Sample Resumes for the Holiday Job Search

We have passed Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays are approaching fast. Many teenagers and young adults are looking for holiday part time jobs. Keep in mind that the job market is very competitive right now with unemployment rate among teens 16-19 year olds, at 18.5%.

So instead of trolling the malls this year, empty handed, how about stepping up your job hunt and take a completed resume with you to add with your job application.

High School sample resumes and college sample resumes are now available at BullsEyeResumes. Use the samples to help you achieve an attractive resume layout.

Once your resume is complete please email BullseyeResumes.com for a FREE resume critique.

When Does High School Student Need a Resume?

Teenagers and high school students and graduates will need resumes to competitive in the economy today.

It is a good idea to get a resume ready since you will need to use resumes for the following:

- College applications
- Scholarship Applications
- Special Honors
- Grant applications
- Membership to clubs and organizations
- High School internship programs
- Volunteer opportunities
- Full time or part time work
- Finding a better job
- Getting a promotion at your current job

One good high school resume will work for most of these situations with just slight tweaking, depending on the requirements. Do not forget to ask for help at the career center or guidance counseling office at your high school. High School Sample Resumes.

2 High School Sample Resumes

BullsEyeResumes has posted two high school sample resumes for students on their website.

Please remember you can always share your resume with us for a free resume critique.

The BullsEye Team

Teens and Parents On Technology like MySpace

Teens and parents should know that more and more employers are looking at social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to screen potential employees.

A Pew Foundation survey from late 2007, shows how teens see and use techology compared to how their parents see and use technology.

The research shows that today's parents are staying involved with the online lives of their teens:

- Percentage of parents who check to see websites viewed by their teens after their child gets off the internet? 65%
- Percentage of parents who know whether or not their online teenager has ever created his/her own social networking site profile that others can see at sites such as MySpace or Facebook? 74%

Since employers are paying such close attention to social networking sites to screen candidates, parents have to not only know that teens have profiles on these sites, but know more about the type of content as well.

For curious parents, MySpace Unraveled, could be a great resource.

High School Sample Resume Objective

Do I need a Resume Objective?

Although you might mention your job objective on your application or in your cover letter, most employers still like to see an objective statement in the top 30% of your high school resume.

The resume objective gives your high school resume a focus and lets the hiring manager know what specific type of position you are seeking. One job search strategy that really works is to create separate resumes with different resume objectives for different jobs.

Here are a few templates to use:
1. [Name of department] where my skills can [identify a goal].
eg. [Front desk assistant] where my skills can [help to serve customers].

2. A part time position as a [name or type of position] allowing me to use my [state your qualifications]
eg. A part time position as a [camp counselor] allowing me to use my [experience as a babysitter for the last 2 years]

3. To use my [qualifications] as a [position title].
eg. To use my [web design experience] as a [part time webmaster].

Check out these high school sample resumes.

What Your Teen Resume Says About You

Teenagers need resumes for all kinds of reasons including looking for part time jobs, applying to college and applying for scholarships.

Regardless of the reason the teenager is writing the resume, most jobseekers teen resumes are basically looking for the same behaviors. If you are writing your first highschool resume, think about what you want the reader to think about you. Here are three personal traits that an employer could see from reading between the lines on your resume.

Error Free
An error free high school resume will say that you are a teenager who pays attention to detail. Not only are you conscientious enough to write a resume, you took the time to get help proofreading and correcting your resume.

Work Ethic
If your resume shows that you are a full time teen student who is juggling extra curricular activities, coursework and volunteer work, the employer will get a sense that you have strong work ethic and you are reliable.

Achiever
Your high school resume is a good place to show all of the academic awards and recognition you received. An employer would be impressed if they read a teenager's resume that shows outstanding achievements.

High School Diploma and Employment Certificate

Almost 200 high school students who graduated this year from Amador Valley High School in California, graduated with more than a high school diploma this year. They graduated with a eligibility certificate to show potential employers that they are capable of getting hired and keeping a job.

The "Tri-Valley Educational Collaborative "Employability Certificate" is available to schools in three school districts - Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore.

To qualifiy for the "Employability Certificate" students needed to have a cover letter, high school resume and a career portfolio.

The program was a result of complaints from regional employers who said complained that high school job applicants did not have the basic skills needed to get hired and succeed on the job.

The hope is that this "Employability Certificate" will give students an advantage in finding a summer job and subsequent job searches.

Earn More Than a Paycheck This Summer

Build your high school resume or college resume and earn more than a paycheck this summer.

Did you know that you can learn work skills and life skills through summer jobs like this one at the Oregon Gardens?

For almost 10 weeks in Summer 2007, 12 low income teenagers learned leadership skills, workplace responsibility and how to work with others by working with Oregon Gardens.

The program is sponsored through an Oregon Youth Conservation Corps and Workforce Investment Act grants.

The Oregon Garden's horticulture manager Jill Martini said that for most teens this was their first job. The program is now five years old and pays the teens through $22,000 in grants.

Do some research in your own community to find organizations that offer programs like this which will give teen workers more than just a paycheck.

Teen Resume Writing Tips

Many of you are making plans for a summer job, a part-time job or an internship. It is time to start thinking about writing your resume, interview tips and completing job applications.

After years of working with teens and students here are the Top 10 resume writing questions I get asked all the time: (Check out the answers to these and other questions at BullsEyeResumes - High School)

1. I have not written a high school resume before. Where do I start?

2. When does a high school student need a resume?

3. Should references be included on my high school resume?

4. What special sections could be included on a high school resume?

5. Is the high school resume for jobs different from a high school resume for college admissions?

6. Which errors are common on the high school resume?

7. Can I write my high school resume myself?

8. How should I follow-up after submitting my high school resume for employment?

9. Is a cover letter necessary with my high school resume?

10. Any tips for proof reading a resume?

High School Sample Resumes

If you are a high school teenager planning to go job hunting for a part time job soon, here are two resources to help complete ahighschool resume.

1. High School sample resumes from BullsEyeResumes.

2. Read the Resume FAQs and use the sample high school resumes. Email your completed resume to mr (at) BullsEyeResumes (dot)com for a free resume critique.

CareerKids.com
1. Select the "My First Resume" link.
2. Fill in the easy form and click "Get Resume"
Although it is not saved and you will need to print it out, it can be a good simple way to quickly get started.

Good luck writing your first high school resume!

What information should I include in my high school resume?

There are several online resume writing resources to help you get a high school resume complete.

Your first stop? The career counseling office at your high school.

Once you begin, you will find it is not that difficult to write your first high school resume, if you keep in mind the following FIVE key areas to be included in the resume.

1. NAME and CONTACT - Make sure this is current and correct.

2. OBJECTIVE - What is the purpose of your high school resume? A sample objective for a high school resume could be - "Seeking a summer internship position in retail".

3. EDUCATION and SPECIAL TRAINING - List the most recent or highest achievements and work backwards in time for a chronological resume.

4. EXPERIENCE- What have you done? include volunteering in the community or working in a family business.

5. SPECIAL SKILLS - Include language skills or advanced computer skills.

Other potential information to include on your high school resume?

1.Volunteer or community service
2.Interests eg web design, church or school clubs and bands
3.Activities eg ROTC
4.Awards eg Acknowledgements for participation or outstanding work
5.Membership - Joined any clubs or teams?
6.Leadership - Selected to lead teams or groups? Started a group or rejuvenated an old group?
7.Classes - Taken honors classes or classes outside of school?

The high school resume is the place to showcase your talents and is only a part of the job search.

Once you have a good high school resume, be professional with all your contacts and get help with interview preparation.

Read High School Interview FAQs

REMEMBER!
Submit completed high school resume to BullsEyeResumes.com for a FREE resume critique.