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HOW TO PREPARE

A RESUME

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OVERVIEW

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Resume Overview

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Education

Experience

CTE Certifications

School Activities

Skills

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RESUME

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What Should You Include In Your Resume?

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Resume Heading

  • Legal Name - Last Name, First Name (No Nicknames)

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  • Address - Home Address (Not a PO Box, Reliable Place Where You Can Pickup Your Mail)

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  • Telephone Number- Make Sure To Set Up The Voicemail Professionally (No Music)

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  • Email Address - Enter Bayside High School Email Address

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Education

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1. SCHOOL

3. CTE PROGRAM

2. GPA

4. RELEVANT COURSES

Include the school name and the month & year you started & when you will graduate.

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Ex. Bayside High School

September 2020 - June 2024

Include the CTE program you are enrolled in at Bayside HS. If you are certified in anything (Ex. Photoshop), feel free to include it.

Include your GPA. This can be out of 100 or on a 4.0 GPA.

Relevant CTE courses & sequences.

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RELEVANT COURSES

Relevant Courses Are Your CTE Courses.

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Relevant Courses

Digital Art & Design

Computer Programming

  • Drawing Fundamentals
  • Intro to Digital Art
  • Graphic Design / Illustration
  • Advanced Graphic Design
  • Programming Technologies
  • Computer Programming
  • AP/Intro Computer Science
  • CS Career Development

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Music Performance & Production

Environmental Engineering & Technology

Relevant Courses

  • Foundations of Commercial Music
  • DJ Technology
  • Recording Technologies 1
  • Recording Technologies 3
  • Environmental Technology
  • Design, Drawing, Production
  • Principles of Engineering
  • Engineering Design Development

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  • Foundations of Personal Fitness
  • Introduction to Sports Medicine
  • Athletic Training
  • Advanced Concepts of Personal Training
  • Exercise, Nutrition, & Weight Control

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Sports Medicine & Management

Humanities & Non-Profit Management

Relevant Courses

  • Introduction to Project Management
  • Introduction to Nonprofit management
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Advanced Project Management

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Experience

  • List 2-3 past experiences. Write experience titles with bold & bigger font.
    • Ex. St. Fidelis Church, College Point — Volunteer Work
  • State how long you participated in the experience, starting from the most recent experience.
    • Ex. January 2023
  • Include brief descriptions of what you did. You do not need to write in full sentences. Do not add unnecessary details; be specific but keep it short.
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      • Was an alter server for 2 bishops, 6 priest and 4 decans
      • Learned how to be obedient with faithful rules, and show respectful manners
      • Recruited friends to join and was the leader to teach new members

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Industry Certifications, Skills, & Awards

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  • Include any certifications you have obtained from your CTE program.
    • Ex. “Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop CS6”
  • List relevant skills you have such as working with technology.
    • Ex. Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Google Drive, Slides, Docs, PowerPoint, Social Media, etc.
  • List any honors/awards (Academic, athletic, musical, etc).
    • Include the name of the award/honor, who awarded it, and when it was awarded

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School Activities

  • How are you involved in school?
  • You should list clubs you’re in, projects you’ve worked on, involvement in sports, etc.
  • Ex.
    • Submitted an Arts Connection drawing that showed simplicity over complexity
    • Artwork displayed at Bayside High School’s Art Show
    • A member of the Craft Club

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Final Check

Make It Short & Straightforward

Brief

Clear, Specific, and Make Sense

Readable

Make Sure All Words Are Correctly Spelled

Spelling

Check for Any Grammatical Errors

Grammar

Make Sure The Resume is ONLY A PAGE LONG!!! DO NOT make it more than a page.

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Make Yourself Standout

Past

Experiences

Write down any large projects you’ve worked on (a brief summary of it including your role in the project) and your past jobs

Hard Skills

List all activities (clubs and teams) or community activities you have been involved in including your position

LIST ALL the technology programs you know how to use. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Suites (Google Docs, Slides, Sheets), Social Media sites, coding programs etc...

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Achievements

Write down at least 1 achievement/ award/ recognition you received in your lifetime, whether in or outside of school.

Extracurricular

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Copy of Resume Sample

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qT4TrVoWKuW0VBAo9bjBcGkCG2lVSbqkJAzTW8_Zv0g/edit?usp=sharing