GD: ROP Career Skills

How to write a good great resume 

YOUR PORTFOLIO

• A portfolio containing three or more of your best work samples and a written explanation of each piece
• Letter of Introduction
• Resume
• List of references
• Letter of Recommendation
• Use the ROP portfolio Handbook as a guide

  

JOB SEEKERS TRIFECTA

• A solid well written and well designed resume
• An equally well crafted list of positive references
• A flawless handwritten job application

YOUR RESUME SHOULD INCLUDE

• Who you are and how you can be contacted
• Your job objective
• Your level of education
• Your work history or experience
• Your special skills and abilities

EDIT AND REFINE YOUR RESUME 

• Take time to write you resume
• No typos use spell checker
• No mistakes, look for double words grammar errors 
• No misleading information
• Format you text for easy reading and searching

RESUME WRITING TIPS 

• List most recent job experience first 
• List most important skills first
• Leave out the obvious 
• Avoid negativity

• Go with what you got: summer jobs, volunteer experience, clubs, relevant hobbies
• Don't have a degree or diploma? State you r estimated date for completion, class of 201x
• Proof read, Ask at least 3 people to read you resume

STYLE CAN VARY

• Keep it professional, 
• well organized 
• easy to read 

HOW TO GET STARTED

• Find a program to write you resume with, such as word Google Docs, or Pages
• Think of what your ideal job mighty be this summer or in the future, align your resume info and objectives to that job 
• Use the Resume Template in the ROP Portfolio Handbook and list all your important details