1. Selling Yourself RESUMES

2. PURPOSE To communicate your ability to successfully perform meaningful work in a way that creates immediate interest for potential employers to want to interview you.

3. Purpose

4. TYPES OF RESMUES CHRONOLOGIALFUNCTIONAL In order of what you have accomplished in your life Variety of jobs and assignments

5. Parts of a Resume Job Objective Summary of Qualifications Relevant Skills and Experiences Work History Education and Training

6. JOB OBJECTIVE ASK YOURSELF: What do I want to do? I want to teach For whom do I want to do it? I want to teach high school Where do I want to do it? In the St. Louis area At what level of responsibility Family and Consumer Science Education Translated to your job objective statement: I am seeking a Family and Consumer Science teaching position in a St. Louis area high school.

7. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Message of this section: I am qualified- I have experience, credentials, basic skills for the job I am especially talented in these areas that matter for this job ASK YOURSELF: What are the 5 best things about you These should be the important highlights for the job objective that you have stated. “Highly qualified, organized, and ProStart knowledgeable woman seeks a position within the family and consumer science education department at Clayton High School.”

8. RELEVANT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Heart of the resume-most challenging part to write Look at job objective (let this guide you) What skills are required for this job? When have I used these skills in the past? Write action-oriented “one-liners” that clearly state what you have done Don’t just say responsible for….familiar with, duties were….. “Developed challenging and thought-provoking curriculum.”

9. WORK HISTORY Create a master list of all jobs held (paid and volunteer) Dates started and ended Job title Name and city of organization Put in reverse chronological order Substitute Teacher 04-2011 to 05-2011 Springfield Public Schools Executed written curriculum of room teacher. Coordinated food labs with students. Assisted department in daily activities.

10. EDUCATION & TRAINING Schools attended with dates, and location Personal study in your field (classes, workshops) Credentials or certificates Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri 07-2009 to 07-2012 Masters of Art in Teaching Certification: Family and Consumer Science, Birth through 12

11. MISCELLANIOUS Select only the items from each section that are relevant to this job Limit resume to one page if possible. The length is determined by experience, education etc. Length is also determined by chosen field Should be concise, using short, action oriented statements Outline form- not paragraph Use bullet points Use high quality paper Make sure there are NO typing errors Resumes should say I am the best person for the job