Throughout this quarter, you have acquired many new skills that will make you a more marketable employee. You are now proficient in Microsoft Software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Moviemaker. You have also improved your typing skills. Now it is time to "sell yourself" by creating a resume that focuses on your refined skills. Use the templates in MS Word to format your resume. A sample resume belonging to a high school student follows. Below that you will find a list of skills from which to choose.

Sample Resume - High School

Melissa Adame

1708 F Street, Antioch, CA 94509

925-706-5224 e-mail:melissaadame@antioch.k12.ca.us

Objective

To obtain a job in the customer service/sales industry

Education

Live Oak High School 2009-Current

Expected Diploma: June 2010

Skills

• Ability to multitask
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Moviemaker
• Type 40 WPM
• Excel in high pressure situations
• Strong organization
• Effective communication

Experience

Child Care 2005-Current

n Prepare and serve meals

n Coordinate activities

n Manage multiple children at once

Housekeeping 2007-2008

n Organized household necessities

n Vacuumed and dusted

n Deep-cleaned tile and grout

n Organized mail

References Available Upon Request

Other objectives you might prefer:

To obtain a job in construction

To obtain a clerical/office job

To obtain a job in the auto repair industry

To obtain a job as graphic designer

Below is a list of skills that might relate to the type of job you would be applying for.

___ Adapting new procedures

___ Administration support

___ Administering programs

___ Advising people

___ Analytical

___ Applying information

___ Applying knowledge

___ Assembling products

___ Attention to details

___ Auditing

___ Bringing people together

___ Budgeting

___ Calculating

___ Checking for accuracy

___ Clerical

___ Coaching people

___ Collecting money

___ Communicating with children

___ Communicating

___ Competence

___ Compiling data

___ Completing forms

___ Comprehension

___ Confronting people

___ Considering the opinions of others

___ Counseling people

___ Creating Ideas

___ Creating a positive work environment

___ Creative

___ Customer service

___ Decision making

___ Delegating tasks

___ Desirable traits

___ Distributing products

___ Drawing plans and diagrams

___ Driving

___ Digesting Information

___ Editing

___ Enforcing rules and policy

___ Entertaining

___ Evaluating performance

___ Financial management

___ Finding answers

___ Following instructions

___ Gaining the confidence of others

___ Generating new business

___ Handling Complaints

___ Imagination

___ Inspecting buildings

___ Inspecting objects

___ Intelligent

___ Interviewing job candidates

___ Interviewing and questioning people

___ Interpreting information

___ Interpreting languages

___ Inventing ideas

___ Inventing products

___ Implementing new policy and procedures

___ Leadership

___ Listening

___ Making sacrifices to reach goals

___ Management

___ Manipulating numbers

___ Meeting deadlines

___ Motivating people

___ Negotiating

___ Organizing workspace

___ Performing demonstrations

___ Persuading people

___ Planning meetings/events

___ Prioritizing tasks

___ Problem Solving

___ Professional Knowledge

___ Profit oriented

___ Providing customer service

___ Promoting products or services

___ Proposing ideas

___ Public Speaking

___ Reading

___ Raising funds

___ Remaining calm in a crisis

___ Reaching beneficial conclusions from research

___ Research

___ Responsible

___ Seeing different points of view

___ Self Motivated

___ Selling

___ Setting goals

___ Sorting data

___ Spreading optimism

___ Summarizing information

___ Taking action

___ Teamwork

___ Technical

___ Working with government regulations

___ Working with hands

___ Writing

___ Writing Reports

___ Recognizing problems

___ Relating to People

___ Rehabilitating People

___ Serving others

___ Setting Standards

___ Troubleshooting

___ Visualizing