Purpose

 Your resume is a sheet of

paper that represents you
as a professional

Your resume is a tool to get you an interview,

not to get you hired
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 Where to Start?
 Step One: Format
 Step Two: Content
 Step Three: Appearance
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One Chronological Format
Shenley Rountree
shenley.rountree@hallco.org c: 470-202-8430
Dates: Month & Year
Jan 15 – Present 1 Education
Dec 14 – May 14
Apr 14 – Feb 13
2 Experience
Current Job
Previous Job
Job before that…
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Experience Education
OR
Current Job First Job
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Two Content
Focus on education, work experience, achievements,
keywords and any other important information
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Two Content: Header
How Someone Gets in Contact with you
 Name – Put your name in bold and in a larger font.
 Address – Only city and state.
 Phone – Use the phone you most often answer.
 Email – Use a personal email that you check often.
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Two Content: Header
 Ditch the Objective
 An objective statement tells an employer
what you want
 BUT the hiring manager’s concern is what the
employer wants!

> Google “Career Summary” or

“Branded Statement”
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Two Content: Education
 Name of School – This is simple: West Hall High School.
 Location – City and state: Oakwood, Ga.
 Degree – Include your major and any specialization.
 *OPTIONAL* Expected Graduation – May 2018

Ex. College Prep Diploma with Healthcare Science

Career Pathway
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Two Content: Education
 Relevant Classes: List classes that are relevant to the job you are
applying for.

Ex. Applying for retail sales associate, then list:

Relevant Classes:
 Marketing Principles
 Fashion Merchandising
 Introduction to Business
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Two Content: Education
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Two Content: Education
TIP: Once you have a
college degree, you
don’t need to include
your high school.

For entry level work that specifies “must have

high school diploma,” go ahead and list it.
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Two Content: Experience
 Jobs (paid)
 Internships (unpaid, long term)
 Volunteer work
 Starting your own company
 Other unpaid opportunities so long as they are relevant
 Ex. Working at family business unpaid
 Ex. Large group projects at school
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Two Content
What to List
 Job title – If you didn’t have a formal title, list one that
demonstrates your function
 Company – You may also want to include the division
 Dates – Month Year to Month Year
 Location – City and state is plenty (no need for an
address, phone number or other info)
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Two Content
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Two Content
Here is an example of a poor work experience section for
a sales job:

Sales Manager
• Maintained customer relations
• Increased regional sales
• Increased sales
• Developed a training course
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Two Content
More effective and appealing description:

Life Insurance Sales Manager

• Implemented new customer relations strategy
that yielded a department client retention rate
of 97%
• Developed a training course for a new agent
hires that resulted in a 73% average increase in
revenue over the first 6 month
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Two Content
 Do not write in complete sentences – NO PERIODS
 Start all bullets with ACTION VERBS
 Examples?
 Write in third person – don’t use “I” or “we”
 Be specific, descriptive, & detailed
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Two Content
Never had a job? Focus on other experiences
 Athletics
 Volunteering
 Large group projects in school
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Two Content
 Excellent time management skills. Balanced a 40+ hour
practice, training, competition, and travel schedule, in addition
to academics
 Maximized social media to increase fan participation and
support
 Committed 20-30 hours per week to weight training, skill work,
practice, conditioning, film study, and meetings
 Participated in leadership and team building exercises
 Accustomed to performing in high pressured situations
 Balanced academic and athletic time commitments effectively
 Achieved 100% attendance at practices and games for three
consecutive years
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Two Content: Other
Activities
 Athletics
 Fine Arts
 CTSOs
 Clubs
 Volunteering
 Leadership
 Mentoring
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Two Content: Other
Recognitions
 Honor Roll
 Spartan Star Student
 Awards
 WBL Student of the Month

EXPLAIN the relevance

Ex. Awarded Sportsman Award, top award out of all
athletes at WHHS
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Two Content: Other
Certifications
 Microsoft Office (Word, PPT, Excel)
 GeorgiaBEST Certification
 OSHA Certified
 First Aid and CPR certified
 ServSafe
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Two Content: Other
Technical Skills
 Software  Tools
 AutoDesk Suite  Miter saw
 Adobe Photoshop  Scroll saw
 Microsoft Office (Word, PPT, Excel)  Drill
 Revit
 Production
 Graphtec Vinyl Cutter
 Wide format Canon printer
 Sublimation printer & application
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Two Content

What content do we NOT

list on a resume?
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Three Appearance
PRESENTATION MATTERS
 It won’t matter if you are the best person for a
particular job if your application doesn’t reflect
that fact.
 Your resume is your ticket to the next step in
the hiring process.
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  Hall County Schools, Gainesville, GA
 Work-Based Learning Coordinator, Aug 2014-Present
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 Launched Onward school-wide soft skills program,
impacting 1200 students
 Increased student enrollment in WBL program by 60%
after first year
 Manage & update WBL County website that has over 2500
visits every month
 Marketing Teacher, Aug 2009-May 2014
 Taught Advertising, Interactive Marketing & Hospitality
classes
 Lead student-run business, Design 360, that had revenues
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of $25K annually
 DECA advisor with 6 national student winners at
international competition
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Should you use a template?
YES or NO?
Format to follow
Some design elements
Customizable

Generic
Cookie-cutter
Not applicable
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 Finish Line
 Step One: Format
 Step Two: Content
 Step Three: Appearance