Computer Information Technology Creating your Résumé Computer Information Technology

Objectives The Student will: Be able to complete a résumé using one of the templates

Starting Your Résumé Before you create your résumé you should decide what “categories” you will include. For a High School student I recommend the following: Objective Education Work Experience Volunteer Experience Extracurricular Activities Languages Computer Skills

Picking a Résumé Template There are many résumé templates available in office 2010. File | New Resumes and CVs and then Basic resumes Pick a template you find aesthetically pleasing (i.e. it looks good!) You want your résumé to stand out but don’t go overboard. Don’t choose Chronological resumes

Résumé Template Once you have selected your template you begin to customize it… Remove what’s there and add your information. Keep the style

Résumé Objective: Tailor this to the job your looking for Experience: Give some details Extracurricular: Include any leadership roles or awards Skills: include any skills that set you apart from the other applicants

First Impressions Résumé is often the first impression an employer has of you. Does it look professional? Is everything spelled correctly? Did you use upper and lower case letters?

True Example This email was received through the Hancock website: What do you think Ms. Glynn thought of this person? ATTN:Nancy J. Apke Hello I would like to introduce myself. My name is xxxxx xxxxxx. I apply to CPS for the position of Security Officer. I was inform to contact the school of my chose. So I would like to contact you to find out if you are hired for Public Saftery Officer. If you are hired can you please contact me at 773-XXX-XXXX. Hopr to hear from you soon. Thank You.

What’s wrong with this résumé? Top Line – Replace things like [Your_Name] with your real name – and delete the []s too Address – Put the full address including state zip Make sure your email address is appropriate Objective – check spelling! Work Experience – If you don’t use a section, then delete the section Volunteer Experience – Details – what org, when, what did you do… Languages – How fluent – reading writing speaking? Computer Skills – put only relevant info in your resume…

Summary Using the résumé template creates a professional looking résumé in little time Check and double check your résumé. It’s the first impression you will make.

Rest of Today Use a résumé template and the data from yesterday to create a personal résumé. Complete sentences are not required but proper English is. Print and turn in your résumé when complete