1. Your Resume
High School and Beyond

2. Your Resume
Today’s information will help you to develop a resume or to improve and update an existing resume

3. What is a Resume …….
The resume is one of the most valuable tools you have to market yourself to an employer. It is a written document that clearly communicates what you have to offer an employer by describing what you have already done.
At the employer’s glance, it will market your skills, qualifications, education, and experience.
It must be a professional-looking document that is completely error-free.

4. Three Types of Resumes There are three standard types of resumes:
Chronological, Functional, and Combination
Chronological: A chronological resume presents your education and work experience by date beginning with the most recent. This is the most frequently used format and is preferred by most students.
Functional: A functional resume presents your experience in skill clusters. Emphasis is on your skills, not work experience. Job titles and dates are usually left out.
Combination: A combination resume uses parts of both the chronological and functional styles.

5. Components of a Resume Personal Information Objective
Qualifications, Skills, and Knowledge
Work Experience
Education
Volunteer Experience
Awards, Honors and Scholarships
Activities and Interests

6. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Your personal information should be formatted nicely at the top of your resume.
Type your full legal name in Bold, usually 16 point font.
Under your full name, type your complete address, including zip code, in a 12 point font (not bold). High school and college students in particular who tend to move frequently, use a permanent address, such as a parent/guardian address.
Be sure to add your phone number including the area code.
List your address under the phone number. If your personal address is not appropriate, set up a new account.

7. PERSONAL INFORMATION Example: James I. Needajob 1231 Easy Street
Anytown, WA
(425)

8. JOB OBJECTIVE
The Objective is a brief statement that describes the job for which you are applying.
The Objective should be clear and concise and include:
The level of the position: entry level, full-time, part- time
The Job Title of the position: Customer Service Representative
Name of the Business

9. JOB OBJECTIVE Examples:
To obtain an entry level position as a Customer Service Representative at EZB Company
Seeking a Full-Time Position utilizing Office Management, Access Database, and Customer Service Skills

10. ~~DISCUSSION~~
What types of jobs would a high school student or college student apply for?

11. QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
This section provides an overview of your qualifications, skills and knowledge.
You should state the special skills and experience that you will bring to the job.
Remember a Resume is about what you can offer an employer.

12. QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Hard Skills
Skills you have learned whether at school or a previous job. Examples:
Proficient in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher…..
Another example is a list of equipment you can operate, for example a cash register, computer hardware, diesel equipment, etc.

13. QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Soft Skills
Skills which are transferable from one job to another, such as:
Interpersonal communication
Time management
Team building
Active listening and questioning
Problem recognition and solution

14. ~~QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE~~
On your draft resume or on a blank piece of paper, write down employable skills which you have acquired.

15. ~~DISCUSSION~~
In small groups of two or three students, discuss what skills you have that would be seen as an asset for you when applying for a job.

16. ~~DISCUSSION~~
As an entire group, talk about what skills you discussed in the smaller groups. If a skill was discussed which you have acquire but haven’t written down yet, add to your list.

17. EXPERIENCE This section could be labeled a number of ways
Experience, Work History,
Employment History.
List:
the name of the organization for whom you worked
job title/position
the dates of employment
descriptive summary of job duties.

18. ~~WORK EXPERIENCE~~
Using your draft resume or a blank piece of paper write down or add to your work experience.

19. EDUCATION
Always list the most recent degree first - major, institution, and date of graduation or expected graduation. Point out areas of specialization in academic work and any honors you’ve received.
Education includes high school, vocational school and college (i.e. Running Start), college in the high school, TechPrep, apprenticeship training, on-the- job training, special workshops, seminars, military training, self-study.

20. ~~EDUCATION~~
Write down your education.

21. RECOGNITION OR AWARDS
This is an optional section. List any recognition (awards, honors) that you have received that would help to describe your qualification for this job.
Example:
AWARDS
2007 National Merit Scholar
2008 Girls Softball, Most Improved Player

22. ~~RECOGNITION OF AWARDS~~
Write down awards, honors, and recognitions you have received.

23. ACTIVITIES
List any activities you feel would help describe your qualifications (personal and professional) for this job. (i.e. Sports, Boy Scouts, Clubs, Dance lessons, Skiing, Horseback Riding, etc.) Remember to always include the dates that you participated.
Example:
ACTIVITIES
2006-Present Boys Varsity Football
2004 – National Honor Society
June Expected date to receive Eagle Scout Award

24. ~~ACTIVITIES~~
Write down activities in which you have participated.

25. On Your Resume, Do……….. Put the most important information first.
Be sure you have correct information .
Keep the Resume concise and one page in length. Use brief statements and powerful words to get your message across.
Use actions words to communicate accomplishments and results.
Emphasize your strengths.
Type the Resume using a business style font, like Times Roman.
Make it appealing to the reader’s eye. Highlight categories and important information (bold, underline, capital letters, italicize, bullets, etc.)
Create consistent margins and spaces throughout the Resume
Have lots of white space on the Resume.
Use Resume quality paper, white, cream or light gray in color.
Create a separate list of references to accompany the Resume
Save your Resume on your computer or a disk so you can update it later.

26. On Your Resume, Don’t………
Never lie on your Resume. If discovered, it is grounds for immediate dismissal.
Don’t use, “I, me, or my” in your Resume.
Never have any typos or misspelled words on your Resume.
Never use improper grammar.
Never use flashy colors, graphics, fonts unless the job calls for art or design.
Never hand write your Resume.
Do not include salaries, supervisor’s names, phone numbers, social security number, birth date, health status, or picture on your Resume .
Do not include any negative comments or information on your Resume.

27. ~~Next Day Activity~~
In class next time, you will be in a computer lab and will either update your existing resume or use a template to develop one.
If you have a current resume, bring an electronic copy and/or a draft copy of it.