High School Resumes Bristow High School 2012 Mrs. Boomer

Types of Resumes Chronological – lists what you have accomplished in time order (from education to work experience to other activities) Targeted – emphasizes all the training and experience you have in a certain area (useful when you are pursuing a specific job) Chronological/Functional – emphasizes your special skills as well as gives a timeline of your recent activities/education/employment

Basic Information Your resume should have your basic contact information. Please include: Your first and last name Your current address Your phone number (s) Your address (should be a professional looking address; if you don’t have one, go to gmail.com and set up an account!)

Objective A statement that basically sums up WHY you are writing the resume; what your objective is Always starts with an infinitive (remember those???) – To + a verb Some use “To garner scholarships”; others use “To pursue a bachelor’s degree in...” If you were looking for a job, you’d write “To pursue a career in the field of...”

Education Definitely let future employers/scholarship committees know about your education! List dates attended, school attended, location of school, degree attained If you attended more than one school, list the most recent one (BHS) first If you have a really good GPA, you could list it here!! Example: August 2008-May 2012Bristow High SchoolBristow, OK *High School Diploma3.78 GPARanked 10/104

Education (continued) If you attended Vo-Tech and have obtained some certification, list it!! If you have taken classes at a college, list that college in the education section as well.

Experience If you have held any part-time jobs while in high school, please list those. They let potential employers/scholarship committees understand that you are responsible – and that you have been busy! List your employer’s name, dates you have worked there, location of the business, your job title, and your duties/responsibilities. Example: September 1988-February 1989KFCBristow, OK Cashier – run cash register; fill customer orders; clean dining area, balance cash drawer

Experience (continued) Again, if you have held more than one job, list the most recent one FIRST. You will list them in reverse chronological order. If you have received any special training at work, list it. If you work a large number of hours, you may want to list your average hours worked per week.

Interests and Activities List all of the activities you have been involved with throughout your high school career. Write out everything that has an acronym (FCCLA, FCA, 2m2l, SWAT, FFA... ) If you are involved in activities outside of school, list those also.

Achievements/Awards List all of the awards you have received; all of your achievements from your high school career. This can include ever time you have been on an honor roll, perfect attendance awards, Who’s Who Among American High School Students, etc. Also list every team award – if you have been part of a team and they placed in a tournament or qualified for state, you get to list that achievement because you contributed!

Community Service/Volunteer Service List any activities you did to help someone else out – where you were NOT paid!! It can be mowing an elderly neighbor’s lawn, delivering food to shut-ins in your church, buying gifts for someone on an Angel Tree, picking up trash, tutoring students, etc. If you helped out at a high school event or helped run a clinic or camp for kids and were not paid, you can count it.

References List people that you can count on to give you a positive referral for a job or scholarship. You should contact them BEFORE you actually type them onto your resume and hand it out!!! They need to be people you are NOT related to!! Teachers, Employers, Pastors, Adults you know in the community You will need to provide their job titles, addresses, and phone numbers

Remember You want to list all pertinent information, but most employers/committees prefer that you keep your resume to one page There are a lot of resources to help you write resumes – Word has templates that you can use, there are online sources, and plenty of software titles that can help Hand in your hand-written notes; we will type these later this month!!