just graduated high school and looking for a job and have a resume question.?

Question

didnt work at all doing high school what kind of things should I put on a resume or do I just tell them I haven't had any past jobs. I've done some volunterring at my middle school library lol also volunteered at boys and girls club during high school.

Answer 1

A resume does more than provide a shopping list of skills. It shows how well you can organize your life experiences.

Your life experiences include graduation from High School. So you can learn. Provide more detail about what you did at the library. Focus on the organization aspect of the job. Having to understand the organization and stucuture of the libray. Interacting with people, even if you only volunteered for bike safety for young kids. It shows commitment to community, public speaking, presentation and preparedness.

Also don’t forget your generation has grown up with computers. This is a strength, focus on skills you may have in Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint if you have them. Most cash register are really computers.

Also many companies have a section, which details an ideal candidate. Identify these values and then demonstrated how you have the same values. For instance:
Diversity, Integrity, Community Involvement, Goal Driven, and Process Orientated. I will leave it to you to find these definitions. But once you do. Find examples in your past that demonstrate each value.

Answer 2

Volunteer stuff is awesome. That always looks good on a resume even if you have 100 different jobs listed. Companies like to look for people who "do something", anything really.

Put down you were school president, cheerleader, captain of sports teams, all your volunteer hours and what you did. Write about your future career and educational goals.

The 3 things companies like to see is
1. You did something in the pass
2. What you do right now (if you've been in school/volunteering/working)
3. What you want to do in the future.

You better have a good answer for those three things, if you do you will likely get a job. Also

Be confident, make eye contact, be charming, friendly to EVERYONE (hopefully you're this already), inteligent, on time or early, and shake hands firmly!

Do all this and you should get the job. Remember, you are young, you have all the oppurtunity in the world. If one job rejects you keep moving on, you will find one. You are in the drivers seat of your life.

Answer 3

Include on your resume and volunteer experience and membership in any clubs that you belong too. Also if there was any special circumstances why you did not work ie..took care of sibling. put that down as well.

One tip I give to people starting out is find out what the company does and what is going on with the company where you are interviewing. If you do not know what the company does I will not consider you for the job. Your resume will get you the interview and the interview will get you your job. During the interview it is a good time to interview the interviewer. Most people like to talk about what they do and appreciate that you are asking about their job and the company. It will save you from having to talk about yourself the whole time just make sure not to come off as too cocky.

Good luck and don't get discouraged.

Answer 4

Your new to the job market, so you don't have job experience. Yes you should list any and all volunteer activities. That's all you have; so make the best of it. Show them that you are a good person, that you have drive and energy. Put your resume on word processing and modify it to fit the job your applying for. If your talking to someone about a job as a logger (just an example) tell him that you've always loved the out doors and loud power tools. If your applying for a job at a newspaper; tell them how you've always admired reporters breaking big stories and so on. I've been in business since before you were potty trained. I hate getting resumes from someone who's applying for a clerical job that says he or she always wanted to work in sales. A resume has to fit the job your applying for, otherwise it doesn't fit and they'll figure you won't fit either. Good luck.

Answer 5

Add all experience, education you may have. Including volunteer work, community service, sports, clubs and your role in each. Any acheivements or awards you may have received (Academic letter, team captain letter, Who's who among american high school students). Your overall GPA (if over 3.5), personal references-Use teachers, coaches, activity leaders, dont use your friends. Make sure you call or send a letter to the people you are using as references so they are not blindsided.

If you are going to college and have already enrolled, put college on there with the date you plan to begin.

Monster.com and careerbuilder.com have good formats for resumes. Good Luck!!!

Answer 6

apply to a college or technical school. you need more education.

put on your resume` all of your volunteer work that you did in high school (the most recent 4 years are the ones that count). attempt to show how your volunteer work has prepared you for real work.

good luck.
peace.

Answer 7

You'd have to apply at more than six places... it takes a lot of work to land a job nowadays. I'd recommend making things line up, like your volunteer experience section, one is tabbed further in than the other. Check your capitalizations... home Phone/cell Phone isn't right. Home phone, Cell phone, or even just Home and Cell. You might want to re-write your Objective Statement, to something along the lines of, "I am a mature and responsible senior high school student seeking (part time/full time - which one) employment to utilize my knowledge base and skills." See if you can get a work/volunteer reference too *s* Good luck.

Answer 8

Depends on what type of job you're going out for. Volunteer experience is always good. Did you do any community Service Hours? Go into detail. Need more info about the job.

Answer 9

Definitely include your volunteer work. That's invaluable experience that shows that you're willing to put hard work in without expecting any compensation. Put down any skill you may have. Also, put down some of the courses you have taken that may apply to a job you're looking at.

Answer 10

Don't stress negatives, only positives! Say what skills you learned while volunteering as it relates to the job you are applying for. Good luck!