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Title: Writing a Resume


1
Writing a Resume
2
What Is a Resume?
  • A lifes worth of experience and education
    summarized in one or two pages thats a resume.
  • Designed to get you a job.

3
What Does A Resume Look Like?
  • A resume is organized into sections.
  • The information you share falls under general
    headings.
  • The headings are typed in bold.
  • The font for a resume is 12.
  • Use bulleted lists for your facts.

4
First Things First
  • The first thing on a resume is your personal
    information. It does not require a heading.
  • Name
  • Address
  • Phone Number
  • Email address

5
Job Objective or Job Goal
  • This is the first heading.
  • This is where you briefly say what you want to
    do/what you are looking for. E.G.
  • A position providing friendly and reliable
    customer service in retail.

6
Education
  • This is the second heading.
  • This is where you list the schools you have
    attended. List the most recent first.
  • 2000-present Bedford South School.
  • 1995- 2000 Basinview Drive
    Community School.

7
Work Experience or Work History
  • List you work experience beginning with your most
    recent job
  • 2002-2003 Mowed lawn and shoveled
    snow for several neighbours.
  • 2001-2002 Provided after school care for
    two.
  • elementary school
    children.

8
Volunteer Experience
  • List volunteer activities
  • Assistant coach, U10 Soccer
  • Member of Student Leadership Team

9
Interests and Hobbies
  • Member of Under 14 Scotia Olympics, Tier 1 Team
  • Avid reader
  • Piano Completed Level 8 Canadian Conservatory

10
References
  • Include a list of 3 people who can be contacted
    to vouch for you. Be sure to ask before you
    include a reference.
  • Include their names, addresses, and phone
    numbers
  • Name, Name, Principal
  • Bedford South School
  • 2 Oceanview Drive
  • Bedford, NS.
  • B2A 3J2

11
Ways to Write a Loser Resume
  • Use crayons to give it colour.
  • Get them to find 10 misspelled words.
  • Use your Mom as a reference.
  • Use construction paper.
  • Under Skills list how many times youve been
    grounded.
  • Show them how good you are at using white out.
  • Under Activities write Sleep In.

12
Basic Facts to Remember
  • Resumes arent wordy. Get to the point.
  • Do not include personal information like marital
    status, age, race or social insurance number.
  • You have all of 30 seconds to make your case to
    the person reading your resume.

13
Final Words
  • Absolutely no mistakes, no white-out, no typos or
    misspelling have others proof it for
    readability.
  • Don't trust spell check, a word may be spelled
    correctly but doesn't make cents. (sense). Get
    the point.
  • Spell out months, names of cities, streets,
    provinces - don't abbreviate.

14
Final, Final Words
  • A12 point Times Roman or Arial font is
    recommended.
  • Do not mix fonts on one resume - stick with one.
  • Boldface your sections and headings.
  • Only use two or three maximum indents throughout
    the resume. Keep it clean and simple.
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