RESUMES

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RESUMES

• Writing Your First Resume

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What is a Resume?

• A brief summary of a persons career and
  qualifications including
• Personal Information
• Education
• Skills
• Work Experience
• Activities and Interests

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Ways to Use a Resume

• Resumes serve many practical purposes. They can
  be used to apply for
• Jobs
• Internships
• Summer Programs
• Work-Study or Co-Op Programs
• Volunteer and Community Service Work
• Technical Training Programs
• Colleges and Universities
• Scholarships

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Resumes Grow and Change

• Most people change careers and jobs many times
  throughout their lives. If you change your mind
  about your interest in a certain type of work,
  you can change your resume.
• Example Right now you may want to be an
  automotive technician, so you may be taking
  technical courses in this area. Later, you may
  decide to pursue a career as a construction
  manager. If so, you will have to take new
  courses, but you will have already learned
  certain core skills while you were studying to
  become a technician. You should emphasize those
  skills on your resume. For example, interpreting
  blueprints, reading manuals, and working with
  other people, are employability skills you use as
  a construction manager as well.

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High School Activities

• Your activities in high school are important in
  preparing your first resume because they show
  what your interests and abilities are. These
  activities may give you an advantage when
  applying for jobs. They may also help you decide
  what careers you are interested in. For example
• If you are a high school athlete, you may want to
  become a sportscaster, physical education
  teacher, physical therapist, or an RCMP officer.
  People in these jobs must be disciplined, team
  players, self-starters, and physically fit.

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• If you are active in band, you may want to become
  a professional musician, composer, music
  educator, or music therapist. Or you may choose a
  career that is not connected to music and keep
  music as a secondary interest.
• If you are interested in theater, debate, or
  school leadership positions, you may be
  successful as a lawyer, teacher, businessperson
  or politician. You probably already have skills
  in speaking, leadership, research, and management.

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Activities Outside of School

• In addition, your interests outside of school,
  such as caring for children and senior citizens,
  working on computers, or fixing cars, may lead
  you to pursue paid or volunteer work.
• This work experience will strengthen your resume
  and help you decide if this job is something you
  would like to do for a career.

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Is This All?

• No.
• There is more to resumes and to setting up a
  resume. You will learn much more in Grade 11. For
  now, you have the basics to get started.

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Gathering Info for Your Resume

• The best way to write your resume is one section
  at a time. By focusing on each section, you will
  think about every aspect of your education and
  experience. Then you will list information under
  each section heading.
• By organizing your information into sections, you
  (and the people reading your resume) will
  recognize the significance of everything youve
  done.

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• Dont worry if you have little or nothing to
  write for certain sections. Include whatever
  information you can. Then get busy finding
  activities and courses that appeal to you and are
  worth adding to your resume. You can
• Join a group or club that interests you
• Take a course or workshop in a specialized field
• Learn new technical or computer skills
• Apply for a Co-Op program
• Do volunteer or community service work that
  relates to your interests

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RESUME SECTIONS

• What Should You Include in a Resume

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Contact Information

• A prospective employer needs to know how to
  contact you.
• The employer will want to see your name in large
  bold type with your address, telephone number,
  and e-mail address clearly listed.

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Objective

• Immediately after the contact information on a
  resume is a brief statement of the goal the
  person has for creating the resume.
• If your goal is admission into an academic
  program, your objective states the type of
  certification or degree you want. Expect your
  objective to change frequently.

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Education

• The Education section of your resume should
  include the name, city, and province of your high
  school and your expected graduation date.
• Also, list specific academic information such as
  special courses.
• If your GPA is high, you may include that too.

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Honours and Awards

• Your honours and awards show that you have skills
  and are dedicated.
• Make sure to include dates when listing these.
• Honours and awards dont need to be school
  related.
• For example A certificate you received for
  participating in a community project.

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Activities

• By looking at your activities section, employers
  and educational admissions staff can learn what
  you are like and what you can do.
• If you havent been involved in student
  activities, consider joining a club or other
  group soon.

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Workshops and Co-Op Programs

• If you are lucky enough to have completed summer
  programs, workshops, and/or co-op programs, they
  are great for your resume.
• Specialized training is offered in sports,
  computers, writing, languages, drafting, music,
  theater, and many other areas.
• If you havent participated in workshops, taken
  lessons, or participated in a co-cop program,
  think about taking advantage of opportunities
  available to you. Ask your teachers, counselors,
  and coaches about these opportunities.

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Technical Training Programs

• On your resume, describe the technical training
  programs in which you participated. For example
• Agriculture Technology
• Business Education
• Auto Technology/Power Mechanics
• Computer and Information Technology
• Community Health and Childcare Services
• Cosmetology
• Diesel Technology
• Manufacturing Engineering Technology

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Volunteer and Community Work

• Volunteer and community service positions are the
  same as paid positions in terms of your duties
  within the organization. If you dont have this
  kind of experience, consider getting involved
  soon.
• Be sure to include all your volunteer and
  community service jobs on your resume. Add the
  description of your work experience to your
  resume like a paid job.

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Work Experience

• This section of your resume will show potential
  employers and career training recruiters your
• Skills and industry experience
• Level of responsibility and capability
• Knowledge of customer and product information
• Ability to communicate and work with the public
• Ability to handle multiple tasks

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Skills (Soft and Hard Skills)

• Pay attention to what people say about you. They
  can help you begin thinking about your skills and
  abilities.
• Example Do your parents say you are creative, a
  good artist, a computer whiz? Do they say you are
  a great mechanic because you can fix anything? Do
  they say you argue persuasively? Do your friends
  say you are outgoing, friendly, always on time,
  or neat? Do your teachers say you are hardworking
  and committed to your practices and homework? Are
  you patient with younger children or great with
  school projects? Do people say you are good at
  science or math? If so, these are your sills.
  Remember, everyone has skills!

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• Employers value skills that can be used in
  specific jobs, but they also look at the skills
  that make you who you are. In every industry,
  employers want workers who are willing to learn
  and who have good reading, writing, and math
  skills. They want employees who are good
  listeners and speakers. They want people who can
  think creatively, solve problems, and set goals.
  Employers want workers who are motivated and who
  work well on a team. Look for ways to present
  skills such as these on your resume.

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Soft Skills

• You may not realize it, but you possess many soft
  skills. Describing your soft skills is a good way
  to make yourself more appealing in the job
  market. Soft skills can be divided into two
  categories, as listed here
• Adaptive skills, also called personal skills.
  These skills are part of your personality. They
  help you adapt to different situations.
• Transferable skills, also called general skills.
  They are skills that can be used in many jobs.

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Adaptive Skills

• Enthusiasm
• Honesty
• Maturity
• Physical strength and stamina
• Ability to learn quickly
• Sincerity
• Patience
• Ability to get along with coworkers
• Competitiveness
• Willingness to work hard

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Transferable Skills

• Finishing assignments on time
• Being dependable
• Being flexible
• Handling many projects at once
• Expressing yourself through art, music, dance,
  writing
• Staying organized
• Following instructions
• Paying attention to detail
• Leading a club
• Writing clearly

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Hard Skills

• Specific hard skills can help you get a job, so
  they are often referred to as technical skills or
  job-related skills. Being extremely clear about
  your technical skills is important. A potential
  employer will appreciate seeing a list of these
  skills.
• Keep your technical skills up to date.
• For example If you list Windows 2003 when a
  newer version of Windows is state-of-the-art, an
  employer may not consider you. You do not need
  formal training to keep improving your skills.
  Just doing your homework on the most recent
  version of software keeps your skills current.
  Virtually every resume in todays job market
  should include a list of computer or technical
  skills.

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