LOCKDOWN is kind of over, a bit, so you need a good spin on it for your CV. Try these seven claims:
Developed focused new skillset
Ten weeks ago, no way could you balance a family-size bag of Kettle Chips on your gut while scheduling an eight-person Zoom call. Now you do it every day.
Studied the ancient art of mime
Partly for essential gestures such as ‘Waitrose Greek yoghurt, full-fat’ when deciphering your elderly parents’ shopping requirements through their front room window, but mostly for miming writing answers while looking them up on your mobile during quizzes.
Business consultation for start-up with ambitious growth goals
Advised your friend Donna that now might not be the best time to start that pop-up selling artisan marshmallows skewers. Advice ignored.
Home-schooled challenging educational group to an excellent standard
You ran a tight ship and introduced firm, traditional concepts like History, Maths and Right, Both Go On Minecraft Dungeons While My Boss Calls.
Self-researched alternative medicine
When you had a migraine but the chemist was shut, who knew that the cure was 12 Jaffa Cakes and a shot of limoncello?
Effectively delegated
Your 82-year-old neighbour was going to the shops anyway and had the benefit of the dedicated 7am shopping slot. Picking up a few boxes of Stella wasn’t going to kill her, was it?
Connected with your real hopes and dreams in life
Most importantly, you realised during this unprecedented global pandemic that life is a precious gift and that deep down you always wanted to work with animals. Equipped with this new awareness and self-knowledge, you are preparing to continue being a credit control supervisor because you need to pay for your car.
