Cubans Will Soon Need To Update Resumes
Tuesday, 10. May 2011
Car Salesman, Realtor and World Traveler are some updates that Cubans may soon be able to put on their resume.
On Monday, Cuba’s Communist Party announced that it is legalizing the sale of real estate and cars. The government is also looking into the possibility of letting Cubans travel abroad as tourists.
The guidelines also encourage Cubans to form cooperatives that could function as mid-size companies, which up until this point was only allowed in the agriculture industry.
These new employee-owned businesses will be able to sell their products directly to the consumer, without the state first operating as an intermediary. The newly formed cooperatives will also have the power to decide how much each worker gets paid.
With the ability to form, or join, their own cooperatives, every Cuban could now benefit from a professionally written resume. In the meantime here are a few updates that every Cuban needs on their resume to help show that they are able to successfully be part of a cooperative:
Skills:
Hardworking – Well this goes without saying, in order to be successful in a cooperative you will need to be hardworking.
Works well with others – Again, pretty self-explanatory, you’ll be expected to work as part of a team, so possessing the ability to work well with others is a crucial skill to have.
Previous Employment Experience:
Collective Farm Work – Here’s a chance to showcase your experience working in a collective. Since agricultural cooperatives were the only form that was allowed under the old regime you better hope you put your time in on the field, for the good of the country and for the good of your employability.
Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces – Being able to mindlessly take and follow orders may help with making you more employable when it comes to joining a cooperative, especially if your newly formed cooperative is the Cuban Party Of Window Washers And Gutter Cleaners.
Hobbies:
Working on my ’53 Cadillac – Showing that you care about your possessions and are committed to making things work and look shiny and new is a great personal selling point that will make any head of a cooperative want to enlist you right away.