Resume Writing Workshop

For the final week of the quarter, our senior class will be working on developing a resume for Beowulf as well as one for themselves.  

On Monday:

• Students will be in the computer lab and completing research on OWL @ Purdue.
• Students will go to OWL @ Purdue and do the Resume Research Activity
  
• Students will also look over Writing Effective High School Resumes Handout
  
• Students will also look over a Great Example of a High School Student Resume 
  

On Tuesday:

• Students will complete the Beowulf Planning Activity 
  
• Students will begin formatting Beowulf's Resume 
  
• Resume is due Thursday
  

Wednesday:

• Students will work on their Resume in the computer lab.
  
• HW:  Finish Resume
  

Thursday:  

• Beowulf Resume is due
  
• Complete Personal Resume Reflection Activity
  
• Begin working on Personal Resume
  

Friday:

• Independent Reading and/or working on Personal Resume 
  
• Personal Resume is due Wednesday.  
  

Examples of Great Resumes
Example of Chronological Resume
Example of Functional Resume

Examples of Bad Resumes with Teacher Notes:
Bad Sample 1
Bad Sample 2
Bad Sample 3