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Build A Resume

3 Steps to building a resume:

1. Save a file copy of the sample resume

2. Create and format your resume
  • View the sample resume and think about the type of jobs you plan to look for
  • View skills based on the TARs, then consider which skills to include on your resume
  • Open the word doc resume and choose 'File', then 'Save As' to make a copy for the computer you are working on.
  • TIP---TO ADD JOB SKILLS TO YOUR DOCUMENT: 'ctrl c' to copy skills directly from the web page and 'ctrl v' to paste into your resume document; then edit
  • Add experience and education to your document

3. Complete your resume
  • Spell check and proofread resume
  • Check your work with the scoring guide checklist
  • Choose 'File', then 'Save As' to rename your resume final copy.  A good format is to use your last name and date (for example zhang03/05).


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