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So here’s the problem. My mother wants to find a job and she’s in her 40′s. She dropped out of school at sixth grade in China because her family could not afford the education she needed. She immigrated to Canada at eighteen and has been living here for about 25 years now. Her English isn’t that great either. She also said minimum wage is fine. So how would she write her resume under "Education"? I don’t think she remembers the name of her elementary school in China and she never made it to high school

First, don’t let her get discouraged! LOTS of people don’t have a high school education and still find perfectly good jobs! The key is to emphasize her work history and skills. If she’s had any on-the-job training, she can include that, but otherwise, just leave the "Education" section off of the resume completely. Depending on the type of job she’s applying for, being a native Chinese speaker could be a real asset – make sure she includes what dialect(s) she speaks.

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