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Building a Resume

Building a Resume. Why Build a Resume. A document informing a potential employer the very best things about you Highlights your best features including: Skills Accomplishments Experience Education Personal Information References. Contact Information. Name Address

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Building a Resume

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  1. Building a Resume

  2. Why Build a Resume • A document informing a potential employer the very best things about you • Highlights your best features including: • Skills • Accomplishments • Experience • Education • Personal Information • References

  3. Contact Information • Name • Address • House/appt + building # and Street name • City and Province • Postal Code • Phone Number • Email address

  4. Skills • “What can you do for me?” • An employer is always looking for employees who will bring something to their establishment • In your resume • List the skills you have that apply to the job • Physical • Technological • Mental • emotional • List any relevant computer skills • Add fluent language skills

  5. Accomplishments • List four or five major achievements specific to your current position or relevant to the job being applied for • As a student • Educational achievements • Honour roll • Student awards • Athlete • Sports awards • Performing artist • Participation certificates • Music awards

  6. Experience • Include job titles, company names and the dates you worked for each company. • With dates, use the month and the year. • If you have no work experience use volunteer experience • If you have no volunteer experience, provide examples of experience in sports or school clubs • Begin with and spend more time on your most recent work experience. • Include company contact information but not salary information. • If you have more than ten years of career history, you can condense your earlier experience. • Provide only relevant experience to save space

  7. Education • Include high school and grade achievement information • Include the school's contact information. • Include relevant trainings • Options courses • Woods, electronics, leadership, mentorship, sewing, etc. • Include high level awards and accolades.

  8. Personal Information • Include interests and hobbies that apply to the job position • Camp Councillor – play sports, like kids, enjoys the outdoors • Do not include marital status, race, age, etc.

  9. References • State "References are available on request." • Have a reference page readily available with • Name • Relation – Supervisor, Teacher, Principle • Contact information • Phone number • Email

  10. Formatting and Layout • Include all the information in Chronological order as Presented • No longer than 1 ½ pages • Readable font • Free of spelling and grammatical errors • All information is correctly aligned.

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