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Tips for Writing Good Résumés

Tips for Writing Good Résumés. AVID Standard 1.3 Refine personal and academic goals. A résumé is a brief but detailed synopsis of your life. It includes: heading objective education work experience school organizations community service honors, awards, and memberships

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Tips for Writing Good Résumés

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  1. Tips for Writing Good Résumés AVID Standard 1.3 Refine personal and academic goals

  2. A résumé is a brief but detailed synopsis of your life. It includes: • heading • objective • education • work experience • school organizations • community service • honors, awards, and memberships • interests, hobbies, and talents • references What is a Résumé?

  3. Center your heading at the top of the page • Name • Address • Phone number • Email address Heading Jodi L. Kohler 8756 Mast Blvd. Santee, CA 92071 (619) 956 – 0537 jkohler@fakemail.com

  4. Your objective states your job or career goal • your resume should support your objective Objective OBJECTIVE: To obtain mathematics teaching position at the junior high, or high school level.

  5. List schools attended • most recent first Education EDUCATION:

  6. List jobs you have had • most recent first Work Experience • WORK EXPERIENCE: • ♦ Beverly Ann’s Donuts & Yogurt 1991 – Present • - Sales, bookkeeping, graphic design, training, promotions • ♦ John Denver Realty Property Management 1990 – 1991 • - Secretarial, bookkeeping, customer service • ♦ AAA Christmas Trees 1989 – 1991 • - Cut and loaded Christmas trees for customers • ♦ Landscape/Handyman 1985 – Present • - Lawn care, weeds, painting

  7. List all the school organizations or clubs you are involved in School Organizations • SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS: • ♦ Yearbook 1990 - 1991 • - Editor of the sports section • ♦ Bible Study Club 1990 - 1991

  8. List all the community service/volunteer work you are involved in. • remember that these are unpaid activities Community Service • COMMUNITY SERVICE: • ♦ Sunday School Teacher 1991 – Present • - Teach 6-8 year olds at Harvest Time Assembly of God • ♦ Classroom Volunteer 1991 – Present • - Volunteer in classrooms at Carlton Hills School (K-8) • ♦ Calvary Chapel Kids’ Club 1991 – Present • - Author and program director of summer youth program

  9. List all honors, awards, and memberships Honors, Awards, and Memberships HONORS, AWARDS, AND MEMBERSHIPS: ♦ CSF (California Scholarship Federation) 1991 – 1992 ♦ 3.35 Club (Honor Society) 1989 – 1992 ♦ GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) 1987 – 1992 ♦ Jr. Honor Guard 1992

  10. List all interests, hobbies, and talents • try to include at least one of each Interests, Hobbies, and Talents INTERESTS, HOBBIES, AND TALENTS: ♦ Music ♦ Physical Fitness ♦ Curriculum Development

  11. List all sports you have been involved in • school sports • club sports Sports SPORTS: ♦ Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu 1996- Present

  12. List at least three references • choose people who know you in different ways • character • work ethic • volunteer work • academic References REFERENCES: ♦ Paul Dautremont, Principal at West Hills High School (619) 956-0400 ♦ Pete Mergens, Teacher at West Hills High School (619) 956-0538 ♦ Beverly Simpson, Owner of Beverly Ann’s Donuts & Yogurt (619) 555-0001

  13. Must fit on one page • Keep it simple • Formats vary • List most recent information first Résumé Tips

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