1. Teaching Resume Skills to LINC Students
How many have resumes?
Who has done it for them?
Introduction

2. Agenda
Resumes
Teaching Tips
Outcomes

3. Parts of a resume Personal Information Job Objective
Summary of Qualifications
Work History (chronological)
Relevant Skills and Experience (functional & combined)
Education and Training

4. Optional Headings Other Languages Interests Volunteering Experience
Awards and Scholarships
Published Articles
Computer Related Skills
References available upon request?

5. Types of Resumes Chronological Functional Combination
Advantages Disadvantages
1. Easier to prepare; employers’ preference; shows professional growth; not ideal for 1st job/career change; doesn’t focus on skills necessary for job; gaps; frequent job changes .
2. Emphasizes skills not where/when acquired; 1st job/ career change/gaps limited hands-on skills; employment history/growth de-emphasized
3. Emphasizes skills and shows work history too long; repetitive
Hand-out

6. Skills Hard skills Soft Skills Transferable Skills
What would you say to an employer who met you at a networking session and is interested in your expertise?
Handouts for skills: hard skill – fill out the table; choose 5 most important for your job
Soft skills – select the ones you have; choose 5 most important
Transferable skills – identify your own
At the end (if time) a job ad to analyze.

7. Action Verbs Use strong verbs (plain words vs. professional verbs)
Avoid repetition
Hand – out Action Verbs
Hand out- Professional verbs vs. Plain Words

8. Resume Writing Tips Objective Sell yourself Get interview
Points not sentences
Strong words, action verbs (-ed)
Use numbers
Highlight strengths and accomplishments
Professional jargon and buzzwords

9. Tips continued
9. Include only positive and relevant information 10. Breadth of knowledge vs. depth 11. What you know and who you know 12. Format and design (white space) 13. Review!

10. Design Tips Name as a logo Group Personal Information
Start with a verb in past tense (skills/experience) (but adjectives/adverbs/nouns in highlights)
No end-punctuation and etc.
No hanging words
Control number of points i.e. Group skills (balance)
Handouts to show different ways of grouping personal data
Handouts for Design Rules

11. Design Tips cont. Punctuation and spaces
Second page – name only and pg. 2
Acronyms after full words
Numbers
Dates (years only)
10 years in reverse chronological order
No repetition, grammar, punctuation, spelling errors
Review, review, review

12. Resume Format Don’t use templates 1 inch margins 1-2 pages
Tables/headers/footers?
Font type and size
Alignment
Bold for titles and headings
Boxes, borders, shapes clip art?

13. Resume Format Heading with no punctuation (: or ;) Bullets – one style
Spacing – Double space between headings and single between points
Paper – good quality, colour (one-sided)
Handout for formatting and formatting exercise.

14. Teaching Tips Presentations (individual, group, mini)
All 4 skills, variety of activities, in class/lab vs. home
Unit vs. Topic
Assessment – formative and summative
peer, self-assessment
checklist, rubrics
Vocabulary – job ads, occupational profiles/ NOC
Content – accomplishment statements

15. Outcomes and Sample Task CLB 7 LINC 5-7 Curriculum Guidelines
IV Describe, compare, contrast two jobs /procedures
Give a presentation to compare their jobs back home and the same/similar job in Canada
Compare 2 types of resumes in mini presentations
IV Participate in a small group discussion/ meeting; express opinions and feelings; qualify opinion, express reservations, approval and disapproval.
In small groups, discuss and analyze a resume. Prepare a list of possible interview questions.
In small groups, analyze a job ad and decide how to use skills required in a resume.
ll Understand a set of instructions related to simple technical and non-technical tasks
Listen to instructions for using a resume wizard. Complete a portion of a template using own information.

16. ll Take notes in point form from an oral presentation
IV Demonstrate comprehension of mostly factual details and some inferred meanings in an extended description , report or narration.
ll Take notes in point form from an oral presentation
Listen to a 5- min talk presentation about effective resume writing and prepare a list of tips/ take notes/ write missing information on a worksheet.
IV Write two or three paragraphs to provide a comparison
Write a report comparing two types of resumes. Use a table as the basis of some of the information Add a paragraph expressing your preference. Give reasons.
IV Access and locate three or four pieces of information in on-line electronic reference sources (Internet /WWW or library databases)
Lab task : search library database and find at least one document on resume writing and choose 3-4 tips that you consider most important.

17. Websites http://www23.hrdc-dhrc.gc.ca/2001/e/generic/welcome.shtml
Self assessment
steps.org
Skills and definitions
Job profiles
NOC
JOB Futures
Essential skills
Ontario Skills Passport: