1. CREATING A RESUME

2. What is a resume?  Sometimes considered one’s ("course of life“)  One page summary of your skills, education, and experience (Naviance will print two pages, so for this assignment, two pages is fine.)  Acts like an advertisement for you. It gets you the interview. Once you’re at the interview, it is up to you to get the job. (This is just like how an ad gets a customer in the store but it is up to the product and retailer to make the sale.)

3. High School Resume Format Functional- Focuses more on skills and work experience. Best used for people who are changing careers or beginning one.

4. How long do employers look at a resume?  Fewer than 30 seconds  3 minutes  1 minute

5. How long do employers look at a resume?  Fewer than 30 seconds  Employers often receive hundreds of resumes for a single position. They don’t have time to pour over every word on each one. This increases the importance of the smallest details. (In other words, spell everything correctly and use proper grammar!)

6. Resume Quiz - How much do you know? http://www.virtualjobshadow.com/tools/lessons /resume_quiz.pdf

7. Resume Quiz Answers http://www.virtualjobshadow.com/tools/lessons /resume_quiz_answer_key.pdf

8. Some colleges may request a resume but probably not, so why am I creating one?  Scholarships, sports programs, or honors programs in college may require a resume for entrance, have it on hand now.  Teachers (and guidance counselors) will probably request a resume when you ask for a letter of recommendation– and you can simply print and hand it over. Remember the more that someone has to say about how wonderful you are, the better!  It is easier to add more accomplishments to a started resume than create one from scratch. You will eventually need this.

9. What are the major components? Requirements for this assignment…use this order  Heading – your personal information (formal name, address, way to contact you)  Objective – an explanation of the job/scholarship/admission you are seeking. Yes, you will change this for every position/scholarship/admission to which you apply. Always tailor your resume to suit the position.  Education – As students, this is your first important piece of information. Your education is your most important asset at this point in your life.

10. What are the major components? Requirements for this assignment…use this order  Work Experience – Do you have work experience? If so, include the employers, location, dates of employment, and job title. You may have to create a job title if you don’t have one; however, make sure to run this by your supervisor to make sure what you have created is appropriate. (Office employee is a very different job title than office manager. Assistant manager is a very different job title than assistant to the manger.) Note that job titles are not capitalized.  Volunteer Experience – Have you volunteered? If so, include the organization, location, dates of volunteerism, and what you did while there.

11. What are the major components? Requirements for this assignment should be in this order…  Extracurricular Activities – Employers (and colleges!) like to see people who have been involved in school or community activities (prom committee, Race for the Cure, drama club, etc). Include the years you participated. As a high school student, this section is very important for applying to college. Include all of your activities, not only those that are connected to high school.  Awards - honor roll, scholarships, team accomplishments, captain of the track team, etc.  References – make sure these are accurate, and make sure the people that will serve as your reference KNOW they are listed. (Note that if a job is listed on your resume, an employer may call any of these places; however, you should forewarn those you are placing on your resume.)

12. Objective samples  To obtain part-time employment with a veterinary hospital to better understand animals and their owners in preparation for veterinary school  To obtain summer employment working with the elderly to successfully meet patient needs and understand the assisted living community in preparation for nursing school.  To utilize my soccer and basketball background to obtain a summer position working with elementary-age children in a day camp setting where I can use my skills planning and executing fun and educational lessons about teamwork and sportsmanship  To utilize my passion for healthcare and the sciences to obtain a nursing degree from a four year university  To obtain a two year degree in automotive engineering from a hands-on technical college.

13. Skills samples  Experience traveling with family to India  Leadership experience as coach’s assistant for summer basketball league  Experience traveling to Mexico for ten days as a junior with high school Spanish class  Played snare drum in Orlando, Florida and San Diego California with high school drum line 2012 and 2013.  Excellent team skills demonstrated with my belonging to Students Against Drunk Driving in 2014-15.

14. Work/Volunteer/Extracurricular Activities Specifics  Use action statements.  You do not have to write in complete sentences.  Spelling and grammar must be PERFECT!  For the resume you are producing for class, you should have TWO activities OR work OR volunteer experiences.

15. References  Make sure those you are using as a reference know that you plan to include them. Make sure to ASK if this is acceptable.  (By the way… those applying to college, you should ask your potential college references by the end of this year.) Ask in person. Ask someone who knows you well. Give a written thank you. Be sure to follow up again in September and put those names into Naviance. No, you should not click that you wish to view the reference. Most teachers and guidance counselors will not show you what has been written. After the letter has been written, thank that person again and follow up when you get an acceptance!

16. Where to start…  Log onto Naviance @ https://connection.naviance.com/family- connection/auth/login/?hsid=garnetvalley https://connection.naviance.com/family- connection/auth/login/?hsid=garnetvalley  Select the “About Me” tab.  Select “Resume.”  Select “Build Resume Sections.”  Construct your own resume.  Save in Naviance and print a copy for me, too!