Tuesday, November 4, 2014

ROP Career Skills: How to write a good resume.

ROP Career Skills: How to write a good resume
Your portfolio:

  • A portfolio containing three or more work samples
  • Letter of Introduction
  • Resume
  • List of references
  • Letter of recommendation
Job Seekers Trifecta
  • A solid well written and well designed resume
  • An equally well crafted list of positive references
  • A flawless handwritten job application.
Your resume should have:
  • Who you are and how you can be contacted
  • your job objective
  • level of education
  • your work history of experience
  • your special skills and abilities
Edit and Refine your Resume
  • Take time to write your resume
  • No typo's, use spellchecker
  • No mistakes, look for double words, grammar errors
  • No misleading information
  • Format your text for easy reading and searching.
Resume Writing Tips
  • List most recent job experience first
  • list most important skills first
  • leave out the obvious
  • avoid negativity
Resume Writing Tips
  • Go with what you got: Summer jobs. volunteer experience, clubs, relevant hobbies
  • Sate estimated date of diploma
  • Proof read at least 3 times.
  • Style Can Vary: Just keep it professional, well organized and easy to read.
Rop Portfolio Handbook
  • Contains tip and guides for all aspects of your portfolio
  • Has 2 sample resumes 
How to get started
  • Find a program to write your resume with, such as word
  • Think of what ideal job might be this summer or in the future
  • Use the resume template in the ROP portfolio Handbook and list all your important details.

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