College and Career Readiness Computer Class 4/4/13

Today’s Icebreaker Activity…

True or False?Make 3 statements about yourself to the class. Two statements are true, and one is false. Class

will guess which is the false one.

Resumes

Why do we have them?

ResumesWhat information do they

contain?

ResumesWhat’s the anatomy of a resume, what’s in it?

(ex: Personal Information)

Resumes

How do we use language to make our resumes more professional?

“A job? At may age? The only thing I’ve been paid for is babysitting!”

Formalizing our Experiences

Informal:I was on a Relay for Life team

Formal:Engaged in fundraising activities and promoted cancer awareness by participating in the Aurora Relay for Life event

Good Formalizing WordsAction Verbs for Resumes

Examples:Contributed, participated, engaged in, designed, organized, provided, performed, operated, completed, managed, initiated…others?

Talking About our Experiences

Informal:I was on a Relay for Life team

Formal:Engaged in fundraising activities and promoted cancer awareness by participating in the Aurora Relay for Life event

Traits/Skills earned:Teamwork, teambuilding, personal responsibility, fiscal/financial accountability, outreach, civic engagement, etc…

Matching Game

• Match the informal description card to the formal description card

• Assign traits/skills developed

• Share with group

What are examples of your experiences?

Your Name

Experiences/Skills

Informal Formal• Bulletpoint• …• …

• Bulletpoint• …• …

Skills Obtained

• Bulletpoint• …• …

How to categorize your experiences

• Personal Information• Professional Goal or Intent (optional)• Education• Work Experience

-Volunteer Experience• Extra-curricula activities• Awards/Special Recognition• Hobbies/Interests• Computer Skills• Language Skills

• http://jobsearch.about.com/library/samples/blhsresume.htm