Journal: What do you know about resumes. What do you put on them Journal: What do you know about resumes? What do you put on them? What should you tell your potential employer?

Housekeeping

What is the purpose? To tell your employer all relevant and important experience you have pertaining to the job Example: If you are interviewing to become a secretary, you would want to include experiences such as “Secretary of HOSA” and “Fluent in Microsoft Office Suite” You have two pages to introduce yourself to the employer – the resume and the cover letter Employers decide who they give interviews to based upon resumes and cover letters Resume should be NO LONGER than one page

What do you include? Do: Don’t: Highlight most relevant experience List transferrable skills List education Use action verbs Include factual information Include everything you’ve ever done Explain too much Lie Include obvious skills Use clichés, jargon, or improper English

What are “action verbs”? analyzed diagnosed clarified evaluated collected reinforced compared reported conducted resolved critiqued responded detected suggested determined summarized

Let’s write a resume for Maximus: Name: ______________________ Address:_______________________ Email:_______________________ Education: GPA: Job Experience: Skills: Certifications/Awards:

Now: Now that you have a strong understanding of what you need for your individual career, you should have some idea of what type of education and experience needs to go on your resume to get your dream job Investigate into the variety of resumes out there Everybody’s resume will look different – Ms. Murphy has placed several templates in Google Docs, however, you can always customize your resume for your purposes, as long as it still has the essential information on it For example, a teacher’s resume should be straightforward, black and white, and outline their education, experience, and their certification. If you are going into architecture though, there may be more room to have creative borders or diagrams on your resume to actually show your work. If you are going into show business, they typically require a headshot included with or on your resume. When you have investigated the variety of types of resumes, begin crafting your own using the relevant information and action verbs we have discussed.

Resume Templates Link: https://drive. google. com/open