Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Career Portals 9/3

Hello! Today you will be practicing writing a resume. Refer to the table below to help you understand the terms that are on a resume. See the example below :)

Full Name
Address
Phone Number
Email address

Objective
State the type of position or internship you are seeking.
Education
List (in reverse chronological order) the schools you have attended and your dates of graduation (month and year). For middle school, put the PROJECTED date of graduation.
Honors & Awards
List any academic honors here (GPA, honor roll, student of the month, etc)
Previous Work Experience
IF you have had a job before: list the job, when you had it, and what specific things you did.
If you have not had a job before: get rid of this section!
Skills
List any special skills (computer, language, equipment, training, etc.)
Activities
List any sports, clubs, extracurricular activities, volunteering, etc here
References
List the name and contact information of at least 2-3 people who could serve as your references (teachers, coaches, counselors, etc)

Click HERE to search for a resume template on Google Drive. When you find one you'd like to use, click "Use this template"

For the remainder of class, work on filling out your resume :) Make sure that you drag it into your Career Portals folder or I won't get it!


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