Building a Résumé Guided Notes

Directions: Fill in the blanks below as I review the PowerPoint Reasons presentation. Be sure to write
down any questions that you have at the bottom of the paper. I will answer all of your questions as we
go along with the presentation. ☺

1. Your résumé is your marketing tool.

2. On your résumé, you should include:

a. Personal information
b. An Objective statement
c. Educational Background
d. Work experiences
e. Awards, Honors., and achievements
f. Volunteer projects and involvement
g. Leadership roles in extracurricular activities
h. Special skills that differentiate you in the job field
i. In your own words, what does differentiate mean?
To recognize a difference in somethings

3. Personal Information Slide: List the 5 personal information sections that you should include in
your résumé.
Rickey Aden Jenks
202 Old Plantation trl NW
770- 731-5210
Rickey.Jenks@baldwin.k12.ga.us

4. Objective Statement Slide: What is an objective statement? Go to www.mynextmove.org. Click

on Search. Type in a job that you would like. Create your objective based on the information
that you find about your job. The second part of the sentence comes from the “What They Do”
section of the job that you choose. Only type the first sentence of that part. Please watch the
video for a better understanding.
An objective statement is a concise, position-centered statement describing the value you can add and
the needs you can fulfill.
“To obtain a position as a Click or tap here to enter text.that will allow me to
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5. Education Slide: Using the space below, list your middle and elementary school educational
experience. Please use the example below as a reference.

Baldwin Middle School – Milledgeville, Georgia

Dates of Attendance: May 2015 – May 2017
 High School: Baldwin High School - Milledgeville, Georgia

Dates of Attendance: 2021-2022

Middle School: Oak Hill Middle School - Milledgeville, Georgia

Dates of Attendance: 2018-2021

6. Volunteer and Extracurricular Involvement Slide: List volunteer work you have done, what
organization it was with, and the year it was done. If you have not done volunteer work or if you
are not a member of an organization, put N/A.
N/A

7. Awards Slide: List any awards that you have received in middle school. If you have not received
any awards, put N/A.
3rd place in tech fair, Baseball regular season MVP.

8. Work Skills Slide: List computer programs that you know how to use effectively. Also list how
many words per minute (WPM) you can type. If you are unsure of how many WPM you can
type, go to NitroType and complete a race to find out.
Microsoft-Windows
Microsoft- Excel
Word
Powerpoint
WPM: 60

9. References Slide: List at least 3 teachers that will say GREAT things about you. Do not list me!
Ms. Veazey
Mr. Olson
Mr. Redmond