Resume Building

I write this as a way to get my ideas on paper.

So I have been looking for replacement jobs for a while and after being employed for the same company for almost 12 years it occurs to me that I have not had to write or use a resume in a very long time.  I don't even know where to start, in fact I am so close to paying $50 so that I can take an online self guided course on how to put together a great resume.  Is this a good idea?  Is this something that any of you have had the chance to do over the years?   It is almost more stressful to research and write a resume than just staying at my dead end, no chance for promotion, job.

So as I go through and realize that I am nearing the end of my schooling and doing the things that I need to do to become a better member of this society, I realize that I am stuck and unable to really get out without basic business education.  It is almost as if my entire school experience has pruned me into not being able to do much with it afterwards without the basic writing skills that are required in order to be the best that I can be.  

Okay so my rant is over.  It is time for me to start researching and figuring out how to write a killer resume and become not just another brick in the wall, but a stand outside the wall and on my own two feet.