RESUMESRESUMES Look ahead to your future… Create a tool to market yourself.

Resume Writing Lesson: 11 th Grade Objective: All students will understand the uses of a resume, and create a resume for your future use. This power point presentation contains the following: –Resume Lesson –Instructions on how to start your own resume.

What is a resume? It’s a well organized report of your accomplishments It’s like a movie trailer… if it catches your interest, you want to see the movie. The same holds true for your audience – if your resume peaks their interest, they will want to learn more about you.

Why create a resume? Scholarship Applications College Admissions Employment Honors Community Service Letter of Recommendation

What does your resume tell about yourself? Name, address, phone Objective Education Skills Work Experience Extracurricular Activities –Clubs –Sports –Volunteer Activities Honors and Awards References

Create your resume! Close this Power Point and return to the Resume Website Page. Click on the link to the Navigator. Log into the Navigator and click on Plan for Work Click on Create Resume and follow the directions on your handout