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NAF Principles of Information TechnologyLesson 14 Creating Your Professional Resume

NAF Principles of Information Technology

Lesson 14Creating Your Professional

Resume

Teacher Resources

Resource Description

Teacher Resource 14.1 Presentation: The Key Characteristics of an Effective Professional Resume (Separate File)

Teacher Resource 14.2 Resume Samples

Teacher Resource 14.3 Taxonomy: Information Technology Terms

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Teacher Resource 14.2

Resume Samples: Chronological, Combination, Functional

Student Name:_______________________________________________________ Date:___________

Directions: Review the following sample formats and then decide which format will best suit your individual and professional needs. You will use this sample to create your rough draft for review by a peer, mentor, and teacher.



Sample Combination ResumeSHIRLEY ADAMS

1234 56 th Avenue Apartment #203 Tucson, AZ 85725 (520) 555-5555

SUMMARY

Dependable General Office Worker with more than 10 years of transferable experience. Proven clerical, customer service, and communication skills in a variety of settings. Upbeat, positive attitude with a history of producing quality results and satisfied customers. Computer literate.

SELECTED SKILLS

General Office

● Organized and implemented group activities in an efficient manner

● Scheduled appointments and assured timely arrival

● Maintained accurate financial records, and paid all invoices on time

● Answered phones and took accurate messages

● Prepared reports and created documents using MS Word and WordPerfect

● Located desired information using the Internet

Customer Service

● Welcomed customers and visitors in a friendly and courteous manner

● Provided customers/clients with desired information in a timely manner

● Listened, calmed, and assisted customers with concerns

● Established friendly and lasting relationships

Communication

● Utilized Internet email as an effective communication tool

● Answered phones in a courteous and professional manner

● Established rapport with diverse individuals and groups

● Demonstrated ability to express ideas in a team environment and influence action

RELATED VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE



General Office Volunteer Salvation Army – Tucson, AZ 5

Years

Elected Secretary Parent Teachers Association (ISD 01) – Tucson, AZ

5 Years

Event Coordinator Neighborhood Involvement Program – Phoenix, AZ

3 Years

Group/Activities Leader Girl Scouts of America – Phoenix, AZ 4

Years

Family Manager Self-employed – Tucson, AZ 7 Years

EDUCATION

GED: Maricopa County Action Program, Phoenix, AZ

Source: Creative Job Search, a publication of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.



Sample Functional ResumeCharles Lopez

1234 Circle Drive

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404

(612) 555-5555

OBJECTIVE

Dependable, enthusiastic worker with more than 10 years of experience seeking a Welding or Building Maintenance position. Self-starter, dedicated to achieving high-quality results.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Welding—

Developed extensive experience in a wide variety of welding styles and positions including:

MIG TIG ARC Heliarc

Oxyacetylene Air ARC Cutting and Gouging Automatic Seam

Plasma Cutting Underwater Water Cooled Spot Welding

Fabrication—

Skilled in layout and design of sheet metal and pipe. Developed extensive knowledge of sheet rollers and brakes. Followed Manufacturer’s Operating Processes (MOP) to detail.

Equipment Operator—

Experienced forklift operator on various sized and styles of forklifts. Skilled in the use of a variety of power tools and metal fabrication equipment including: drills, drill press, edge planer, end mill, benders, power saws, sanders, and grinders.



Equipment Maintenance—

Performed general maintenance on welding equipment and production machinery. Maintained high production levels through onsite machine repairs and preventive maintenance.

Building Maintenance—

Acquired experience in general construction including basic electrical repairs, carpentry, concrete, glass, spray and roller painting, plumbing, patching and sheetrock.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Lead Welder

● Maintained strict performance, quality and production standards

● Trained new employees and monitored their performance during probationary period.

EDUCATION

Certificate:

Welding and Blueprint Reading

Minneapolis Community and Technical College – Minneapolis, MN

Diploma:

Central High School – Saint Paul, MN



Teacher Resource 14.3

Evaluation Rubric for a Professional ResumeStudent Name:_______________________________________________________ Date:___________

Directions: Once you complete your professional resume, this rubric will be used to evaluate your final draft. The professional resume will be evaluated by a peer, a mentor ,and your teacher with this rubric. The teacher will be the last evaluation and the given score will count as an assessment grade.

4

Exemplary

3

Mastery

2

Developing

1

Beginning

FormatThis resume fills the page but not overcrowded. No grammar or spelling errors. Use of white space, bold, etc. draw the eye down the page. Sections are bold or caps. The most important information apparent. Contact info is clear.

Layout is good but has some uneven white space. One or more spelling or grammar errors. Paragraphs are long or short – or w/o bullets or attention notation. Bullet spacing is too distant from words. Content does not reflect the job. Too crowded or too brief.

The font and spacing are not appealing or easily scanned. Spelling or grammar errors. Sections are not clearly labeled. Eye is not drawn down the page. Awkward indents/spacing. Over- or under-use of bold/italics/underlines/spacing making scanning difficult.

This resume is either too short or too long. The font is too big or small and may be hard to read. Too much white space. There are spelling errors. Bold/italics etc. needed or overused. Dates too complicated.

EducationHighlights the most pertinent information. Includes institution, location, graduation date, major, degree, GPA, study abroad, and any relevant course work, research or academic projects that are relevant to the position.

Organized and easy to read. GPA may missing from this section (see Career Center if your GPA is low and you don’t want to mention it). Additional relevant academic information such as study abroad and course work are not mentioned.

This section is not well organized. Information such as institution location, graduation date, and major are not included. Degree and GPA are not listed. There is no order to how information is formatted in this section.

This section is missing the most crucial information. Institution is listed without a location. Graduation date is not listed. Major is listed but not degree. No GPA is stated in this section.

Experience

Section information relates to the intended career field. Organization, location, titles, and dates are included. Descriptions are detailed, show results, marketed with bullets, begin with action verbs. This section could be split

Descriptions are clear in the form of bullet statements beginning with action verbs. Descriptions are not detailed enough to fully understand what was done. Information does not relate 100 percent to the intended career field. Places of work, location,

Descriptions do not begin with action verbs. Complete sentences in paragraph form are used to describe previous positions. Personal pronouns are used. Places of work are included for each position but not

This section is not well defined, and there is no order to the descriptions of each position. Descriptions are not detailed and offer no illustration of what was done. No locations and dates of employment are listed.



into “related” and “additional” experience.

titles, and dates are included for each position.

locations, dates, and titles. Descriptions are too long or short. Dates are too complex vs. year only.

Activities/

Honors/

Skills

Activities and honors are listed and descriptions include skills gained and leadership roles held. Dates of involvement are listed. Project results are listed. Honors describe what they are for. Languages, computer, etc. listed.

This section includes all necessary information but is difficult to follow. Leadership roles within organizations are listed but skills are not defined. Dates of involvement are listed. Honors not clear

This section is missing key information such as leadership, positions held, or dates of involvement. Organizations are listed describing the organization but not individual involvement.

This section is missing or contains very little information. Organization titles or dates of involvement are not listed. No descriptions are listed.

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