Students will be given notes on resumes, and a template to make their own resumes. The template will be taken from the Job Search Handbook, pages 3, 21, 22, and 23 produced by Saskatchewan Learning in cooperation with the Department of Community Resources; February 2006.
The instructor will go over the description and purpose of a resume and then tips of writing a good resume.
Resume Do's and Don'ts
Do:
1. Write your resume with commonly used language. Technical terms should only be used if they are necessary to describe the work you have done or the education you have.
2. Use strong action words to describe your skills/experience. Use short, bulleted, point form statements, not sentences.
3. Clearly set off headings/sub-headings and large margins with lots of white space.
outline your accomplishments.
4. Use a computer and effects such as bolding and underlining.
print your resume with a quality laser printer or have copies printed on a high-quality photocopy machine
5. Use white or light coloured (cream, grey, or ivory for example) 81/2 x 11 bond paper. Stay away from flashy colours or odd sizes.
6. Staple the pages of your resume. Don't bind it or put it in any type of folder. include a short and simple cover letter.
7. Proof-read! Avoid any typos or grammatical errors. Read it out loud. Have someone else check it a second and third time.
8. Keep your resume two or three pages in length ( note: there may be exceptions where longer resumes may be the norm – do your research!).
9. Be honest.
Don't:
1. Don't use the word "I", write in the third person.
2. Don't use abbreviations except those that are well known.
3. Don't present the information scattered around the page, BE ORGANIZED.
4. Don't use long paragraphs and sentences. This takes too long to say too little.
5. Don't submit a resume that is poorly typed and printed and that is hard to read. Your resume will look unprofessional and so will you.
6. Don't give only the bare essentials of dates and job titles. Tell them what you did; they want to see how you made a contribution to your previous place of employment, especially in the last 5-10 years.
7. Don't include personal information: height, weight, sex, health, marital status are not needed and should not be included on today's resumes.
8. Don't use fancy typesetting, binders, photographs or exotic paper. This confuses the reader. Clean and simple is best.
9. Don't lie. You can be fired for making false statements on your resume. Besides a resume is supposed to represent you and the skills you have, not someone else's.
More information, including templates of resumes and cover letters is found at:
http://www.sasknetwork.ca/html/JobSeekers/lookingforwork/resumesandcoverlettters.htm#chronological
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