Creating Your First Draft Resume! 1. Make a list of 50 skills, abilities, experiences and qualities about you. This is not a time to be humble because the more you write, the better you sell yourself! -Do you work well as an individual? -As a team? Have you been to camp / excursions? Are you: -Responsible -Reliable -Fair Do you: -Have good communication skills -Ability to follow directions Belong to: groups, clubs, teams What do you do for fun? Jobs: at home / out of home Assignments that you are proud of Responsibilities at home or out of home Places you’ve been volunteered What do other people say about you? Qualifications or titles held Swimming /first aid / green card Typing Computer skills Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Frontpage, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Explorer, hardware skills Compassionate Persuade Read people Trophies Certificates Courses completed

Resilience, empathy Maintain a MySpace webpage Ability to work w/ disadvantaged members of society Synthesis of info Fashion sense Rap / sing / dance Play an instrument Motivated / enthusiastic Clean, well- presented Hard working Outgoing Punctual Mediator Organized Research ability Public speaker Creative Worksafe qualifications Follow instructions Good with kids / older people Someone people can count on Trustworthy Honest Perseverance Prepare food Athletic skill Mental calculations Fix / build stuff Mechanically inclined

2. Now take your list of 50 and divide these items into the following categories: Work experience Other experience Hobbies / interests Skills / abilities Awards / accomplishments 3. Now write your objective for 2 careers and note down 4 or 5 referees who could speak intelligently about you (You’ll need their contact details later). Then write down your contact info, including email address. Congratulations! Here is the first draft of your resume! McCullen 2006