You might wonder why a high school student like yourself would need a resume. 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. 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.
Objective This is the reason for submitting your resume.
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, in reverse chronological order. If you have not had formal work experience, list babysitting, yard work, volunteer activities, or school projects that taught you special skills.
Skills and Interests Examples of skills include things like Proficient in Microsoft Word, or Expert in Adobe Reader, and languages you speak. If your resume is short or your interest areas are important to the job or scholarship, then consider including this section.
Education Include the name, city, and state of your high school, your year in school, and your expected graduation date. It is optional to include your grade point average. List relevant elective courses, too. 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.
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.
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 7, such as the following: