Selling Yourself

RESUMES

PURPOSE To communicate

your ability to successfully perform meaningful work in a way that creates immediate interest for potential employers to want to interview you.

Purpose

TYPES OF RESMUES

CHRONOLOGIAL FUNCTIONAL

In order of what you have accomplished in your life

Variety of jobs and assignments

Parts of a Resume Job Objective Summary of Qualifications Relevant Skills and Experiences Work History Education and Training

JOB OBJECTIVE ASK YOURSELF:

What do I want to do? I want to teach

For whom do I want to do it? I want to teach high school

Where do I want to do it? In the St. Louis area

At what level of responsibility Family and Consumer Science Education

Translated to your job objective statement: I am seeking a Family and Consumer Science

teaching position in a St. Louis area high school.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Message of this section:

I am qualified- I have experience, credentials, basic skills for the job

I am especially talented in these areas that matter for this job

ASK YOURSELF: What are the 5 best things about you These should be the important highlights for the job

objective that you have stated.

“Highly qualified, organized, and ProStart knowledgeable woman seeks a position within the family and consumer science education department at Clayton High School.”

RELEVANT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Heart of the resume-most challenging part to

write Look at job objective (let this guide you) What skills are required for this job? When have I used these skills in the past? Write action-oriented “one-liners” that

clearly state what you have done Don’t just say responsible for….familiar with,

duties were…..

“Developed challenging and thought-provoking curriculum.”

WORK HISTORYCreate a master list of all jobs held (paid and

volunteer)Dates started and endedJob titleName and city of organizationPut in reverse chronological order

Substitute Teacher 04-2011 to 05-2011

Springfield Public SchoolsExecuted written curriculum of room teacher.Coordinated food labs with students.Assisted department in daily activities.

EDUCATION & TRAINING Schools attended with dates, and location Personal study in your field (classes,

workshops) Credentials or certificates

Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri 07-2009 to 07-2012

Masters of Art in TeachingCertification: Family and Consumer Science,

Birth through 12

MISCELLANIOUS Select only the items from each section that are

relevant to this job Limit resume to one page if possible.

The length is determined by experience, education etc. Length is also determined by chosen field

Should be concise, using short, action oriented statements

Outline form- not paragraph Use bullet points

Use high quality paper Make sure there are NO typing errors Resumes should say I am the best person for the

job