In this project, you'll turn the quick notes you captured in Google Keep into a professional resume using Google Docs. You already created 3 Google Keep notes about your strengths, your favorite teachers, and what belonging means to you. Now you'll use those notes as the raw material for something bigger — a resume that tells others what makes you special.
You'll learn how to format your resume so it looks professional, give and receive feedback from a partner, and even customize your resume for a specific job. This is a real-world skill that will help you when you apply for high school activities, future jobs, or college!
🔑 Key idea: Google Keep is for capturing quick thoughts.Â
Google Docs is for turning those thoughts into polished, professional documents. This lesson connects the two.
Today you'll learn what a resume is, discover the 6 sections every resume needs, and connect your 3 Google Keep notes to specific resume sections.
🎯 Today's Goal: By the end of today, you will be able to identify the 6 main parts of a resume and explain how your 3 Google Keep notes connect to specific resume sections.
Abilities: Specific talents, proficiencies, or skills an individual possesses, such as language fluency, software knowledge, or strong communication. (Synonym: Skills)
Achievements: Notable accomplishments, awards, honors, or recognition received for efforts or excellence.
Action Words: Powerful verbs (e.g., "organized," "led," "developed") used to describe responsibilities and accomplishments in a resume, making them more impactful.
Experiences: A section of the resume detailing past roles, jobs, volunteer work, or significant projects, including responsibilities and dates.
Heading: The top section of a resume containing the applicant's contact information (name, address, phone, email). (Synonym: Contact Information)
Objective: A concise statement at the beginning of a resume that outlines the applicant's career goals and what they are seeking in an opportunity.
Paragraph Styles: Pre-defined formatting settings for text paragraphs (e.g., Heading 1, Body Text) that ensure consistency and hierarchy in a document.
References: Individuals who can provide a positive assessment of an applicant's skills, character, and work ethic; their contact information is typically listed in a dedicated resume section.
Today you'll open the Google Docs template, pull content from your 3 Google Keep notes, and start building your professional resume.
🎯 Today's Goal: Use your 3 Google Keep notes to draft a professional resume in Google Docs using Heading 2 paragraph styles to organize your sections.
Download the Résumè template from Google Classroom.
Using your notes from Google Keep, create a first draft of your Résumé
Format your Résumé using Paragraph styles as directed.
During this assignment, students will share their draft with others for feedback and suggestions.
Use the examples below as inspiration for your own project.
Download your resume template from Google Classroom and use your 3 Google Keep notes to fill in each section.
What you'll need: Google Keep (your 3 notes from last class), Google Docs (resume template), and Google Classroom (to submit your work).
Today you'll compare your resume to professional examples, give and receive peer feedback, polish your formatting, and turn in your finished resume.
🎯 Today's Goal: Compare your resume to professional examples, give and receive specific peer feedback, and submit a polished final resume.
✅ Are all 6 sections included and filled in?
✅ Are there action words?
✅ Is the Objective specific and meaningful?
✅ Do the References include full contact info?
✅ Section titles formatted with Heading 2?
✅ Font consistent throughout?
✅ Bullet points used for lists?
✅ Spacing clean and even?
✅ Any spelling or grammar errors?
✅ Would this look professional to an employer?
Feedback formula: "I noticed . I suggest because ___."
Content Quality (10 pts): Use action words and specific details. Don't be vague!
Organization (10 pts): Clear headings, logical order, good spacing.
Formatting (10 pts): Same font, same bullet style, Heading 2 for titles.
Completeness (10 pts): All 6 sections filled in with real detail.
On Time (10 pts): Turn it in by the deadline in Google Classroom.
Today you'll learn what "tailoring" means, choose a job to apply for, and customize your resume to match that specific position.
🎯 Today's Goal: Read a job description, identify key requirements, and customize your resume's objective, skills, and experiences to match a specific position.