Introduction

 Resumes  Teaching Tips  Outcomes

 Personal Information  Job Objective  Summary of Qualifications  Work History (chronological)  Relevant Skills and Experience (functional & combined)  Education and Training

 Other Languages  Interests  Volunteering Experience  Awards and Scholarships  Published Articles  Computer Related Skills  References available upon request?

 Chronological  Functional  Combination

 Hard skills  Soft Skills  Transferable Skills

 Use strong verbs (plain words vs. professional verbs)  Avoid repetition

1. Objective 2. Sell yourself 3. Get interview 4. Points not sentences 5. Strong words, action verbs (-ed) 6. Use numbers 7. Highlight strengths and accomplishments 8. Professional jargon and buzzwords

9. Include only positive and relevant information 10. Breadth of knowledge vs. depth 11. What you know and who you know 12. Format and design (white space) 13. Review!

 Name as a logo  Group Personal Information  Start with a verb in past tense (skills/experience) (but adjectives/adverbs/nouns in highlights)  No end-punctuation and etc.  No hanging words  Control number of points i.e. Group skills (balance)

 Punctuation and spaces  Second page – name only and pg. 2  Acronyms after full words  Numbers  Dates (years only)  10 years in reverse chronological order  No repetition, grammar, punctuation, spelling errors  Review, review, review

 Don’t use templates  1 inch margins  1-2 pages  Tables/headers/footers?  Font type and size  Alignment  Bold for titles and headings  Boxes, borders, shapes clip art?

 Heading with no punctuation (: or ;)  Bullets – one style  Spacing – Double space between headings and single between points  Paper – good quality, colour (one-sided)

 Presentations (individual, group, mini)  All 4 skills, variety of activities, in class/lab vs. home  Unit vs. Topic  Assessment – formative and summative  peer, self-assessment  checklist, rubrics  Vocabulary – job ads, occupational profiles/ NOC  Content – accomplishment statements

IV Describe, compare, contrast two jobs /procedures Give a presentation to compare their jobs back home and the same/similar job in Canada Compare 2 types of resumes in mini presentations IV Participate in a small group discussion/ meeting; express opinions and feelings; qualify opinion, express reservations, approval and disapproval. In small groups, discuss and analyze a resume. Prepare a list of possible interview questions. In small groups, analyze a job ad and decide how to use skills required in a resume. ll Understand a set of instructions related to simple technical and non- technical tasks Listen to instructions for using a resume wizard. Complete a portion of a template using own information.

IV Demonstrate comprehension of mostly factual details and some inferred meanings in an extended description, report or narration. ll Take notes in point form from an oral presentation Listen to a 5- min talk presentation about effective resume writing and prepare a list of tips/ take notes/ write missing information on a worksheet. IV Write two or three paragraphs to provide a comparison Write a report comparing two types of resumes. Use a table as the basis of some of the information Add a paragraph expressing your preference. Give reasons. IV Access and locate three or four pieces of information in on-line electronic reference sources (Internet /WWW or library databases) Lab task : search library database and find at least one document on resume writing and choose 3-4 tips that you consider most important.

 Self assessment steps.org Skills and definitions  Job profiles NOC JOB Futures Essential skills Ontario Skills Passport: