Activity Five:

  • review the handout, Personal Information Sheet
  • discuss the vocabulary contained in the handout
  • ask your student how this may be helpful in a job search
  • have her complete a copy of the sheet independently either during the session or as a homework assignment
  • review the sheet and verify the information

Activity Six:

  • review the different resume styles with your student; discuss each style, and have her choose one which she feels will best present her previous work experience and skills
  • ask her to transfer the information from her Personal Information Sheet to the resume outline
  • ask her to look at the sentences she wrote in Activity Four and decide where these would be included in the resume outline
  • the vocabulary list of action words (verbs and hobbies and interests should aid in "fleshing out" the resume)

Activity Seven:

  • have your student read their completed resume
  • ask her if there is anything else she feels would be important to include

Activity Eight:

  • review the resume; do the final edit of the rough copy
  • talk about the format of the resume (ie: bolding, centering, indenting)
  • the resume is now ready to be completed on a computer

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