Lessons 2 and 3 – Resume Development
This lesson (Lessons 2 and 3 from the Career Exploration 10th–12th Grade Series) guides students through developing a personal résumé over two class periods. Students first create a paper draft using the “Creating a Résumé” activity sheet, then enter it into a word processing program to produce a final electronic version that includes sections such as career objective, education, FFA and school/community leadership, and references.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Create a resume.
- Time required
- 2, 50 minute class periods
- Grade level
- 10-12th
- Materials
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- Course textbook
- Computers with word processing capabilities
- Career research notes and job listings from prior day
- Creating a Resume activity sheet (AS 2.3) 4 pages
- Related LifeKnowledge Lesson
- LifeKnowledge HS 37