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Resumes:. Telling Potential Employers About Yourself. Warm-up: Describe Yourself!. One-word Descriptions: Introduce yourself to five classmates using only your name and one other word. Who was most memorable to you and why? Three-word Descriptions:
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Resumes: Telling Potential Employers About Yourself
Warm-up: Describe Yourself! • One-word Descriptions: • Introduce yourself to five classmates using only your name and one other word. • Who was most memorable to you and why? • Three-word Descriptions: • Introduce yourself to five classmates using only your name and three other words. • Who was most memorable this time and why? • What was hard? • What was easy?
What is a Resume? • An introduction of yourself to potential employers • A list of your skills, experiences and qualifications • Describes how you would be a good fit in an organization
Reading: In Your Resume Writing Workbooks… • Pair up and read pages 3-5 (what is a resume – what goes in a resume). • Discuss what you have learned with your reading partner. • Consider the following questions: • What could you put in your resume? • What are some good questions to ask about your own resume? • What kinds of things will employers be looking for in your resume? 15 minutes 4 minutes 8 minutes 9 minutes 7 minutes 1 minute 12 minutes 5 minutes 2 minutes 6 minutes 13 minutes 10 minutes 3 minutes 11 minutes 14 minutes
Reading: In Your Resume Writing Workbooks… • Check out the action verbs tips on pages 7-9. What can you use in writing your resume? • Discuss what you have learned with people around you. • Consider the following questions: • What could you put in your resume? • Why are these action verbs suggested? 4 minutes 7 minutes 8 minutes 9 minutes 1 minute 2 minutes 5 minutes 6 minutes 10 minutes 3 minutes
Thinking/Writing: • Complete the “components of a resume” worksheets on pages 6-9. • Think carefully about each section as you complete it. This is practice for making a good resume. • Consider the following questions: • What does your resume really say about you? • Could someone else really understand you based on what you wrote? • How well does this resume reflect you? 15 minutes 4 minutes 8 minutes 9 minutes 7 minutes 1 minute 12 minutes 5 minutes 2 minutes 6 minutes 13 minutes 10 minutes 3 minutes 11 minutes 14 minutes
Think/Pair/Share • In pairs divide and read through the sample resumes between pages 12-20. • As you read look for things that you like in each resume. • How are skills and experiences communicated? • How is education used to highlight qualifications? • What layout styles are used? • Share what you like about the resumes you read with your partner. • Discuss: What are the best things to do when making your resume? 15 minutes 4 minutes 8 minutes 9 minutes 7 minutes 1 minute 12 minutes 5 minutes 2 minutes 6 minutes 13 minutes 10 minutes 3 minutes 11 minutes 14 minutes
What Have You Learned About Resumes? Make a stamp in your passport for resumes. Keep your resume as you will need to make use of it for the culminating assignment of this unit.