Monday & Tuesday, April 14 & 15, 2014

WEEK OF APRIL 14-18, PR 2- WK 4 ​

FREEWRITE: Watch video (shown over two class periods): Resumes: A How-To Guide

Respond to these questions/statements—
What makes a resume strong or weak?
What should one include in a resume according to this video?
 What does this video suggest If you don't have any work experience?
What does it say that you could include in your resume?
From the student comments, what skills or experiences did they mention that you could also apply to you and your resume?
 Take a few minutes to complete the COLORS exercise.
What are some of your examples?
How do these compare to your already chosen skills?
Would any of these add relevancy or variety to your resume?
Which ones? Explain.
What type of resume covered in the program most closely follows our class resume style and format? Explain any similarities and differences.
What are the three styles of resumes and what do each emphasize?
What are the 5 basic components of a resume?

 DUE THIS WEEK- 1st and 2nd draft of your resume. One liners in business language. Start your Education Plan Question response. Learning Targets: Students will know the basic components of an effective resume and how each is developed.
Students will generate their own effective personal resume focused upon their career goals, interests, experiences, skills and abilities.
Students will use business language in writing one-liners to describe their skills
Continuation with the resume project.

1) Putting together a resume includes five components. Resume Slide Presentation
We worked on part two of the Resume Workbook that dealt with the specific jobs you are looking, a specific job you will target, and what is required for that job. We worked on the objective for that job as well. PAGES 11-14 TODAY IN RESUME WORKBOOK; PLACE IN DOC CALLED "RESUME PREP"; ONE LINERS WRITTEN OUT AND THEN ONE LINERS APPLIED TO SKILLS

Resume Workbook

Finish your first resume draft. STUDENT RESUME TEMPLATE

Score your resume using the Resume Scoring Guide.
 Download it to your hard drive. Save it to the documents folder and then print it. Score your work accurately and then make the revisions necessary.

Ask your partner to score your document too.

Make revisions before you print off a second draft.

Complete the Education Plan worksheet. My Education Plan Questions (120.39 KB) Download this document. Save it as: PDx_fullname_Ed Plan Questions.

Answer each question in complete sentences. Some questions may seem similar but are asking you to stretch your thinking. Upload the document to your Google Drive account each day to protect your work.