You might wonder why a high school student like yourself would need a resume. You might think that a resume is only for people who have graduated from college. If you are considering attending college or looking for a part-time job, you should have a resume. Starting a resume now will assist you in these endeavors. You will impress prospective employers in your interview if you have a well-written resume. You might also might need to attach your resume to college and scholarship applications. Finally, once you are in college, you will need a resume to apply to internships.
Remember that there is more than one acceptable format for a resume and that you should update your resume as your work history and education changes. There are six primary sections that most resume writers include.
Contact Information Contact information should include your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
David Wheeler 51 Plantation Lane Norfolk, VA 93593 (555) 000-1111 Dwheeler@hsschool.com
Objective This is the reason for submitting your resume.
To obtain a position in a summer camp.
Work Experience Include the name, city, and state of your employers; the dates you worked for them; the titles of your positions; and your responsibilities. If currently working, list your job with a beginning date and write "Present." List jobs in reverse chronological order, beginning with the most recent and ending with the oldest. If you have not had formal work experience, list babysitting, yard work, volunteer activities, or school projects that taught you special skills.
Recreation Assistant, Recreation Department, Norfolk, VA, Summer 2011–Present
Neighborhood Decoration Committee, Norfolk, VA, 2010–2012
Skills and Interests Examples of skills include things like Proficient in Microsoft Word, or Expert in Adobe Reader. Skills can include languages you speak and your skill level (beginner, conversational, fluent). If your resume is short or your interest areas are important to the job or scholarship, then consider including this section. For example, if looking for a summer camp job, it would be important for the employer to know that you enjoy young children. If applying for a mathematics scholarship, note your interest in accounting.
Education This is the section for information about your time in high school. Include the name, city, and state of your school, year in school as well as your expected graduation date. It is optional to include your grade point average. List relevant elective courses, too. For example, in applying for admittance to summer engineering camp, you would list math courses taken. Note future educational plans, if known.
Awards, Honors, or Activities Awards can be things such as Honor Roll or perfect attendance. List extracurricular activities such as sports, theater, debate, music, and clubs. List unrelated school activities such as church youth group or volunteering. If you held a leadership role include that information: team captain, or president of a club.
References Provide two to three contacts who know you and will vouch for your knowledge, skills, ability to work, or prior work experience. Confirm with these people that it is okay to use them as a reference. When you list their contact information, you will include the same information as you did for yourself in the contact information section.
Your GPA, class rank, and year in school are all important, but they are listed in the education section of your resume. If you selected a. e-mail address, you're one your way to having a great resume!
Remember that if your email address is not professional, you should get a new one. There are plenty of free email providers. Choose an address that includes your first and last name, or first initial and last name, so that people know it is yours.
Student responses may vary. Acceptable answers include:
Rewrite the following education section of a resume so that it is more effective.
high school, third year, hope to grad. in 2014, GPA 2.9
Green High School, Green, TN
Student responses may vary. Acceptable answers include an item the student fixed, and a reason why it was satisfying, such as the following:
Student responses may vary. Acceptable answers include responses related to their answer in question 5, such as the following:
Please evaluate the student's answers:
Excellent
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Phillip Walker 561 Music River Lane Nashville, TN 38719 Home: (555) 000-1111 Cell: (555) 000-1111 Phillip.Walker@gmail.com
Objective
To work in a nonprofit community organization.
Work Experience
Cashier, City Cafe, Nashville, TN, Fall 2011–Present
Volunteer Experience
Tutor, Student Tutors of Nashville, TN, January 2010–Present
Volunteer, Lighthouse Kitchen, Nashville, TN Fall 2010–Present
Volunteer, Jane Smith Campaign for U.S. Senate, Summer 2010
Assistant, Burke County Theater, Crossville, TN, Summer 2009
Education
References