Career Cruising—My Life
Resume Builder
Directions: Follow the numbered list, completing your portfolio. Raise your hand if you
have a question.
1. Under Special Tools, click on Resume Builder
a. Click on Read about Resume Writing in Employment Guide
b. Take your time and read this
2. Go back to the Resume Builder Page
3. You now go through all the tabs on the left, starting with Personal Profile then:
a. Career Objective – what you want to accomplish (ex. Obtain a full time teaching
position at the elementary level with coaching)
b. Education
c. Work Experiences – add any job you’ve done
d. Service Learning – community service (ex. Helped clean ditches, worked at food
pantry…)
e. Awards and Certificates (should be filled out)
f. Extracurricular Activities (should be filled out)
g. Hobbies and Interests
h. Skills and Abilities – use specifics (hard working, Microsoft Word…)
i. References – cannot use relatives
j. Additional Information
4. When you’re done, format and view or print and export. It should look extremely
professional and have 0 mistakes.