3-12 Resumes

Tomorrow we'll come back to editing our Micro-memoirs.

Today and tonight for homework (if you need to check information at home) you will work on the content of your resumes. The form should be filled out on the computer by Wednesday before class so I can help you with formatting in class.


A resume is a one page summary of your skills, education, and experience. Resumes act much like an advertisement for a company trying to sell something. A resume is your advertisement to get you an interview.

You can either type your responses directly into this form (you'll need to log-in to GoogleDocs to see it) or you can ask the sub kindly to print off copies for you and type it for homework.
Resume Form - GoogleDoc (click on the link, then click File, then click Make a Copy and you can type in your own responses). No need to share it with me yet.


For work experience, You should include at least two one-line descriptions of what your job duties and responsibilities were. Do not use “I” in descriptions of  work or activities. Each description of your responsibilities should begin with a verb. (For example, "Led small-group discussions." Not, "I led small-group discussions."

Descriptions of your experience and abilities can begin with things like:
accomplish; achieve; analyze; adapt; balance; collaborate; coordinate; communicate; compile; conduct; contribute; complete; create; delegate direct; establish; expand; improve; implement; invent; increase; initiate; instruct; lead; organize; participate; perform; present; propose; reorganize; research; set up; supervise; support; train; travel; work (effectively, with others)

If it's a current job "Supports and mentors new staff members."
If it's a previous job "Supported and mentored new staff members."


Resources:
Sample Resume
More Resume Action Verbs

If you finish, look back over last few blog posts for more prompts about your memoir. Continue expanding and editing it - tomorrow we will work with it again.