Prepare for that Job!What is a Resume?

What have we done so far?Taken assessments to help figure out what

careers you might be interested inSingled out one career to investigate

Found out the basic factsWhat kind of education you needWhere you can search for job openings

Learned some of what you need to know to be prepared for the job you are researching

What do you know about résumés?In your table groups quickly go over the

example résumé and circle anything you think looks wrong

Make sure you find at least 10 things wrong with the résumé

You will have 5 minutes to complete the activity

Be sure to observe the rules for working in groups

What’s wrong with this?Poorly Written Resu

me

ObjectivesTie together what you each want to be with

what your future employers are looking for

Learn how to showcase your individual experiences and characteristics that set you apart from others

Learn the basics of writing a résumé that will help you get the job you want

Parts of a RésuméUse the worksheet to take notes

Example of a Resume

Where should you start?Planning your résumé is an important first

step

Get all of your information laid out before you begin writing

Use the résumé worksheet to start getting your information together, and then we will begin inputting the information into your own résumé

Next time…We will work on inputting the information

from your worksheets into a résumé on the computer.

We will expand on what we learned today and talk about tying together your information with your ILP.

Also, we will move into cover/application letters.