SAMPLE RESUMES
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We all have different skills, strengths and experiences. The following sample resumes and cover letters are designed to help you apply for a job at whatever stage you are in your career or job search. Each sample provides tips and ideas and examples to help get you started.
SAMPLE RESUMES
Choose a sample resume that best suits your current situation: Early school leaver - no formal work experience If you have left school early and don’t have a lot of relevant work experience, your resume is more like a personal information sheet than a job history. Use your resume to highlight information about: activities that you have taken part in at school or outside school in clubs or even just with friends skills you’ve developed (they don’t just have to be the formal things you learnt in school – think about skills you’ve got from helping out at home or helping friends, teachers or relatives The role you have played in teams or other groups you have joined, for example, you may be a good leader, but you also might be excellent at following instructions, completing tasks or helping other people.
Left school early - some work experience If you have left school early but have a history of work, either full-time, part-time, casual or voluntary, you will be able to tailor your resume to focus on the skills, abilities and experience you have gained from your work situations. Use your resume to highlight information about: Skills and aptitudes (general and specific) you have gained from your work experience even if the work you have done in the past is different from the kind of work you now seek, focus on the core skills that you can adapt to any work situation Things you have achieved at work the role you have played in teams and the way you interact with others Finished school but no formal work experience
ALEXANDRA HILLS SHS
12 ENC
‘WHERE TO NOW?’
If you have completed Year 12 but don’t have a lot of work experience, your resume is more like a personal information sheet, focusing on your academic achievements and other skills and abilities, rather than a job history. Jobs aren't the only place you develop skills and experience, so think about the other aspects of your life - at school, helping at home or through your hobbies and interests - where you have developed skills and abilities that would be useful on-the-job. Use your resume to highlight information about: your academic track record (either academic results or core study areas or both) relevant activities that you have taken part in at school or outside school in clubs or even just with friends skills and abilities you’ve developed (these include practical skills you've developed through your schooling, such as computer skills or hands-on experience in you chosen field etc, as well as skills you've developed outside school) think about skills you’ve got from helping out at home or helping friends, teachers or relatives any work experience you may have undertaken through school work experience programs, volunteer work or through casual or holiday jobs - focus on the skills and strengths you developed roles you have played in teams or other groups you have joined, for example, you may be a good leader, but you also might be excellent at following instructions, completing tasks or helping other people.
Tertiary qualified but no work experience It is rare for new graduates to have exemplar records across every aspect of skills, work and education. Some people have a better aptitude for studying and getting good marks. Others are better with practical skills and can demonstrate these through work experience. And others, still, can demonstrate their core skills and abilities gained outside of work or study. Everyone's different and the key to any good resume is finding the best way to highlight your skills, experience and abilities regardless of whether you developed this through study, work or in other ways. Remember that jobs and study aren't the only place you develop skills and experience, so think about the other aspects of your life - at university or TAFE, helping at home or through your hobbies and interests – where you have developed skills and abilities that would be useful on-the-job. Use your resume to highlight information about: your academic track record (either academic results or core study areas or both) skills and abilities you’ve developed (these include practical skills you've developed through your studies, such as computer skills or hands-on experience in you chosen field etc, as well as skills you've developed outside school - think about skills you’ve got from casual or part-time work even if it's unrelated to the kinds of jobs you now seek), other activities you've undertaken at university or TAFE or your involvement in pastimes and hobbies outside of studies. Any work experience you may have undertaken through university work experience programs, volunteering or through casual or holiday jobs - focus on the skills and strengths you developed that are relevant to the job you seek ALEXANDRA HILLS SHS 12 ENC ‘WHERE TO NOW?’