PART 1—
Goal
A resume is very important. Everyone should have a resume and you should always be updating your resume. You will be creating and uploading your resume this week.
Instructions
STEP ONE
First, review the resume website and video presentation on our Career website:
Cuyamaca Resume Assistance Website
HERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL WEBSITES AND READING MATERIALS TO HELP YOU
Resume Genius Guide with Templates and Samples
Excellent Resume and Cover Letter Tips
JobStar (Resume and Cover Letter Samples and more.)
Job Hunters Bible (Lots of research and help on resumes and cover letters.)
HERE ARE RESUME TEMPLATES THAT YOU CAN USE TO START YOUR RESUME
These templates below are only examples and you can use them to help guide you and re-type yours onto the “Word” documents. Your resume is your own resume and should reflect what you need and want as headings, experience, etc. Resume Template in Word
Combination-Resume-Template in Word
Resume-Template in Word -2
STEP TWO
After reviewing the resume workshop video, websites and templates, you are now ready to create your resume. I suggest you make an appointment with our job developer to help you with this assignment and to get a second set of eyes on this assignment. Resume Appointments
Make sure you PDF your final resume before uploading it it here to Canvas. For 10 points extra credit, you can also create and upload a Cover Letter. Submission
Please upload a Word or PDF file/document to this assignment. You can upload multiple documents so you will not make a mistake in uploading.
PART 2— Read Chapters 7, 8 and 9 in College Success. Write a one-page double-spaced journal reflection summary of these chapters. You must have a minimum of one paragraph for each chapter. Please answer these questions in your one page summary reflection.
1. What did you learn and how will you apply this to yourself and your college success?
College Success Textbook
This link will open in a new window. If you want to work in the window within Canvas, click on the next item in this module titled “College Success Textbook.” Once you are in the Book, make sure to click on the “Contents” icon in the left menu bar so that you can see the table of contents of your book.