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ResumesforHighSchoolStudents

A resume tells prospective employers all about you, and why you would make a great

employee. It should focus on your strengths and accomplishments, education and

work experiences. Themainpurposeo aresumeistogetajobinterview.

PARTS

O

A RESUME

1. ontact Information

Include name, address, phone number, email address. You only need to

list

one phone number where

you

can best

be

reached and/or amessage

can be left.

2

Job

Objective

Clearly state the job, or type of job for which you are applying.

No

need to

use a

complete

sentence. For example:

• Position as an Office Assistant

• Part-time sales job

in

aclothing store

• WeekendlAfter School Job as Stockroom Helper

•

Entry level position in

aveterinary

office

2. Summary of

Qualifications

Make a brief list

(4

to 6 lines) of key points that a new employer would

want

to

know about

you

that show you are qualified for the job. Make sure

that every statement is related to your job objective, and is

supported by what you say in the

rest

of your resume. Limit each

statement

to

just one line. You may choose

to

include these

key

points:

• How

much

experience

you

have- paid or unpaid-

using

skills that

are

RELATED to your chosen field. Example: Six-months part-time

experience managing website

t r

non profit organization.

• Education or training related to your field Example: Excelled In

Computer Applications

and Digital

Imaging

courses

offered

at

high school

• Your best accomplishment that relates to, or supports your job

objective. Example:

on

Honorable

Mention at

state Graphic

Design Innovation competition.

• Your key skills, talents or special knowledge related to your job

objective. Example: Strong Interest and talent tor learning

computer design software.

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• Something about your attitude toward working,

or other

personal

quality that would be appealing to your future employer. Example

Excellent communication and listening skills.

3.

Education

High school students will put expected graduation date. Example:

• Pacific Grove High School, Pacific Grove, CA, will graduate May,

2010

4. Work History

List any past work experience- paid or unpaid. Includes work for family

business, or

work

you have created for yourself such as pet-sitting,

child

care, tutoring, etc.

List your recent employment

first.

5.

Honors! Awards Certificat ions! Skills, etc.

If you need to include information that didn't readily fit into any other

categories,

or if

want to highlight

certain information to make sure it

gets

noticed, feel free to make a special heading for

it.

For example, if you've

won a number of awards for something related to the job you are applying

for (music, sports, cooking, etc.), make a heading called "Awards"" or

Professional

Recognition.

Or if you've gotten articles, stories or

photographs published

in

a local publication, you might want to have a

special heading called 'Publications."

AN EFFECTIVE RESUME:

• Will use

action

verbs to describe accomplishments (for example, words

such

as

created, directed, established, provided, managed, developed, etc.)

• Will

stress

specific accomplishments

and quantify the outcomes. Example:

Maintained 98%

accuracy in the cash

drawer.

•

Will

not use pronouns. Instead of saying,

I

provided customer

service to

an

average of 60 customers on each of my shifts," simply state (in bullet form)

Provided

customer service to an

average of 60 customers

per

shift.

• Will not include salary requirements, references, or personal information

such as

age, race, marital status, medical conditions, etc.

• Will

be

free from spelling

and

grammatical errors,

• Will be visually pleasing. While the content

of

your resume

is

the most important

element, if the design

or

format

of

your resume is so bad that employers can't get

to the content, then you have a problem. You want to use normal (readable) fonts

In normal sizes (generally 10-12 pt.). Keep page margins a healthy width and use

white space to avoid a crowded appearance.

• Will be only one page in length - no longer

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IDENTIFYINGYOURSTRENGTHS&ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

People often minimize their ow talents and abiiities. Make sure

to

include

these items, if they apply to you:

•   hatcomputerprogramsareyouskilledatusing?

• Areyou fluent in anyotherlanguages?

• Whatvolunteer

work

haveyou done?

• Whatare

your

extra-curricularactivities?(SoccerTeam,

Youth

Music

Monterey,

Interact Club, etc.)

• What

school

or community awards haveyou earned?

• What special projects have you participated in at school? (Leadership activities,

seniorproject, etc.)

Having a hard time taking an objective look at yourself? Sometimes it

c n

be helpfui to take a look through the eyes of others that know you welL

For example:

• Whathave

your

teacherscomplimented

you on

recognized

you for in your work?

• What

would

your

friends

say areyour bestqualities?

• What

would your

friends/neighbors/family

miss

about

you jfyou

were

to move

far

away?

• What are the things your friends or family always count

on

you for?

• What

difficulties

or

barriers

haveyou overcome to getwhere

you are now?

• Think

o

a problem that came up that had other people stumped. but that YOU

were able

to

do something about

to

improve the situation. What did you do?

What does that say about your abilities?

• Namesix qualitiesor characteristics of

other

people

that

you most respectOr

admire. Which of those

qualitiesarealso

true about you?

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Marissa Valenti

5500 Mar Del Vista Drive

~ c t u l w o r k  

Whittier, California, 90602

history is limfted Marissa found plenty

562-123-9876

to say about her skills.

Email: MarissaBce@aoLcom

JOB

ORTE TIVE

Seeking a position

as

a a r t ~ t i m e  

CASHIER

in a retail enviromnent.

SUMMARY

• Responsible and reliable;

will

show up for work as promised.

• Able to deal in a mature manner with problem solving.

• Considerate

of

people

of

all ages and persorullity types.

• Excellent communication and listening skills.

• Quick and eager to learn; able to understand aud foHow through with directions.

• Proven leadership skills.

• Strong organizational abilities.

• Capable

of

representlllg an employer professionally and intelligently.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Summers of 1996-98: MEDIA CENTER ASSISTANT

East Whittier Middle School, Whittier, CA

Assisted librarian n operation

of

library and media center:

Shelved books. Checked books inJoul.

Helped students locale books and materials, and operate computers.

Kept

the media center organized.

1996-97 Tutor

for

Elementary students: community sen-ice, InLemJtional BJccalaureale

Program. assisting students with computers, printers , televisions, VCR's,

1995-96 Manager, Food Drive: in charge of all 6th grade classes (approx, 100 students).

Appointed because of proven responsibility, organizational skills, and ability

to

resolve problems.

RELEVANTACCOMPLISHMENTS

1996-98

A Honor Roll Student East Whittier Middle School, Whittier, CA

1998

Recipient of: Challenge U Scholarship (General Mills) $2,000

Dain Raushcer Scholarship $10,000

1996-9

Participant: national competition "MATH COUNTS", one

of

four team members.

Computer experience in Word Perfect, Internet

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KATHYQ.

WAN

3334 HillegassAvenue

Kathy chose a traditional

Oakville,CA 94605

chronological layout but rreely

(510)987-6543

combined both paid and unpaid

work experience.

O J ~ C T I V ~  

PeerCounselorwithfocuson developingabridgefor studentsof differentculnrres.

SUMMARY

  o p ~ n o t h   studentexperiencedin dealingwitha\\ide range

of

cultures.

• Uniquecombinationof expertise

in

working

with

thecommunityand

withprofessionalgroups.

• Dynamicleaderandteam-builder,consistentlymotivatingotherstosucceed.

~ X P ~ R I E N C E N D ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1

998-present

Assistant

Counselor

- CENTERFORNEWAMERICANS, Oakville:

- Planandcoordlnatepeercounseling workshopsforjunior high

schoolstudents;

- CToss-eu\turaltranslationand

io\crpretation

forCountyMenIalHeallh,

andDepartmentof Social   e r v i e s ~  

- Counselcro!>s-culturalgirlsbetween theagesof 12-19

fmrn

the New

American

Girl >

Program;

- Recruitgirlsfromdifferentschools for theAmericanFriendsProgram;

- Run

two peer

supportgroupsfor

teens

n theNew AmericanGirlsProgram.

1998-present

President

- FUfUREBUSINESSLEADERSOF A11ERlCA,

OakvilleHighSchoolChapter.

1997-1998

Secretary - FUfUREBUSINESSLEADERSOF A11ERlCA,

OabiHe HighSchoolChapter.

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Teacher's

Assistant - OAKVILLECHlLDCARE CENTER,Oakville:

- Cared forchildren

between

theages

of

5monthsto4yearsold;

- Coordinateddifferenttypesof art sessions.

EDUCATION

OakvilleHigh.School,Oakville,

CA;

currentlyaJunior,GPA4.0.

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VALERIEBLAUER

Valerie effectively

c o m b ~ ~ n 0 e s  

3056HillegassAvenue

the

specific evidence of her skills with

Oakland, CA94611

  nappealing image

of

a valuable

leam member

(510)339-3022

Job Objective:Entryposition in officesen'ices.

SUMMARYOFQUALIFICATIONS

•Enthusiastic,hardworking,

and

reliable.

•Willingto learnandacceptconstructive

criticislIl.

•Highlymotivatedforcareeradvancement.

•Enjoyeontributing

to

ateameffort.

•Helpcreateapleasant,clean workingenvironment.

•Twoyearspart-timeexperiencein officework.

OFFICE

EXPERIENCE

GENERALOFFICESKILLS

Asofficeassistant:

- .Answeredphones

- Fi(eddocuments - Proofread

- MadeappointJT ents

- Typedcorrespondence

- Ranerrands

BUSINESSSKILLS

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24TH STREET, SW

• D ELA N D , FL 32720

PHONE 386-555-3080

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SUl IE .STUDENT@YAHOO.COM

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OBJECTIVE

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Seeking part-time retail s-ales

clerk/cuhier position

SUMMARY OF

QUALIFICATIONS

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Energetic

achiever

and comn,unicator, with strong listening

skills

o Quick learner, eager

to

learn and follow directions

o Excelhmt team player who thrives in

teamwork

situaflons

Responsible

ond relioble, with

record

of

professionalism

EDUCATION

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High

hoo Dip llma, DeLand High SchoOl, DeLand, FL, expected May 2001

HONORS

AND DISTINCTIONS

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DeLand High A d ~ ; ~ ~ ; ; C ; ; ~ n c i i ; ~ A ~ ; d for A c a d e ~ · i ; E ~ c e l i e n c e _ ; 2 0 0 5 2 6 0 6 ·  

o Earned

Volusia

County

Superintendent's Scholar Award,

2005

• Achieved

Honor Roll, DeLand High,

2005-2006

o Earned Certificate

of

Achievement

for

Outstanding Performance in Math

on FCAT,

2005

Earned Varsity Letter, DeLand High Sor::cerTeam, 2004-2006

Earned

President's Award

for

Educational

Excellence, 2004

WORK HISTORY

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Prepared bagged groceries- to

customer

specificlltions

Assisted in loading groceries

to

customer vehicles

•

Secured

shopping

carts

and

other

key

supplies

• Provided customer servir::e to average of 60

customers

per

shift

Babysirter,

IN {ieJ.r

Boc pinillg Jen/ia.r, DeLand, FL,

2001 to

present

o Maintain

satisfied

clienlele

of 10

families-

Provide

quality care

for

children aged newborn to 12

years

Manage

aU aspects

of business

COMMUNITY

SERVICE

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Supplied 80

communil)'-service

hours at Woodland Towers retirement community, Jan. to

Feb. 2006

o Donated more

than 200

hours

to

DeLand

Museum

of

Art,

Fall 2005

and

Spring, 2006

o Contributed more than

150 volunteer

hours to DeLand Museum Art Summer Camp,

Summer 2005

SKILLS

•

Customer

relations, customer ~ e r v i [ : e  

Computer literate in

both

Windows and M acintosh platforms

Working

k.nowledge of

Spanish

and

Italian

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