Accounting 2 – 4/09/18

I.  Bellwork Q&A

1. What is the purpose of a resume?
2. Describe 5 common resume mistakes people make when preparing their resume.

II.  Objectives:

• Develop and strengthen a resume by revising, editing, or rewriting focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
• Revise resumes to correct errors related to format, language, spelling, capitalization, and information omitted.

III.  Discussion:

A..  Job Shadow due submitted to Google Classroom next week Friday: 100 pts summative (-2 each day late)

B.  How to write a resume: Tips from Deloitte

C.  Examples- Blog 3/26/18

D.  Resume review – Problems:

 FORMAT:

• Education listed on the bottom – Why??
• Not listing skills and awards

HEADING

• Name in a large bold font
• Listing your name twice

EDUCATION:

• No high school name or address
• No Anticipated Graduation Date
• Capitalization Errors

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• No dates
• No Name of Position Held
• No description of work related duties
• Lack of action words
• No bullet points /Writing in complete sentences
• Using the word “I”
• Spelling & Capitalization Errors

IV.  Classwork

21 pts Summative grade – See Rubric on Google Classroom

1. Revise your resume
2. Have someone critique it
3. Revise it again
4. Submit it to Google classroom.
5. Leave a comment with the name of the person who critiqued your resume

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