Resume Notes

ROP Career Skills
How to write a good great resume:

Your ROP 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 references.
• A flawless handwritten jon application.

Your Resume Should Have:

• 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 your resume
• No typo's, use spellchecker
• No mistakes, look for double words, grammar errors
• No misleading information
• Format your text for east 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 your estimated date for completion, class of 201X
• Proofread! Ask at least 3 people to read your resume in detail to spot mistakes. Catch them before your interviewer does!

Style Can Vary:

• Just keep it professional, well organized and easy to read

ROP Portfolio Handbook:

• Contains tips and guides for all aspects of you portfolio
• has 2 sample resumes and a resume template to fill out so you can get started
• Link is on class blog, download the PDF file to your computer and read it thoroughly

How to get started:

• Find a program to write your resume with, such as Word, Google Docs, or Pages
• Think of what your ideal job might 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.