Should Senior School Students have a Resume?

Why does an 11th or 12th Grader need to create a RESUME? As a senior school student, you may think that you don’t need a resume until you are about to graduate from college and begin your search for a full-time job. However,it can be quite beneficial for high school students to have one at the ready.

So, Why Have a resume?

1. It sets students apart from others. It is understood that students likely won’t need a resume for service-oriented jobs, but if they’re looking for an internship or a summer job, a resume will make them stand out against others.

2. It shows that they’re responsible. Employers want to know that a candidate is going to be dependable. On a high school resume, this can be demonstrates students commitment towards his aspirations & responsibilities.

3. It highlights their ambition. One important part of a high school resume is to show the outside activities the student takes part in. Participating in extracurricular activities and volunteering shows employers that a high school student has passion and dedication.

How to build one?

From a talented young star to an average go-getter, they often make the common mistakes of overloading too much of information when building a resume. But if you have the right tools to assist you, writing your own resume with not be difficult. Here is what you should include in your high school resume.

Objective: It’s smart to tailor your resume to each individual job. The objective should be worded so that it clearly highlights your ambitions

Skills & Special talents: Documenting your related skill, is really is the heart of your resume. High school students will naturally have applicable skills toward a job, such as computer and online research skills, since they have likely used them both in school and personally. Skills learned at other co-curricular activities like can also be mentioned here.

Education: Students can just list the school and board they attend with dates, but should also include any achievements such as being on the honor roll or taking advanced courses (if any).

It’s also advised to use action verbs—assisted, helped, arranged, managed—to describe the a student’s previous experiences. These words help the employer or college administration visualize the student as actively involved.

After a student has completed his or her resume, it’s important to have a trusted adult (particularly a teacher or counselor) review it. It’s also essential to carefully proofread—employers will notice spelling errors and take them into consideration. Having a resume in high school is just good sense, you never know when an opportunity knocks!

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