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RÉSUMÉ WRITING�102

2024

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WHAT IS A RÉSUMÉ?

A résumé a document that is used to apply for a job, internship, scholarship or to support a college application
It is a summary of your education, extracurricular activities, skills sets, work/volunteer experiences and accomplishments
A résumé is a tool to market YOU!

WHAT DOES A RÉSUMÉ TELL THE VIEWER?

Who you are!
What position you are seeking
What skills and attributes you possess
What you have accomplished
How you can add VALUE to their organization

For high school students, a résumé should be one page in length
It should be visually appealing, easy to read and error free
Your résumé should be professional and positive!

WHAT SHOULD A RÉSUMÉ LOOK LIKE?

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Sections of

a Résumé &

Format

Contact Information
Objective or Summary Statement
Education
Honors/Awards
Extracurricular Activities
Work Experience
Skills

SAMPLE RÉSUMÉ SET UP

CONTACT Your Name

INFORMATION: Area code and phone number

Email address

OBJECTIVE: Indicate position you are applying for

SUMMARY: Summarize your qualifications and why you would add value

EDUCATION: Your School, City, and State

Year of Graduation, 2022

Special recognition awards (Honor Roll)

Academic Interests: ex. Math and Science

AWARDS: Award Title Dates of recognition

ACTIVITIES: List of Activities (begin with most recent) Dates of Involvement

Clubs (e.g. Beautiful Minds) 2020-present

Sports (e.g., Basketball) 2019-present

WORK

EXPERIENCE: Name of the company/organization Dates of Employment

City, State

Position held

Describe your responsibilities starting with action verbs

(see list below)

SKILLS: List all of your marketable skills (Hard skills and Soft Skills)

E.g., Proficient in Microsoft Office

Fluent in the French Language

ADDITIONAL Provide a link to your LinkedIn account, blog or portfolio

INFORMATION: (OPTIONAL)

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Sample Résumé Template

Mary Beth Souza

Cell Phone: (222) 333-6666

souzam@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE: To obtain the position of After School Program Director at Lil’ Tots Academy

SUMMARY: High achieving and mature senior with excellent written and oral

communication skills, a team player who has proven leadership abilities developed through team sports, education internship and work experience. Able to make immediate contributions

EDUCATION: Holliston High School, Holliston MA 2018-present

Expected Graduation June 2022

French Immersion Program(K-12) 2010-present

ACTIVITIES: Varsity Cheerleading 2018-present

Pop Warner Student Instructor 2018-present

Community Service Club 2018-present

Vacation Bible School (Kindergarten Group Leader) 2018-present

AWARDS: Junior Book Award 2021

SKILLS: Proficient in Google Suite

Fluent in French language

Excellent Interpersonal Skills

Certified: Child Care Provider and CPR

WORK

EXPERIENCE: Holliston High School Internship Program 2022

Teaching Assistant, French Immersion, 12 weeks

Facilitated students use of the French language
Co-managed classroom of 30 2^nd grade students
Supported lesson building and delivery

Lil’ Tots Academy, Holliston, MA 2019 –present

Teacher’s Aide/Caregiver

Supervised classroom of 5-year-old students
Created lessons and activities for academic and social learning
Initiated play through games and sports

We have provided you with an example of a simple reverse chronological résumé to get you started.

There are different types of résumé templates and styles that you can choose from.

Google Docs can help!

If you are in Google Drive, go to “New”>” “Google Docs”> “From a template” and scroll down to “Résumé s”.

Microsoft Office can help too!

https://templates.office.com/en-us/résumé s-and-cover-letters

SAMPLE TEMPLATE:

https://tinyurl.com/hollistonresume

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ACTION VERBS

Accelerated Accomplished Accounted for Achieved �Acquired �Activated�Adapted �Adjusted Administered Advised �Aided �Allocated �Analyzed �Annotated �Answered Anticipated Appeared �Applied �Appointed �Appraised �Approved �Arbitrated �Argued �Arranged �Articulated Assembled �Assessed �Assigned �Assisted �Assumed �Assured �Awarded	Balanced �Briefed Brought �Budgeted�Built �Calculated �Cataloged �Caused �Chaired �Changed �Chartered �Checked�Chose �Clarified �Classified �Cleared�Closed�Coded �Collaborated Collected �Combined Commented Communicated Compared �Compiled �Completed Composed Computed Conceived Conceptualized Concluded Conducted	Consolidated Constructed Consulted �Contacted Continued Contracted Controlled Convened Converted �Conveyed �Convinced Coordinated Corrected Correlated Corresponded Counseled �Dealt �Debated �Decided �Defended �Defined �Delegated �Delivered Demonstrated Described �Designed �Detailed �Determined Developed �Devised �Diminished �Directed	Discovered Distributed Documented Drafted �Earned �Edited �Educated �Effected �Elicited �Encouraged Engineered Enlarged Established Estimated �Evaluated �Examined �Excelled �Executed �Exhibited �Expanded Expedited Experienced Experimented Explained �Explored �Expressed Extended �Filed �Foresaw �Formed �Formulated �Gained	Gathered Generated Governed �Granted �Grouped �Guided �Handled �Helped �Highlighted Identified �Illustrated Immunized Implemented Improved Incorporated Increased Influenced �Informed �Inspected �Instituted Interpreted Interrogated Interviewed Introduced Invented Investigated Involved Joined Judged Justified Kept Keynoted	Lectured �Led �Licensed �Listened �Litigated �Lobbied �Maintained Managed �Marketed �Mastered �Measured �Mediated �Modeled Moderated Modified �Monitored Motivated �Named �Negotiated Observed �Obtained �Operated �Ordered �Organized Originated Outlined �Oversaw Participated Perceived Performed Persuaded �Planned	Presented �Presided �Printed �Processed Produced Promoted Prosecuted Protected �Provided �Publicized Questioned �Raised �Received �Recorded �Reduced �Rendered �Repaired �Reported Represented�Reproduced Required Researched Resolved Responded Restored �Retained �Retrieved �Reviewed �Revised�Rewrote �Routed	Saved�Scheduled �Searched �Selected �Served �Shaped �Shared �Showed �Simplified �Solicited �Solved �Specialized Specified �Spoke �Started �Stimulated Structured �Studied Summarized Supervised Supported Synthesized Targeted �Taught �Tested �Trained �Translated �Tutored �Used �Utilized �Verified �Worked �Wrote

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Examples of Using Action Verbs

Athlete - member of Volleyball team

Verbs to use: acquired (skills), trained, supported, participated, organized, motivated

Example: Acclimate new members to the team each year through weekly dinners, captains’ practices, and other social gatherings.

Service - volunteer at the Food Pantry

Verbs to use: collaborated, distributed, organized, assisted, generated

Example: Organized the collection of over 500 items during the Thanksgiving Food Drive.

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Writing the Description

Gather information for each bullet

Start by brainstorming the tasks you completed, then think through:

What did I do to accomplish the task?
How did I do it? (Be specific.)
Why did I do it? (Identify the purpose.)
What happened after I did it? What did I improve? What was the impact? Was I successful? (Quantify, quantify, quantify.)

Action verb (what) ⇨ why ⇨ how ⇨ results

Created flyers and social media posts marketing the Holliston Food Pantry Thanksgiving Food Drive; collected over 1,200 items for distribution to local families in need.

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Soft Skills vs. Hard Skills

The SKILLS section of your résumé shows the viewer you have the abilities to succeed in the role. As you think about your skill sets be sure to include both Hard Skills and Soft Skills.

HARD skills are those that are acquired most often through education and specific training while SOFT skills are personal habits and traits that shape how you work

SKILLS example:

Proficient in Google Suite, Adobe Creative Suite
Fluent in French
Self-starter who is not afraid to take on new challenges