012 12:01 am

PaulKriske wrote:put whatever can be verified by a background check.
Which would include tax returns, right? This would make me nervous for C&F

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Re: Family Business on Resume

Post by PaulKriske » Sun Jul 08, 2012 12:04 am

IAFG wrote:
PaulKriske wrote:put whatever can be verified by a background check.
Which would include tax returns, right? This would make me nervous for C&F
yeah, and possible business reg.s for his dad and what not? idk.

OP, whytf were you never on the books?

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Re: Family Business on Resume

Post by sundance95 » Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:10 am

PaulKriske wrote:put whatever can be verified by a background check.
So, Mr. Manager? Or just manager?

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Re: Family Business on Resume

Post by PinkCow » Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:15 am

sundance95 wrote:
PaulKriske wrote:put whatever can be verified by a background check.
So, Mr. Manager? Or just manager?
Well, manager. We just say manager.

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Re: Family Business on Resume

Post by hihowareyou » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:51 am

yea cause if i don't put this there really isnt anything on my resume

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