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WRITING A RESUME

Emily Loranger, William Monroe High School College Adviser

What is a resume?

A resume is ALL ABOUT YOU! It is the time and place to brag about yourself! A guide to your education, skills, activities, work experience, community involvement and achievements A PROFESSIONAL document

What can you do with a resume?


Apply for a job Apply to college Apply for scholarships Request Recommendation Letters Look for Community Service Opportunities Apply for Summer Programs (i.e. internships)

Types of Resumes

Chronological Functional Combination: Chronological and Functional

Chronological

List most recent jobs/experiences Simple- Highlights your experience Most commonly used for job applications

Example of a Chronological Resume

Functional

Clusters your experience into skill areas Works best for those with little job experience that really need to highlight their skills to gain experience Allows you to present your strengths

Example of a Functional Resume

Combination: Functional and Chronological

Combines elements of both the chronological and functional resume Good for sharing relevant job experience plus your skills Great for applying to college, scholarships, letters of recommendations

Example of a Combination Resume

Format: What Goes in a Resume

Identifying Information

Name, Address, Phone Number, Email, Social Media (professional web presence) Brief statement related to what the resume is being used for varies depending on type of job, etc Name of school, Graduation Date, GPA, Courses, research experience Employer, Job Description, Dates Two types: hard and soft Contact information (name, phone number, email, relationship to youcannot be a family member in most circumstances) to usually two people that can speak about your character

Objective

Education

Work Experience

Skills

References

Types of Skills: Hard and Soft

Hard Skills
Computers,

Video Equipment, Foreign Languages, Money Handling, Math, Science, Writing Music, Art, Power Tools, Equipment Operation, Certifications (CPR, First Aid, Nursing, etc.)

Soft Skills (based more on character and personality)


Honesty,

creativity, reliability, enthusiasm, teamworker, worth ethic, interpersonal skills, problemsolving abilities, leadership abilities, communication

Resume Tips

You can rearrange the sections that follow the header and objective of the resume (Education, Job Experience, Skills) depending on the use of the resume. Header
This

tells where employers to reach you. Use your proper full name, mailing address, phone number and email address and complete sentence that indicates the type of work you are seeking.

Objective
Short

Resume Tips, Continued.

Education

Include any vocational, tech classes, business classes, special workshops or training
Include all with most recent listed first. No experience? Give examples of skills, strengths. List volunteer work, community service, family responsibilities, something you have designed, built, repaired, managed, operated. Use the Great Questions handout to figure out what your soft and hard skills are Do not lie.

Work Experience

Skills

Resume Tips, Continued.

References

An adult (manager, teacher, coach, neighbor) who knows your work ethic and character. No relatives. Be sure to let the persons know you plan to use them as a reference
Brief sentences No fancy script or difficult to read styles Change suggestive email addresses i.e. [email protected] Limit resume to one page on standard white paper Proofread for spelling You should create a Resume that you list ANYTHING and EVERYTHING. You can use this to then pull information from for future Resumes.

Formatting

Evolving Resume

Most Common Mistakes

Too Much Information Too Short Punctuation Errors Abbreviations Poor Grammar Misspelled Words Disorganized Using I, me, my

Proofreading

Most common mistakes can be fixed with proofreading Lets practice. Whats wrong with this phrase?
1. To pursue a internship in the field of business. 1. To pursue an internship in the field of business. 2. 1249 willow st.

2. 1248 Willow Street 3. CVILLE, va 3. Charlottesville, Virginia

Great Resume Words


Assist Able Advanced Conducted Coordinated Develop Deliver Design Encourage Earned Evaluate Facilitate Generated Headed Hosted Improved Influenced Maintained Managed Motivated Organized Performed Planned Prepared Promoted Represented Revised Selected Supervised Taught Trained Upgraded Utilized Valued

Great Questions to Ask


Taken from Yana Parker's Resume Workbook: For High School Students a Fill-in-theBlanks Guide

Good friends count on each other for lots of things. What do YOUR friends count on YOU for? What do you do for your PARENTS or guardians to help them out when you have time? IF one of your friends at school were to BRAG about you, what would they say? Describe something you DESIGNED, CREATED, built, made, or fixed up, that gave you a strong sense of satisfaction. Tell why you feel good about it. Which subjects are you best at in school? Why do you like those courses? What PRAISE or acknowledgment have you gotten from your teachers? What do you KNOW so well--or DO so well--that you could teach it to others? What's the main TIP you'd tell people about how to do it SUPERBLY? If you suddenly disappeared for 3 months (say the US government sent you on a SPY MISSION!) what would your friends and family MISS most about you? How

Questions? Contact me.


Ms. Loranger Make an appointment to see me in Guidance. [email protected] Website: www.wmcollegeadvising.weebly.com Twitter:WMAdviser

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