ROP Career Skills

ROP Career Skills
How to Write a Great resume

Your ROP Portfolio

• A portfolio contains three or more of your best work samples and a written explanation of each 
• Letter of introduction
• Resume 
• List of References
• Letter of Recommendation
• Use the ROP Portfolio Handbook as a Guide

Job Seekers Trifecta

• A solid well written and well designed resume
• An equally well crafted list of positive references
• A flawless handwritten job application

Your Resume Should Have

• Who you are and how you can be contacted
• Your job objective
• Your level of education
• Your work history or experiences
• Your special skills and ability

Edit and Refine your Resume

• Take time to write your resume
• No typo's, use spellchecker
• No mistakes, look for double works, grammar error
• No misleading information
• Format your text for easy reading and searching

Resume Writing Tips

• List more recent job experiences first
• List most important skills first
• Leave out the obvious
• Avoid negativity
• Go with what you got: summer jobs, volunteer experience, clubs, relevant hobbies
• Don't have a degree or diploma? State your estimated date for completion, class of 201X Proofread!
• Ask at least 3 people to read your resume in detail to spot mistakes. Catch them before your interviewer does!

Style Can Vary

• Just keep it professional, well organized and easy to read

ROP Portfolio Handbook

• Contains tips and guides for all aspects of your portfolio
• Has 2 samples resumes and a resume template to fill out so you can get started
• Link is on class blog, download the PDF file to your computer and read it thoroughly

How to get started...

• Find a program to write your resume with, such as Word, Google Docs or Pages
• Think of what your ideal job might be this summer or in the future, align your resume info and objectives to that job
• use the Resume Template in the ROP Portfolio Handbook and list all your important details