ResumeResume

Cover LetterCover Letter

Reference PageReference Page

Closed Market:

85 percent of all available jobs Not advertised

Open Market: 15 percent of all available jobs Advertised jobs

Who has a paying job? How many of you got your job in the open market? Closed market?

The Job Market

Your resume is a portrait of you! Functional Resume

Advantage: You highlight your skills, awards, achievements that come from work, volunteer or life experiences

Disadvantage: You have to be able to back up your skills. Explain how you use them. You cannot simply list skills.

The Resume

List APPROPRIATE skills Type Use relevant interests Professional Check spelling, grammar Clearly organized with subtitles Use 12 point font ________________ ________________

Resume Do’s

Use slang Lie Put “resume” at the top Include photo Use “I” Put “references available upon request” Use fancy styles Include financial wishes ____________________ ____________________

Resume Don’ts

What skills can you include on your resume?

Remember, you are all skilled!!!! Go to Matchmaker – Review your “Skills

Assessment” responses to determine which skills you want to put on your resume. Make a list.

What are some other skills that you many teens could put on their resume?

Handout (class set): Have you got skills? Write down any that you have

Skills

Judy Anderson’s Functional Resume Work on filling in your rough copy template Finish for homework

Resume Example

What is a cover letter? It introduces you and gives a quick summary

of why you are best for the specific job. It is the first impression.

What is the advantage in using a cover letter? Your resume looks more professional and the

cover letter is tailored specifically for the job you are applying for

Handout – Cover Letter Do’s and Don’ts

Cover Letter

Your address Date Address of the person you are contacting Salutation (Dear…) Paragraph #1 – States the job you are

applying for. How you found out about it. Express your interest.

Cover letter Structure

Paragraph #2 – Longest paragraph. Point out

your skills, etc that make you best of the job. Relate yourself to the job

Paragraph #3 – Include best way to be reached and your willingness to come for an interview

Sincerely Your signature Type your first and last name

Dana Power’s cover letter Using the template write a cover letter for one

of the job ads provided. Finish for homework the rough draft

Cover Letter Example

Handout “References Outline” Fill in the Reference Page template with THREE

REFERENCES You will need to get information/phone

numbers/etc tonight for homework if you do not have it here at school.

Reference Page