1. Project SUCCESS
Resume
Writing

2. Start off with a heading
Personal Information
Name (first, middle, last title)
Make this larger and bolder than the rest
Address (do not abbreviate)
City, State Zip
Telephone (area code and phone)

3. Make an Outline of Information
Information needs to be collected for the following areas:
Job Objective
Summary
Education and Training
Work Experience or just Experience (if you haven’t had a formal job)
Honors, Activities & Volunteer Work (optional)
References

4. Job Objective You will need to include the following information:
The job type/industry
One phrase—incomplete sentence

5. How Does It Look? Job Objective
See page 7B of your Resume Workbook for more examples
Job Objective:
Server position where I can use my customer service skills to enhance the customer's dining experience.

6. Summary You will need to include the following information:
Your skills and abilities that most relate to your job objective
Things your excel at that relate to all jobs

7. How Does It Look? SUMMARY
See pages in your Resume Workbook (plus resume examples in the back)
Summary:
Reliable and punctual
Good attitude in working with customers
Experienced in computer operations including: Point of Sale cash registers, PowerPoint, Word and Excel
Mature, hard-working team member
Remember the 6 “Skills to Pay the Bills” notes you took

8. Education You will need to include the following information:
School Name, school address, city, state, zip
Phone number
Expected graduation date

9. How Does It Look? EDUCATION See pages 17-18 in the Resume Workbook
Holt High School
5780 West Holt Road Holt, MI 48842
(517)
Anticipated graduation May 2016
Current Grade Point Average 3.25
Business Math
Computer Applications
Holt Community Education
4552 Spahr Avenue
Holt, MI 48842
(517)
January 2016
Life Saving and CPR certification

10. Work Experience You will need to gather the following information:
Dates you worked – Include the month and year you started – month and year you left
Title of position you held
Name of company, address, phone
Name of supervisor
List in order from most recent to those of the past
This can and should include volunteer and self employment

11. How Does It Look? WORK EXPERIENCE
See pages in the Resume Workbook
Experience:
June 2015-present
Dishwasher
Parasson’s Family Restaurant
Akron, Ohio
May 2014 – June 2015
Child Care/Babysitter
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Manna
Summer 2015
Lawncare
Self employed

12. Honors, Activities, Extra Curricular, Volunteer Work (optional section if not included elsewhere)
You will need to gather the following information:
Years of involvement
Activity Group
Type of Involvement

13. How Does It Look? Honors, Activities, Extra Curricular, Volunteer Work
2015-present
Holt Yearbook Page editor
Arranging, proofreading and compiling yearbook
December 2015
Give-a-Kid-a-Coat volunteer
Coordinated and directed distribution of donated items
2011-present
Tennis Team Captain
Motivating, coaching and demonstrating
Soccer Team member
Voted best team-mate

14. HONORS AND AWARDS (optional if not mentioned elsewhere)
You will need the following:
Name of award you received, and the year you received it

15. How Does It Look? HONORS AND AWARDS Honor Roll, January 2016
Employee of the Month, October, 2015
Letter of Accomplishment, October, 2012
3rd Place, Holocaust Writing Contest, 2010

16. Personal Skills (optional if relevant to position and not mentioned elsewhere)
You will need to gather a list of your own personal skills:
Foreign languages; instruments, technology

17. How Does It Look? Microsoft Office Web Page Design Spanish, 4 years
PERSONAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office
Web Page Design
Spanish, 4 years
Trumpet, 3 years

18. References You will need to gather information for THREE references.
These people cannot be students and should be full time employees. You should not be related to them and they should be familiar with your work ethic.
You need their name, career title, address, phone, address

19. References Personal Information Name (first, middle, last title)
The Reference page is separate from the Resume
The top should look just like the Resume
Personal Information
Name (first, middle, last title)
Make this larger and bolder than the rest
Address (do not abbreviate)
City, State Zip
Telephone (area code and phone)

20. How Does It Look? REFERENCES Mr. John Doe, Manager Company ABC
123 Main Street
Poplarville, MS 39470

21. Putting It All Together
Type your resume
It should be a one-page summary of your qualifications
A resume is like an outline
It is brief and concise
It gives specific information about you
Personal Information
Educational Background
Activities and Awards
Work Experience
References
There should be ZERO errors
It should emphasize your skills, talents and experiences that would show an employer you are the one for the job!