Creating Your Resume
This is a one-page personal information sheet summarizing
your experiences, qualifications, and special skills. There are many styles of
resumes. Your teacher can provide you with various styles. I have included one
example of a resume.
Your final resume must be typed and include all of the
following:
- Contact
information (name, address, phone, e-mail address if you have one)
- Objective:
career and education plans
- Education
- Experience:
paid and/or unpaid work experiences
- At
least one or more of the following: activities, special skills,
achievements, volunteer experience, awards
- References
or the notation “References available upon request”.
It is important that you demonstrate:
- Career
preparation skills
- Awareness
of career goals
- Accuracy
- Completeness
- Neatness,
good overall appearance
- Correct
spelling and grammar