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ResumeResume
Cover LetterCover Letter
Reference PageReference Page
Closed Market:
85 percent of all available jobs Not advertised
Open Market: 15 percent of all available jobs Advertised jobs
Who has a paying job? How many of you got your job in the open market? Closed market?
The Job Market
Your resume is a portrait of you! Functional Resume
Advantage: You highlight your skills, awards, achievements that come from work, volunteer or life experiences
Disadvantage: You have to be able to back up your skills. Explain how you use them. You cannot simply list skills.
The Resume
List APPROPRIATE skills Type Use relevant interests Professional Check spelling, grammar Clearly organized with subtitles Use 12 point font ________________ ________________
Resume Do’s
Use slang Lie Put “resume” at the top Include photo Use “I” Put “references available upon request” Use fancy styles Include financial wishes ____________________ ____________________
Resume Don’ts
What skills can you include on your resume?
Remember, you are all skilled!!!! Go to Matchmaker – Review your “Skills
Assessment” responses to determine which skills you want to put on your resume. Make a list.
What are some other skills that you many teens could put on their resume?
Handout (class set): Have you got skills? Write down any that you have
Skills
Judy Anderson’s Functional Resume Work on filling in your rough copy template Finish for homework
Resume Example
What is a cover letter? It introduces you and gives a quick summary
of why you are best for the specific job. It is the first impression.
What is the advantage in using a cover letter? Your resume looks more professional and the
cover letter is tailored specifically for the job you are applying for
Handout – Cover Letter Do’s and Don’ts
Cover Letter
Your address Date Address of the person you are contacting Salutation (Dear…) Paragraph #1 – States the job you are
applying for. How you found out about it. Express your interest.
Cover letter Structure
Paragraph #2 – Longest paragraph. Point out
your skills, etc that make you best of the job. Relate yourself to the job
Paragraph #3 – Include best way to be reached and your willingness to come for an interview
Sincerely Your signature Type your first and last name
Dana Power’s cover letter Using the template write a cover letter for one
of the job ads provided. Finish for homework the rough draft
Cover Letter Example
Handout “References Outline” Fill in the Reference Page template with THREE
REFERENCES You will need to get information/phone
numbers/etc tonight for homework if you do not have it here at school.
Reference Page