Question: RESEARCHING DIFFERENT CAREERS

A résumé provides a summary of your skills, abilities, and achievements. It also may include a description of the type of job you want. A well-prepared résumé indicates that you know what your career objectives are, shows that you have given serious thought to your career, and tells a potential employer what you are qualified to do. The way a résumé is prepared can make a difference in whether you are considered for a job.

Assignment: 1. Prepare a résumé for a job that you want using the information in Appendix A (see text website).

a. First, determine what your skills are and decide which skills are needed to do this particular job.

b. Decide which type of format-chronological or functional- would be most effective in presenting your skills and experience.

c. Keep the résumé to one page, if possible (definitely no more than two pages). (Note that portfolio items may be attached for certain types of jobs, such as artwork.)

2. Have several people review the résumé for accuracy.

3. Ask your instructor to comment on your résumé.