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Resumes
For High School Students
What is a Resume?
A resume is a summary of your academic and professional
history and qualifications.
Key Components
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Education
Experience
Skills
References- in resume or as an addendum
General Formatting & Appearance
Make your name stand out with a bold, larger font size
Use standard fonts such as Times New Roman, Arial, or Courier
(if applying for a corporate job)
Type Size: 10 - 12 Point (except for name in heading)
White, beige, or light gray quality bond paper
Limit entry-level resume to ONE typed page
Standard academic paper rules apply (e.g. no contractions!)
Be sure it prints well!! (Test it out at home!)
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Includes contact information:
Top of the page
Name: large and bold, so it stands out!
Address: street, town, state & zip code
Telephone number(s): with professional message
Email address: professional looking ([email protected] is not
appropriate)
Check e-mail on a daily basis
Sample Headings
Mike Jones
1 Meadow Way
Altamonte Springs, FL 32116
(407) 555-1234
[email protected]
Susan Williams
[email protected]
Current Address
325 Maple St
Orlando, FL 32837
(407) 555-3357
Permanent Address
55 Sycamore Drive
Miami, FL 36829
(305) 555-4429
CHRIS SMITH
83 Prospect Road Orlando, FL 32837 (407) 555-8975 [email protected]
Education
Listed in REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL order
Name and location of the school
Dates attended (e.g. September 2014 – present)
List major, minor, and area(s) of concentration
Graduation date or anticipated graduation date
CGPA – if 3.0 or higher and/or major GPA
Honors
Relevant Coursework
Unless you are more than three years out of school, your education section
should precede your experience section.
Education - Relevant Courses
List relevant courses that:
Help you stand out from the crowd
Have provided you with specific skills or knowledge
Courses that are at an advanced level if they are relevant to the position
Education - Honors
Under each educational degree you should include an honors
subsection (if applicable)
List any awards or distinctions you received such as:
Dean’s List, cum laude, or Phi Beta Kappa (Because they are Latin phrases, magna,
summa, and cum laude should always appear in italicized lower case letters
At most, you should include 3-5 entries, listing too many detracts from
the most important entries
Be sure to include a brief explanation of any awards or distinctions that
are not familiar to most readers
Samples of Education Section
EDUCATION
Stuyvesant High School; New York, NY
September 2011 – June 2015
•Graduated: June 2015
•GPA 93/100
•Relevant Courses: Business Systems Technology; Marketing
Experience
Experience can be:
Paid part-time/full-time positions
Internships
Volunteer work/Community Service
Club/campus group involvement
Summer jobs
The most important aspect is that they are RELEVANT!
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Experience
• Listed in REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL order
• Name and location of the institution
• Position title (Not sure? Call them up!)
• Dates worked (e.g. September 2015 – present)
• List duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments in bullet form
• You should have AT LEAST 2 bullets of responsibilities, else it’s not
worth listing!
• Use proportional length in descriptions. The more important, the
longer the description!
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Experience (cont’d)
Guidelines for duties, responsibilities & accomplishments
Use action verb + purpose format
Provide evidence of skills & qualities by
Quantifying information
Acknowledging accomplishments/awards
Most relevant information comes first
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Sample Experience Section
WORK EXPERIENCE
Valley State Bank, Queens, NY
July 2013 - Present
Bank Teller
• Provided friendly, professional customer service to over 100 customers each day.
• Issued money orders, travelers checks, loan payments and deposits/withdrawals
in order to expedite customer processing.
Specialized Skills
Include skills that make you unique, such as computer skills
or foreign language skills
Be SPECIFIC in describing your special skills;
Name computer programs you know
Level of fluency in a foreign language
DO NOT OVERRATE YOUR SKILLS.You may be asked to
demonstrate them during an interview
Sample Skills Section
COMPUTER SKILLS
Experienced with Macintosh, Windows XP, Microsoft Word, Microsoft
PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Publisher
LANGUAGES
Mandarin Chinese (fluent)
Spanish (conversational)
References
Choose references that are knowledgeable about your skills, abilities,
and work ethics.
Former employers, teachers, and counselors would be good
references
Your friends and relatives are NOT acceptable
Always obtain permission from references in advance and provide
them with current resume
Ideally, you want one professional, one academic, and one character
reference.
Remember
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Always submit a cover letter with your resume
• A resume does not get you a job… it gets you an interview
• Putting time and consideration into your resume is one of the
best ways to prepare for your interviews!
Proofread! Proofread! Proofread!
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