ROP Career Skills

How to write a great resume

Your ROP Portfolio

A portfolio contains three or more of your  best work examples and a written explanation of each piece

• Letter of introduction
• Resume
• List of references
• Letter of recommendation

Job seekers Trifecta

• Solid well written and designed resume
• An equally well crafted list of positive references
• A flawless hand written job application

Your resume should have 

• Who you are and how you  can be contacted
• Your job objective
• Your level of education
• Your work history or experience
• Your special skills and abilities

Edit and refine your resume

• Take time to write your resume 
• No typos use spell checker 
• No mistakes look for double words grammar errors
• No misleading information
• Format your text for easy reading and searching

Resume Writing Tips 

• List most recent job experience first 
• List most important stuff first 
• Leave out the obvious
• Avoid negativity
• Go with what you got: summer jobs , volunteer, clubs
• Don't have a degree or diploma? State you estimate the date of completion
• Proof read ask at least 3 people to read your resume in detail to spot mistakes .

Style can vary 

• Just keep it professional , well organized and easy to read

ROP Portfolio Handbook

• Contains tips and guides for all aspects

How to get started

• Find a program to write your resume with . such as word, google docs or pages
• Think of what ideal job might be this summer or in the future, align your resume info and objectives to the job
• Use the resume template in the ROP portfolio handbook and list all important details