ROP Career Skills how to write a great resume

You ROP portfolio

• A portfolio containing three or more of your best work samples and a written explanation of each piece
• Letter of Introduction
• Resume
• List of references 
• Letter of recommendation
• Use 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 are you and how can be contacted
• Your job objective
• Your level of education
• Your work history or experience
• Your Special skills and abilities 

Edit and refine your resume

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

Resume Writing Tips

• List more recent job experience first
• List more important skills first 
• leave out the obvious
• avoid negativity

Resume Writing Tips

• Go with what you got : summer jobs, Volunteer, experience, clubs, relevant, hobbies
• Don't have a degree or diploma? State you estimated date for completion, class of 201x
• Proofread! ask at least 3 people to read your resume in detail 

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 sample resumes and a resume template to fill out so you can get started
• Link is on a class blog,

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 the job
• Use the resume temple in the ROP portfolio handbook and list all your important details