How to Write a Resume

What is a Resume? A resume is a personal summary of your professional history and qualifications.

Today’s Objectives: 1.Introduction about resumes 2.Complete worksheet 3.Type resume 4.Upload to Naviance

Key Components: Heading or Personal Information Career or College Objective Education Work Experience/Volunteer Experience Extracurricular Activities Awards/Certificates References

Why do you Need a Resume? To get a job To stand out To apply for college

ABC’s of Resume Writing Quick Tips: Appropriate —Make sure your address is professional Be short and sweet—Don’t get too wordy Correct mistakes—Once you’ve finished your resume, make sure you have 2-3 people proof- read it for mistakes

ABC’s Continued… Don’t abbreviate—only abbreviate state initials, which should be capitalized. St., Ave., Rd., should all be spelled out Evaluate your references—Ask your references for permission before putting them on your resume. Format—Format the font and size of the text, and make sure everything is in the same format throughout your resume.

Employer Perspective Bring a resume even when it’s not required Resume should be on resume paper Employers typically look at each resume for only 20 seconds! Your resume should be perfect, employers sometimes get hundreds of resumes and one mistake could cost you the job

Objective Examples: Seeking admission to the College of Nursing Seeking admission to the College of Engineering Seeking admission to the College of Education Seeking admission to the College of Liberal Arts Seeking admission to the College of Sciences

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Academic Achievement Examples: A/B Honor Roll Honors classes AP (Advanced Placement) classes Valedictorian Academic Letters National Honor Society

Work/Volunteer Experience Childcare Provider Babysitter Lawn Care Specialist Make sure to include: Dates, name of family or company you worked for, job title and duties.

Extracurricular Activities: Sports: Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis, Swimming Clubs: Chess, Student Council, Dance, Theater

Special Skills and Interests Examples: Fluent in Spanish (or other foreign languages) Proficient in Powerpoint (or other computer skill) Experienced violin player (or other musical instrument) Modern Dance (or other fine arts area)

References Format: First and Last Name, Title Full Address Phone Number address

Instructions Now: 1.Go directly to Naviance ( or through the South High Website Home Page under Quick Linkswww.connection.naviance.com/shsmn 2.Login (if you have trouble remembering your username or password go see Ms. Rates at her desk) 3.Have your completed resume worksheet out to refer to 4.Open Word 5.Click File 6.Click New 7.Click Resumes and CVs 8.Click Basic Resumes 9.Click the first resume titled Resume (Essential Design) 10.Put your information into the resume template

Instructions Continued 5 minutes before the bell rings: 1.Save your resume to your documents as (first name, last name, resume, today’s date) 2.Go to Naviance (you should already have this up) 3.Click on the My Planner tab 4.Click on Tasks Assigned to Me 5.Click on MLP 9.5 Resume 6.Click on upload a document 7.Find your resume and click upload file 8.Logout and shut your computer down *Reminder you can always work on updating this resume on your own and you should continually do so as you add experience. Resumes are required to get a job (including Step Up Summer Jobs), apply to college and to apply for a scholarship.

Employment Action Center Christina Rates, College and Career Center Coordinator