1. A Mind-Blowing PowerPoint Presentation brought to you by Mrs. Salfia
Creating Your Resume
A Mind-Blowing PowerPoint Presentation brought to you by
Mrs. Salfia

2. What is a resume? Basically, a resume is a summary of your awesomeness
It tells your potential employer who you are, and what qualifies you to be employable
It contains your contact information, your career goal, work experiences, education, activities/honors, and any other information relevant to the interview

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4. Sections of YOUR resume
Brand Statement or Summary of Qualifications
Education
Work Experience
Awards/Honors
Activities
Special Skills
References

5. “Brand Statement”
Or That: Steadfast, committed and passionate sales leader, conceives and deploys creative proposals to overcome challenges and advance organizational measurables. Motivating and enthusiastic mentor and coach, instills ownership to engage successful performance-driven teams. Intuitive and attentive listener, readily uncovers customer need to offer viable and enticing product solutions.
A “Brand Statement” communicates the essence of who you are in the workplace. Branding is a marketing concept and tool. Your brand reflects your professional reputation — what you’re known for (or would like to be known for).

6. Education
A list in chronological order starting with the most present of ALL your educational experiences. For example:
Education:
Spring Mills High School 2013-present
Current GPA: 4.1
James Rumsey Technical Institute
2015-present

7. Work Experience
A chronological list of all your work-related experience. For example:
Work Experience:
Babysitting for Salfia Family: after school and during the summer for Addie (8), Jayce (5), and Dominic (3)
Summer 2012-present
Yard work for Doreen McCloud
rake leaves, take out trash, mow grass
2010-present

8. Honors and Awards
List any special honors you have been given. For example:
Honors and Awards:
Cardinal Award:
1st 9 weeks, 2015
Perfect Attendance
1st Team All-Conference, Volleyball 2015

9. Activities
List all extra-curricular and community activities. For example:
Activities:
Co-captain Spring Mills Soccer team
Fall 2015
Member of the Holly River Baptist Church Youth Group
2006-present
Member of the Spring Mills High Diversity Club

10. Special Skills
Only create a “Special Skills” Section if you truly have a special skill.
For example if you speak 2 or 3 languages or are Red Cross certified in CPR or if you have a license to operate heavy machinery then you should list these things in this section.

11. “References available upon request”
If you have room on your resume, list the names and addresses of those wonderful folks who wrote letters of recommendation for you.
If you are out of room on your resume, it’s perfectly acceptable to write
“References available upon request”

12. The Layout of a Resume: How it should Look
Your name should be in the largest, boldest font, and should be at the top of the page.
Your address and contact information should follow
Address
Phone number(s)
APPROPRIATE !
All sections should line up and appear neat, orderly, and easy to read.
Use bold font for main headings or sections
Structure sections the same way aesthetically and grammatically
Use action verbs to describe duties and tasks

13. Resume “DON’Ts”  Don’t…..
-Use a unprofessional font. Use only Times New Roman, Arial, etc.
-Have an inappropriate
-Have typos, spelling errors, grammatical mistakes
-Print your resume on crazy colored paper
-Clip art or “cutsy” images on your resume
-Do anything unless Mrs. Salfia tells you it’s “ok” 

14. Let’s get started!!