RESUME WHAT FOR???

In which scenarios might you need

a resume?

You will likely include:

YOUR INFO
OBJECTIVE/GOAL
WORK HISTORY
EXTRA CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
HONORS and AWARDS
LEADERSHIP
COMMUNITY SERVICE
MAY INCLUDE REFERENCES

MIND MAP
YOUR

INFO
OBJECTIVE/GOAL
WORK HISTORY
EXTRA

CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

HONORS

and AWARDS
LEADERSHIP
COMMUNITY SERVICE
MAY

INCLUDE REFERENCES

Mind Map these

areas in your

IMPRESS THEM
HOW you say it may be just as
important as WHAT you include!
On the next slide, try and
improve upon the wording on this
students resume.

KEY CLUB
KEY
CLUB
*Went to
*Went
to
meetings
meetings
*Helped
*Helpedwith
with
club
clubstuf
stuf
*Did
*Didaafew
few
service
service
projects.
projects.

IMPRESS THEM

IMPRESS THEM
See the next slide for some
suggested improvements on the
wording.

KEY CLUB
KEY CLUB
*Actively participated
participated
in*Actively
nationally
in nationally
recognized
student
recognizedservice
student
community
community service
organization
organization
*Assisted club
*Assisted club
leadership
in various
leadership in various
capacities
capacities
*Served on community
*Served on community
service
outreach
serviceincluding
outreach
teams,
teams, including
Christmas
project for
Christmas project for
underprivileged
underprivileged
children
and Relay for
children and Relay for
Life
fundraiser
for
Life fundraiser
for
cancer
awareness.
cancer awareness.

KEY CLUB
KEY
CLUB
*Went to
*Went
to
meetings
meetings
*Helped
*Helpedwith
with
club
clubstuf
stuf
*Did
*Didaafew
few
service
service
projects.
projects.

IMPRESS THEM

WORD CHOICES
Improve the words on the next
slide so they have more impact in
your resume.

WORD CHOICES
helped participated
led
went
was president
helped
tutored/taught
started

WORD CHOICES
helped participated
led pioneered
went attended
was president voted, selected
helped assisted, served,
partnered, liason

tutored/taught instructed
started launched

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