What is a RESUME?
Who needs a resume?
We ALL need one. Whether you are planning on applying to college or need to apply for a job, you need to know how to build your resume!
What do I include?
• Academic achievement • Honors and Awards • Extracurricular activities – Clubs and Organizations • Volunteer/ Community service • Work Experience
What should my resume look like?
1 Main St reet 23 Jemison, AL 35085 (205) 280-4860 email@ email.com
Jane Doe
Education/ Academics
Jemison High School 2004-2008 (3.96 GPA on a 4.0 scale, ranked 5 of 110 students) Wallace State Community College 2006-2008 (4.0 GPA, Dean’s List) ACT composite score—26
Honors/ Awards
Bryant-Jordan Scholar Athlete Award, Regional Winner, 2008 Senior Honor (Good Citizenship) Senior Honor (Nominee for Ms. Jemison High School) Miss JHS (Scholarship Pageant) 2008 Homecoming Queen 2008
Extracurricular Activities
Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society) member 2006-2008 English Honor Society member 2006-2008 Social Studies Honor Society member 2006-2008 Science Honor Society member 2006-2007 BETA club member 2005-2007, President 2008 SGA member 2004-2008, Vice President 2008 DECA member 2005-2008 Key Club member 2004-2008 J Club member 2004-2008 FCCLA member 2005-2008 Varsity Cheerleader 2006-2008, captain 2008 Tennis Team 2006-2008 Varsity Volleyball 2006-2008
Volunteer/ Community Service Activities
Church youth group Yearly mission trip with youth Volunteered with Toys for Tots Helped raise money for Juvenile Diabetes
Work Experience
Hayes Drug, cashier, 2006-2008 Babysitting 2006-2008 ***You can add whatever you think is relevant to your resume. You can also add references if you’d like. It’s just up to you how you want to set up your particular resume and how much information you’d like to give on it.
Let’s get started!!