1. Warm Up How long do you think an employer looks at each resume?
Content Objective: Demonstrate understanding of writing a resume.
Closing Statement: Create a resume that is free of spelling & grammatical errors.

2. The average employer looks at a resume
between seconds. This is the time
they decide to either KEEP IT or TOSS IT.
**According to a 2012 Huffington Post article,
the time has dropped to 6 seconds based upon
eye-tracking technology.
Content Objective: Demonstrate understanding of writing a resume.
Closing Statement: Create a resume that is free of spelling & grammatical errors.

3. Advertisement selling a product….YOU!
YOUR skills, experiences, & attributes.
Initiates first meeting between you & employer
It’s your FIRST STEP towards employment.
Content Objective: Demonstrate understanding of writing a resume.
Closing Statement: Create a resume that is free of spelling & grammatical errors.

4. Why do you need a resume? A marketing tool
To obtain an interview, not a job
Requirement of many organizations
The more professional the job,
the less you will use an application & the more you will rely on your resume.
**While some jobs require supplemental materials such as art portfolios & writing samples, a resume is still essential.
Content Objective: Demonstrate understanding of writing a resume.
Closing Statement: Create a resume that is free of spelling & grammatical errors.

5. Resume- Hidden Messages
Neat
Well-organized
Error free
Professional appearance
Neat
Well-organized
Attention to detail
Careful & Competent
Resume
You 5

6. Sections of a Resume – High School Students
Education
Activities
Volunteer
Work Experience
Achievements & Awards
**As you progress in your career, your resume format will be “flipped”. Your work experience will come first & your education last. Activities & volunteer work may disappear from resume depending upon space, industry & professional level.
Content Objective: Demonstrate understanding of writing a resume.
Closing Statement: Create a resume that is free of spelling & grammatical errors.

7. The Header What should be included?
Name
Permanent and present address
address – use professional – not cutesy or youthful
Telephone number
Where should contact information go?
Top of the page

9. Education Date or expected date of graduation G.P.A.
Graduation Date: May 2014
Expected Graduation Date: May 2015
G.P.A.
Major or overall at least 3.0
Round down to the nearest tenth
3.0 not 3.062
GPA: 4.0, Summa Cum Laude
If under a 2.5 do not add
After your first job out of school, you will no longer include your G.P.A.

11. Activities
Clubs, sports, programs, band, art, drama, journalism, etc. You can put them in order of significance or most recent.
Underneath each activity, write at least one brief description tells what you did. Start with a strong action verb & follow it with specifics.

12. Volunteer (Community) Experience
Include events you have participated either in or out of school.
Describe what you did.
Start with strong verbs.

13. Experience
Use the term "experience" instead of “job”
What is considered experience?
Full and part-time jobs
Self-employment
Volunteer work
Practicum, field, and cooperative education
Information to include
Job Title
Dates of employment
Company name
City & State
**Include work such as babysitting or helping out with the family business. For each item, include the job title, name of organization, location, dates, & description of responsibilities.

14. Listing Responsibilities
Use bullet points
Start of each line with an action verb
Present tense if currently employed
Past tense if no longer employed
Vary your choice of verbs
Tailor skills and experiences to the position for which you are applying
Be concise while providing enough detail

16. Achievements & Awards List or a detailed description. Order by date
Reverse chronological
Rank order by importance to the career objective
Do not say Member of …
Emphasize your leadership roles
Spell out the organization’s name:
Do not use abbreviations or acronyms

18. Resume Do’s Use action verbs Use short, concise sentences
Use #, %, $ amounts – illustrates accomplishments
Keep resume easy to read
Keep resume about one page – once you have established yourself in your career and have been working for over 10 years, a longer resume can be used.

19. Resume Don’ts
Do not use the pronouns such as I, me, my, etc.
Do not include references
Do not clutter your resume with nonessential information
Do not make any misrepresentations
Do not include personal information
SSN, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, photograph, religion, hobbies, etc.