Monday & Tuesday, April 3 & 4, 2017

Dear Class:

Learning Targets:
​Students will --​

1. Know the five parts to a resume- personal information, job objective, education, work history and skills. 
2. Know how to structure an effective resume.
3. Be able to describe skills and abilities in business language.

​Business Language — formal writing that objective, succinct and specific

Business Language resume writing — describes abilities and accomplishments as specific, measurable and concrete experiences, starts with an action verb, avoids slang and personal wording ( No "I" statements.)

FreeWrites/Warm-Up

       Read article: Which Type of Resume is Right for You?
        Respond to these statements in complete sentences:

• List and explain the pros and cons of each type of resume.
• In the section about “Essential Parts of Any Resume”, the writer states 3 of the five key elements we learned about last class. Which two were not mentioned in this section? 
• What other (three)  things does the article state should be in your  resume? 
• Which of these statements best describes office work as an accomplishment rather than a daily task?
  a) Filed paperwork in alphabetical order
  b) Organized and prioritized documents to facilitate access and storage.
  c) Established a filing system that prioritized documents and facilitated record keeping. 

     Activities:
​     Students, you will work on the following today:

1.        RESUME BUILDING: Writing One-liners for your skills. See Resume tutorial
2.        Choose 3 skills from your CIS Skills Summary then complete the handout.

1. UP NEXT....  Writing in business language for the resume.

2.  Continue with the Final Project "Who am I":  When working on the final project, refer to the slide tutorial in the link. LINK: FINAL PROJECT 2016-17
Create slides.. Finish photoshopped picture and insert in first slide.

     Misc:  Work on final project- fix headings, font layout, graphics
     Update Education Plan from last year in Digital Literacy

 Resume Packet: My Work History Worksheet &
                              My Education Worksheet
                              Resume Template   
                              CIS Skills Worksheet Revised
                              My Skills and One-liners/Resume 

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