resume writing for high school students · do your last final review of your resume. have a family...

April 27th, 2020 Dear Students, I hope things are going well at home. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me for help if you need any assistance with your online assignments. As this school year comes to a close we will be working on our resume building skills in further detail and organizing your skill sets on paper. Ultimately, this will help you be further prepared for employment either while you attend school or after you graduate. Please try to be as detailed as possible in your responses and choose your wording carefully. Look back and reflect on this year and the skills and certifications (serv safe Food handlers card) that you achieved at ROP alone. Many of you many wonder who is someone besides a family member that is considered a reference. In response to that question- Myself, coaches, teachers, part time employers, people that you have done odd jobs for in the past like baby sitting, volunteering (church, ect…) are all resources that you may use to continue to build your resume. This will be part of your final end of year portfolio project so keep that in mind while organizing all of your information. Stay Safe and please feel free to contact me: [email protected]

Resume Writ ing for High School Students • At the end of this lesson Students will know: Key strategies for self-

promotion in the hir ing process, such as job applications, résumé writ ing, interviewing ski l ls, and portfol io preparation.

• Objective: Students will create a resume which showcases their potential

Step 1: See "Bad Example" resume below:

1234 West Lemon St. Lompoc

733-1234 [email protected]

Debi Greer

Objective Introductory position leading into neurosurgury

Experience 2006-2007 Arbor Shoes South Ridge, CA Shoe Sales

Fit people into shoes, sold shoes, Maintenance and cleaning

Mrs. Smith 688-3456 Babysitter • Watched two kids while theyre mom worked

• 2007-2008

Education Expected Grad date: 2009 Lompoc High School Lompoc, CA. • Career Pathway in business and accounting • Honor Roll one time • Los Padres Elementary School – student of the

month in Februayr in 3rd greade

Interests Video Games, texting, hanging with friends.

References None

Study the resume carefully, and answer the following questions:

1. What impression do you get from this person?

2. What judgments have you made about her already? 3. You haven't ever met her, would you hire her? 4. Please explain in one paragraph how you have already made an impression about her without having met her at all Step 2: Please review the Career Development Organizer Packet. This packet is designed to give you a chance to pre-think about the information, which will go on your resumes Brainstorming

Step 3:

1. Brainstorm a select list of "skills" (10 minimum) in which are inherent to Culinary Science class

2. Create a list (10 each/ 20 total): "soft skills" as well as “technical skills” - (ie: problem solving, organization, leadership) Step 4: Building your Resume

Using Microsoft Word, find the Resume Templates

(Find the temple that best works for you)

• Using the resume template/ your own

organizer and create a resume (you may use

any template from any source)

Use the Resume Checklist and Student Resume Example to generate ideas for a well written resume

ResumeChecklistName___________________________Date__________P____K____

Over-allLookandSpacing• Noextrawhitespaces• Spacingisequalandbalanced

• Alllinesbeginandendthesame–nosmallindents–marginsmakesenseandareconsistent

• Thereisaclearformatwhichmakesinformationeasytoreadandunderstand

• Iscrispandclean• Professional,simplefont.Boldface,underlinesanditalicsareusedtoclarifyinformation

• Isonprofessionalpaper–notXeroxed

Self-Check

PeerEdit

Teacher

Consistency• Throughoutthedocument,theformatisthesameForinstance,ifthedateislistedfirst,alldatesarelistedfirst.

• Fontsarethesame–boldface,italics,(etc…)areusedinaconsistentmanner

SpellingandGrammar• Therearenospellingerrors• Therearenogrammarerrors

TypeofWriting–Resumeformat

• Therearenosentences• UsesACTIONverbs• Thewritingissensible,organized,andsimple

• Themoreimportanttopicsarelistedfirst–educationandworkexperience.

• Fontsarethesame–boldface,italics,(etc…)areusedinaconsistentmanner

• More“fluffystuff”islistedtowardtheend–awards,hobbies,interests,etc…

• Alladdressesarecomplete–withareacodes,zipcodes.

• Iseasytoread&organized• Yourowncontactinformationiseasytoreadandyouareeasytocontact.

• Onepage(unlessyouhavemorethan5yearsofexperience)

Professionalism• Theobjectivemakessenseandisattainable.

• Thereisnoslang,orreferencesto“youth”typeofactivity(like“chillinwithfriends”)

• E-mailaddressisprofessional

• Noreferencestoanytypeof

groupororganizationwhichcould“type”you–giveyouareputation

Consistency• Throughoutthedocument,theformatisthesame.Forinstance,ifthedateislistedfirst,alldatesarelistedfirst.

• Fontsarethesame–boldfacing,italicing,(etc…)areusedinaconsistentmanner

Thispersonis“hirable”• Basedonthisresume,Iwouldwanttoscheduleaninterviewwiththisperson.

• Thereisevidenceofasuccessfulworkexperience

• Thispersonhasaccomplishedsomething–likehonors,GPA,activities,etc…-

• Thisisaninterestingperson

Anythingelse?

Pleaseseeresumeexamplebelow:

123 Street Name City , CA 12345 Phone (805) 123-4567

Student Name

Objective To obtain an entry-level position in a challenging work environment in which I can utilize my experience and skills as well as learn new skills

Education Awards

2008-2012 LaLinda High School Lompoc, CA High School Diploma (pending) Scholar Letter - (Spring-Fall 2009, Spring-Fall 2010, Spring-2011) Elk’s Student of the Month - (Spring 2010) Perfect Attendance- (2009, 2010) Brave of the Quarter - (2009, 2010)

Summary of Skills § Energetic and hardworking § Physicalstrengthandstamina§ Abilitytolearnquickly§ Dependablewithperfectattendance§ KnowledgeableofWord,Excel,andWindows§ Leaderandteamoriented

Work experience March 2011 - Present Yogurt WOW! Lompoc, CA Store Clerk

§ Cleaned and maintained work areas, equipment, and utensils. § Removed garbage and placed in refuse area

§ Stockedservingstationswithfoodandutensils§ Knowledgeandpracticeofkitchensafety&

sanitizationoftoolsandfoodpreparationareas§ Workedonthecashregister

June2010-August2010SunnyDaysDayCareLompoc,CADaycare Assistant

§ Cleaned and maintained work areas, equipment, and utensils. § Removed garbage and placed in refuse area

§ Servedhealthyportionedfood§ Knowledgeandpracticeofkitchensafety&

sanitizationoftoolsandfoodpreparationareas§ Taughtpreschoolleveleducation;colors,numbers,etc.

Volunteer experience August 2009 - July 2010 Second Time Around Lompoc, CA

Store Clerk

§ Cleanedandmaintainedworkareas,equipment,and

donations§ Removed garbage and placed in refuse area § Cash register

References Sandra Yogurt Wow! Owner (805) 123-2456 Dana Pickles (805) 123-1234 MonicaMaysEarlyAcademicOutreachCoordinator(805)123-4567

Step 5: Do your last final review of your resume. Have a family member, mentor, or friend critique and give you feed back on your resume before you turn it in to be graded. Turn in/ Email Resume to [email protected]. Please see grading rubric below to insure you receive maximum amount points possible. StudentName____________________________________________ Period_______

ResumeRubric

Criteria LandsaJob Borderline Average Discarded Score&Comments

Presentation/Format

§ Typedorcomputergenerated

§ Balancedmarginswitheyeappeal

§ Onefullpage§ Referencesonseparatepagewithcompletecontactinformation

§ Formathighlightsstrengthsandinformation

§ Appropriatefontsandpointsizeusedwithvariety


§ Balancedmargins§ Pagealmostfilled(3/4+)

§ Referencesonseparatepage,incompletecontactinformation

§ Formatidentifiesstrengthsandinformation

§ Appropriatefontsandpointsizeused


§ Somewhatbalancedmargins

§ Lessthan¾page§ Limitedreferencesonaseparatepage,incompletecontactinformation,

§ Formatdetractsfromstrengthsandinformation

§ Novariationinfontsand/orpointsize

§ HandWritten§ Unbalancedmargins§ Only½pageorbadlyspaced

§ Referencesonsamepageor“none”

§ Formatdoesnotdistinguishstrengthsorinformation

§ Fontsdistractfromreadability

RankingPoints 9-10 8-9 6-7 5-6 Job-SpecificInformation

§ Allactionphrasesusedtodescribedutiesandskills

§ Informationdemonstratesabilitytoperformthejob

§ Professionalterminologyusedwhendescribingskills

§ 1-2duties/skillslackactionphrases

§ Informationunclearaboutabilitytoperformthejob

§ Someprofessionalterminologyusedwhendescribingskills


§ Someinformationdemonstratesabilitytoperformthejob

§ Informationcreatesdoubtaboutabilities


§ Informationdoesnotclearlydemonstrateabilitytoperformthejob

RankingPoints 14-15 12-13 9-11 8orbelow ResumeContent

§ Heading,objective,skills,experience,andeducationcoveredindetail

§ Contactinformationisprofessionalandclearlyaccessible

§ ROPcommunityclassroomsiteROPclassroomtraininglistedandcomplete

§ Extrainformationgiventoenhanceresume

§ Heading,objective,skills,experience,andeducationcoveredinsomedetail

§ Contactinformationisaccessible,questionableprofessionalism

§ ROPcommunityclassroomsiteROPclassroomtraininglisted–missingkeycomponents

§ Extrainformationgiventoenhanceresume

§ Heading,objective,skills,experience,andeducationcoveredwithlittledetail

§ Contactinformationisunprofessional,orincomplete

§ ROPcommunityclassroomsiteROPclassroomtraininglistedbutnotcomplete

§ Minimalextrainformationgiventoenhanceresume

§ Missingoneofthefollowing:heading,objective,skills,experience,oreducation

§ Contactinformationisincompleteorunprofessional

§ ROPcommunityclassroomsiteROPclassroomtrainingisnotlisted

§ Noextrainformationgiventoenhanceresume

RankingPoints 14-15 12-13 9-11 8orbelow Spelling&Grammar

§ Nospellingerrors§ Nogrammaticalerrors

§ 1-2spellingerrors§ 1-2grammaticalerrors



RankingPoints 9-10 8-9 6-7 5-6 Total:Comments:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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