1. For High School Students
Resumes
For High School Students

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

3. General Formatting & Appearance
Make your name stand out with a bold, larger font size
Use standard fonts such as Times New Roman, Arial, or Courier
(if applying for a corporate job)
Type Size: Point (except for name in heading)
White, beige, or light gray quality bond paper
Limit entry-level resume to ONE typed page
Standard academic paper rules apply (e.g. no contractions!)
Be sure it prints well!! (Test it out at home!)

4. Key Components Heading Education Experience Skills
References- in resume or as an addendum

5. Heading
Includes contact information:
Top of the page
Name: large and bold, so it stands out!
Address: street, town, state & zip code
Telephone number(s): with professional message
address: professional looking is not appropriate)
Check on a daily basis

6. Sample Headings Mike Jones Susan Williams CHRIS SMITH
1 Meadow Way
Altamonte Springs, FL 32116
(407)
Susan Williams
Current Address Permanent Address
325 Maple St Sycamore Drive
Orlando, FL Miami, FL 36829
(407) (305)
CHRIS SMITH
83 Prospect Road  Orlando, FL  (407) 

7. Education Listed in REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL order
Name and location of the school
Dates attended (e.g. September 2014 – present)
List major, minor, and area(s) of concentration (for all entries after HS)
Graduation date or anticipated graduation date
CGPA – if 3.0 or higher and/or major GPA
Honors
Relevant Coursework
Unless you are more than three years out of school, your education section should precede your experience section.

8. Education - Relevant Courses
List relevant courses that:
Help you stand out from the crowd
Have provided you with specific skills or knowledge
Courses that are at an advanced level if they are relevant to the position

9. Education - Honors
Under each educational degree you should include an honors subsection (if applicable)
List any awards or distinctions you received such as:
Dean’s List, cum laude, or Phi Beta Kappa (Because they are Latin phrases, magna, summa, and cum laude should always appear in italicized lower case letters
At most, you should include 3-5 entries, listing too many detracts from the most important entries
Be sure to include a brief explanation of any awards or distinctions that are not familiar to most readers

10. Samples Education Section
Stuyvesant High School; New York, NY September 2014 – June 2018
GPA 90/100
Relevant Courses: Business Systems Technology; Marketing

11. Experience Experience can be:
Paid part-time/full-time working positions
Internships
Volunteer work/Community Service
Club/campus group involvement
Summer jobs
The most important aspect is that they are RELEVANT!

12. Experience Listed in REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL order
Name and location of the institution
Position title (Not sure? Call them up!)
Dates worked (e.g. September 2015 – present)
List duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments in bullet form
You should have AT LEAST 2 bullets of responsibilities, else it’s not worth listing!
Use proportional length in descriptions. The more important, the longer the description!

13. Experience (cont’d)
Guidelines for duties, responsibilities & accomplishments
Use action verb + purpose format
Provide evidence of skills & qualities by
Quantifying information
Acknowledging accomplishments/awards
Most relevant information comes first

14. Sample Experience Section
WORK EXPERIENCE
Valley State Bank, Queens, NY July Present
Bank Teller
• Provided friendly, professional customer service to over 100 customers each day.
• Issued money orders, travelers checks, loan payments and deposits/withdrawals in order to expedite customer processing.

15. Specialized Skills
Include skills that make you unique, such as computer skills or foreign language skills
Be SPECIFIC in describing your special skills;
Name computer programs you know
Level of fluency in a foreign language
DO NOT OVERSTATE YOUR SKILLS. You may be asked to demonstrate them during an interview
Key Concept: Like the activities and honors section of the resume, this section should be included only if the applicant has some significant skill in addition to those expected of the profession or if an applicant has a special skill and they can use this section to stand out from other applicants.

16. Sample Skills Section COMPUTER SKILLS
Experienced with Macintosh, Windows XP, Linux, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Publisher
LANGUAGES
Mandarin Chinese (fluent)
Spanish (conversational)

17. References
Choose references who are knowledgeable about your skills, abilities, and work ethic.
Former employers, teachers, and counselors would be good references
Your friends and relatives are NOT acceptable
Always obtain permission from references in advance and provide them with current resume
Ideally, you want one professional, one academic, and one character reference.
Key Concept: Many times job ads will specify whether or not employers want the names and addresses of applicants’ references included on the resume. Applicants should read job ads carefully to determine how to present their references for any given job.
It is a good idea for applicants to compile a separate reference sheet that they can send out along with their resume if references are requested.

18. Proofread! Proofread! Proofread!
Remember
Always submit a cover letter with your resume
A resume does not get you a job… it gets you an interview
Putting time and consideration into your resume is one of the best ways to prepare for your interviews!
Proofread! Proofread! Proofread!