Sign on our Tour Guide Shack interior: “B GUIDE- PLEASE SWEEP SANDBOX”.

Today, I’m a “B GUIDE.” Not because my last name begins with B, but because of my scheduled arrival time.

So I dutifully grab the big red push broom and head down to the sandbox and drag the broom around the interior of the 20×20 ft. shaded play place complete with 15 cubic yards of sand, 6 Tonka trucks, and a smattering of strainers and shovels (to be included in Part 2 of my resume enhancement techniques.)

Suddenly, I’m on my dad’s International Farmall “H” tractor back in Indiana in the 1970s. As mom would say, “You boys are out dragging the fields.”

I think to myself, “I never got to do this when I was a guide at Mesa Verde National Park, or the Maroon Bells. I don’t remember any courses in college discussing ‘sweeping the sandbox’.”

So in the interest of advancing my career (and who doesn’t want to advance their career past sweeping sandboxes), I gave some thought as to how I’d position the sandbox duty on my next job resume:

“…As the dedicated team of managers saw my work practices enhancing the mission statement of our business, they began to rely on me more and more to help level the playing field.”

I think I’m on to something…