How to Use

OKCareerGuide
Part 3 Building a
Resume
By: Mr. Gravitt
 Make Sure You have Completed
3 Assessments
Saved 6 or more Occupations
Saved several of your favorite Majors
Saved several Schools of Interest
Saved an Sample Ed Plan
Saved at least one Pathway
Saved at least one Cluster
Financial Aid: FAFSA, OK Promise,
Scholarships, & School Loans.
 Build a Resume, Cover Letter, &
References
A Resume Contains:
•Your Contact Info
•Your goals
•Your Education, Skills, & Certifications.
•Your Accomplishments, Awards, Honors,
Clubs & Organizations you are &/or have been
involved with.
•Your Work Experience
 Top things Employers Want
This almost sounds like a joke, & it’s not!
These will be in RED text in this presentation.
1. Employee to show on the date & time they are
scheduled to work.
2. Employee to get along with other employees &
customers. They communicate well, participate,
collaborate, & are just good team players.
3. Trustworthy AKA won’t steal!
4. Follows directions. Employee does what the
employer asks. Does it when & the way
employer asked for it to be done.
5. Have a skill that is of value to the employer.
 Your Resume
Resume Rules:
1.You can leave info out, but do not “add” AKA
don’t make stuff up & “lie”! At your age there are
usually not too many reasons to leave anything
out. However, here is a couple of Examples:
•Example #1 might be: A previous employer that
you only worked for 2-weeks because you did
something wrong & got yourself fired! Well, you
should probably leave that off your Resume!
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• Example #2 might be: that your involved in a
whole bunch of athletics &/or other activities.
“The employer might think that it could
potentially cause them a future problem with
scheduling times for you to work.” So, you
might want to leave some of those off?
2.Keep it shorter – At your age, this is typically
not a problem. Your Resume will probably
only be one page, which is fine. When your
older it could go on for many pages. Want to
keep it down to a maximum of two pages.
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3. Do not have any errors in grammar,
punctuation, &/or tenses.
4. Organized, laid out very neatly, very easy to
read & follow, & do NOT use fancy fonts!
Your application will go in the trash!!! Use a
font such as Arial. The font your reading now.
5. Turn app & resume exactly the way the
employer asks! If it says all in one PDF file,
then you better turn everything in in one
single PDF file. If you can’t follow directions,
then the application will again go in the trash.
 Step 1 My Job Search Tools
• Click tab on the left My Job Search Tools
• Then click on My Resumes
 Step 2 Create Resume
• I don’t have one started yet.
• Therefore, I need to create a new resume.
 Step 3.1 Create Resume NAME
• This is the File Name for this resume.
• You can make multiple resumes, this is handy.
 Step 3.2 Create Resume
• You can make multiple resumes, this is handy
when you get further along in you career.
• Can make a really long one that includes
everything on it.
• Then can make a shorter ones from that one.
• Can make individual resumes targeted at
certain types of employers.
• Example: In my case: Have a long one with
everything, shorter one with “Teaching
Experience” & shorter one with all of my
“Technical & Industry Experience.”
 Step 4 Order & Style
• You can change this now &/or later…
 Step 5 Your Contact Info
• How is the employer to get in contact with you?
 Step 6 All About You
• You are going to add stuff to tell the employer about you. “You are
informing them about your abilities.” How you could be of value to them!
 Step 7 Summary
• When your older not as needed, but when
your young, put it in.
• It’s a brief explanation of your goals.
• Why you want to work for them.
• Why you would be a good employee for them.
 Step 8.1 Work Experience
• Previous employment
• Don’t have any? Well, anything could help,
done babysitting, lawn moving, &/or anything
for someone?
 Step 8.2 Work Experience EXAMPLES
“Communicates to employer”
•Lawn care job says you are willing do “hard &/or
unpleasant work.” Tells employer your not the type
to walk off the job when asked to mop the floor &/or
clean a restroom!
•Notice: Tell told them up front it was working for
family!
 Step 8.3 Work Experience EXAMPLES
“Communicates to employer”
•Babysitting job - This person is willing to trust
you with their children. “Your Responsible &
Trustworthy”
 Step 9.1 Education
• Formal Schooling: High School, Career Tech,
College, & etc. that you have/are attending.
 Step 9.2 Education
• What schools you are & have attended.
• What area’s did you study. GPA if it’s good?
• I put the yearbook, newsletter, &/or etc. in.
• Imagine: An employer that might need help with
a flyer, brochure, &/or etc. from time to time? To
you it might seem super easy. However, they
can’t do it.
 Step 9.3 Education
• You have something of value that someone else
needs: a skill, your time, &/or your labor.
• They have something of value that you are
needing. In this case MONEY!
• This is how the economy runs…
 Step 10.1 Skills & Certifications
• Formal Schooling (leads to skills)
• Formal Certifications (type of skill)
• This is an area where you could really shine!
 Step 10.2 Skills & Certifications
• Stop think about your abilities. Many of you
have skills &/or certifications that could be
valuable to an employer.
 Step 10.3 Skills & Certifications
• The fact that you have a number of skills,
even if they are not the exact one’s the
employer needs from you. It “Says to the
employer” that you have the ability to learn
the skills that they do need. “You would be
easy to train.”
• THERE ARE SO MANY SKILLS & YOU
HAVE SOME! Think of what you are able to
do. The skill might not seem very impressive
to you. However, to the employer it might be
very impressive & quite valuable to them!
 Step 10.4 Skills & Certifications
Just a few skills you • Digitizing
could pick up just in • Chief Architect
my courses: CADD
•Autodesk Inventor • Python Programing
CADD (There is a Language
industry recognized
• VCarve Pro 9.0
certification test on
this software.) • Corel Draw
•Mach III Mill (CNC) • 3D Printing
•Sewing • Final Cut Pro X
•Embroidery • Logic Pro
 Step 10.5 Skills & Certifications
• Basic electronics • Excel, One Note, &
• Know how to use a Etc.
Digital Volt Ohm • Saws: Table Saw,
Meter (DVOM) Router, Jig Saw,
• Soldering Drill Press, Planner,
• Use basic hand Radial Arm Cutoff
tools. Saw, & etc…
• Use Microsoft • Think about it!
software's: Word, Anything that your
Publisher, skilled at doing…
PowerPoint,
 Step 10.6 Skills
• Some of you likely have more skills than you
initially think. You might just be shocked how
impressed an employer might be!
• If you do not tell
them, they will
not be aware of
how you might
be of valuable to
them!
 Step 10.7 Certifications
• Industry Recognized Certifications “Are like
gold!”
• You can & should get as many as you can just
as soon as you are able. These can be just
as valuable as having a degree!
• Include any you have!
 Step 11 Languages
• Any foreign languages could be of really high
importance &/or a big plus to an employer!
• OK has a 14% Latino population, so any
ability in Spanish could be easily relevant!
 Step 12.1 Awards & Honors
• This could be your opportunity to get their
attention.
• Example: You’ve received something a simple
as a perfect attendance award.
 Step 12.2 Awards & Honors
• Any awards, trophies, &/or honors that you
have received in school &/or outside of
school. You’re a purple belt in Jiu Jitsu, well
put it in.
 Step 12.3 Awards & Honors
• Perfect attendance award - “Says to the
employer” You’re someone that shows up!
• WOW do they REALLY CARE about that!!!
 Step 13.1 Organizations
• Any activities, clubs, &/or organizations that
you are a member of &/or have been a
member of in the past.
 Step 13.2 Organizations
• “Communicates to the employer” I’m an active
person, I am a person that participates, I am a
team player, & I know how to work well with
others.
• Might not seem
like a big deal to
you. However,
employers
REALLY DO
CARE about
that!!!
 Step 14.1 Save & View your Resume
• Click
Save
• Then go
up to the
top of the
page.
 Step 14.2 Save & View your Resume
• Preview it & see if you are happy with it.
• You can view you Resume in different styles,
you can download it, &/or print it if you wish.
 Step 14.3
Completed
Resume
• Preview it & see if
you are happy with it.
• A copy will keep on
the site, but you may
want to download &
keep a copy yourself.
• You will need & use it
throughout the rest of
your life…
 End of part 3
Resume Directions