1. Introducing Resume Writing
How to Write An Affective Resume

2. What Is A Resume?
A resume is an account of your education, qualifications, and career prepared by you for a job and given to a prospective employer. It is a document that tells someone about you in a way that would interest them in giving you a job. It is a way to review someone by using a format that makes it easy to compare you with others.

3. Body Of Resume Education Experience Personal Information
A resume normally has three components:
Education
Experience
Personal Information

4. Education
Is important to show people that you can and have learned a range of topics. And so, you are able to learn skills.
A good education will give you a broad perspective (view of things) and develop learning skills (time management, organization of your thoughts, communicating, working with others etc.)

5. Experience
Is learning by doing. The best way to learn is to take a good education and apply it to experiences which will further develop your skills and knowledge.
It is the list of jobs, volunteer work, and any other experience you may have.

6. Personal information
Explains you as a person to help people reviewing your resume understand you as a person - things you like to do outside of work. This information will help you and an employer determine if you are a fit with other people who work in the company and the company in general.
Some things to list are:
Special Training such as EMT or CPR
Organizations you are a member of
Languages you speak (speaking more than one language make you more marketable. Consider this when taking up a language in middle school and high school).

7. Skills
Remember, every thing you do can be considered a skill which can be improved and used. Look at your everyday skills below and how these skills can be utilized when trained to do so:
Reading = Proofreading and editing
Writing = Written communication such as journalism and book writing
Talking = Communicating thought and ideas
Thinking = Make decisions based on judgment
Dealing with people = Interpersonal communication and customer service skills (every career has some form of customer service skill which is needed and utilized)
there are many skills you have - the key is to recognize your skills and try and develop your current skills and add to your skills daily.

8. Some tips on developing your resume:
Education:
Set a plan to obtain a good education. Develop a good attitude towards learning - if you don't like the subject, try and convince yourself that it is important to learn it and it will help you in your future. The fact that you can learn a subject shows you are capable of learning other subjects - therefore you can be trained for a specific job.
Research jobs and start to understand what education is needed -what courses will you have to take. Also, talk to people - ask them what education is needed for their job.
If you choose an easy path in school - easy courses in which you don't learn much - you may restrict opportunities in the future - it may seem easy now but life will become harder for many more years to come.

9. Experience Every thing you do develops your experience.
Making your bed :
yes as simple as this may be will help you develop the skills of discipline (doing it every day),
responsibility (you take charge and do it),
organization ( you and your space become more organized).
The more experience you can gain the better off you will be. Take responsibility for some things that your parents always do - do some cooking, phone calls for haircut appointments or order the pizza. Do things to gain experience - these activities are hard the first time but become easier as you gain experience.

10. Personal information
Your community service can be a good way to gain valuable experience and gain insight into how organizations and projects are managed.
Join organizations you are interested in.
Learn a skill which you can use anywhere, such as CPR.

11. Resume Words:
Assessed Authored Capable Challenging Cohesive Collaborate Communication Competent Conceptualized Conducted Consistently Conveyed Demonstrated Designed Determined Developed Diligence Driven Dynamic Effective Enhanced Establish Exceptional Exceeded Expert Extensive Evaluated Facilitated Focus Implemented Inspired
Instrumental Introduced Launched Liaison Managed Mastery Maximized Mentored Motivated Negotiated Outstanding Oversaw Performed Persistent Presented Proficient Promoted Rapid Recognized Recommend Recruited Skilled Succeeded Successful Superior Supervised Tenacious Trained Unique Utilized

12. Resume Phrases Solutions-oriented Results-driven Well organized
Highly motivated
Top-ranked

13. Example Resume
Richard Anderson, 1234, West 67 Street, Carlisle, MA 01234, (123)
Education: Hillcrest High School, Dallas, TX September May 2006
Experience
Buy Stuff Here, North park Mall, Dallas, TX
Sales Associate June Present
Maintain and restock inventory.
Provide customer service.
Operate computerized cash register system.
Child Care Present
Provide child care for several families after school and on weekends.
Achievements
National Honor Society , 2005, 2006
Tennis regional Championship team captain
Volunteer Experience
Goodwill Thrift Store volunteer
District Essay Contest Finalist
MS 150 Bike Tour
Interests / Activities
Boy Scout
Member of Hillcrest high School tennis Team
Yearbook Photographer
Computer Skills:
Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint and Internet

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15. Career Development Lesson Plan Blanca Guzman Mendez
Lehman College of the City University of New York
School Counseling Program
Department of Counseling, Leadership, Literacy, and Special Education
Reference:
Hatch, T. & Bowers, J. (2005). The ASCA National Model:
A framework for school counseling programs
(2nd ed.) Alexandria, VA: American School Counselor Association.
Resources:
Portions of the above lesson plan was borrowed from the above resources