{"id":346,"date":"2013-11-04T18:39:44","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T18:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/sjames\/?page_id=346"},"modified":"2016-10-14T18:15:05","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T18:15:05","slug":"resumes-and-references","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/sjames\/business-ed-career-prep\/resumes-and-references\/","title":{"rendered":"Resumes and Cover Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Resumes:
\n<\/span>a) If you do not have a resume and have no idea how to build one, start by filling out this form which helps you\u00a0gather\u00a0information together:\u00a0 Resume Handout Content Gathering Worksheet<\/a>
\nb) Then follow the Sample Resume for Career Prep<\/a>*\u00a0and plug in your information. Make sure you use an action verb at the beginning of each bullet when you are describing your work and\/or volunteer experiences\u00a0 Use this handy dandy list of Transferable Skills and Verbs<\/a> to help you.\u00a0 You do not have to use this format.\u00a0 Here are some examples of other formats:
\nSample Resume Format A<\/a>
\nSample Resume Format B<\/a>
\nSample Resume Format C<\/a>
\nSample Resume Format D<\/a><\/p>\n

*Note that\u00a0for Career Prep ONLY<\/span>, your resume should include relevant courses which demonstrate your areas of particular skill and knowledge. \u00a0See the Sample Resume for Career Prep to see where this goes. If you are applying for a “real” job, you would not include course work on your resume – this is for Career Prep only.<\/p>\n

DOs and DON’Ts<\/span>
\n– make sure there are NO spelling errors
\n– use a professional<\/span> email address (remove hyperlink)
\n– use a reliable<\/span> phone number
\n– ensure margins are even and bullets\/sections are aligned
\n– ensure consistency<\/span> of line spacing (e.g., if you double space before and after the “Education” section, do the same spacing for the “Volunteer Experience” section, etc.)
\n– keep it to one page
\n– use size 12 font and choose a style that is easy to read
\n– if you do not have a lot of volunteer or work experience, fill up your resume with skills, achievements, interests, etc.\u00a0 It should be close to one full page.<\/p>\n

References<\/span>
\nHere’s a sample of what your references sheet might look like: Sample References<\/a>
\nHint:\u00a0 However you format the top of your resume, simply copy and paste for the top of your references sheet.
\n<\/em>DOs and DON’Ts
\n– make sure you ASK your references before putting them on your list
\n– make sure you are careful about who you ask to be your reference – ask someone who knows you well
\n– make sure the information and formatting is consistent on your references.\u00a0 For example, if you format your telephone number in your heading like this: <\/span><\/span>Ph:\u00a0604.123.4567<\/span> then do the same format for all the telephone numbers of your references, NOT<\/span> ph: (604) 123-4567<\/span>.
\n– each time you apply for something and\u00a0are asked to provide references,\u00a0email or phone your\u00a0references to let them know\u00a0what you have applied for and that they might\u00a0get a call\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Resumes: a) If you do not have a resume and have no idea how to build one, start by filling out this form which helps you\u00a0gather\u00a0information together:\u00a0 Resume Handout Content Gathering Worksheet b) Then follow the Sample Resume for Career … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"parent":262,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-346","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/sjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/sjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/sjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/sjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/sjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/sjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1172,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/sjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/346\/revisions\/1172"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/sjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/sjames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}