Shortflyer wrote:Hello, I am trying to become a locksmith. I have experience picking locks as well as collecting locks. Almost all of the pick I have I have made myself. I graduated from college with a bs in mathematics. I dont have any professional carpentry experience but I have been good at building things and working with my hands my whole life. I want to do something where I am using these skills. I have helped family members on multiple projects including several wooden decks, sheds and a house where I also did some wiring. I am going to take a dcjs certification class in March I hope. What should put o. A locksmith resume to get hired as an entry level tech? How can I include my non professional experience on a resume?
Honestly, I think you'd be best going right to the company and talking to the owner in person. You won't get an institutional job without experience but there are a number of companies willing to hire people without experience who have the right attitude and ambition.
There is a rather large company in Atlanta willing to take on new guys that have mechanical aptitude only. I think if you can stress that you know how to turn a wrench, pardon the pun, you'll be far more successful than any resume.
This industry is largely "mom and pop", "brick and mortar" companies. While they will accept resumes and search Indeed or LinkedIn, they're far more likely to "bite" to someone that comes in and wants to talk to them. Just don't do it unannounced (things get very hectic at times). Call ahead or email and explain your situation and say you'd like to take a few minutes of their time to speak.
Search Craigslist first. Any business owner willing to post a job posting on an informal website like that will have the time to talk to you.
And if you're convinced that this line of work is for you, fight like hell to get the job and your foot into the industry. I don't drive a sports car but I've got 2 relatively new cars, a house, and a lot of other cool toys. You won't be rich but you'll never have to worry about paying the bills. And you'll get to see all sorts of neat shit and meet some of the most upstanding people you'll ever know. I can't remember ever dreading going to work - I've had plenty of anxious mornings for jobs that I wasn't so sure were going to work out the way I thought but, hell, that's par for the course as far as I'm concerned.
Good luck. PM or email me if you need more help. I was in your shoes once, I know how it goes.
