Welcome to CAREER JUMP START

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Welcome to CAREER JUMP START ! 

• Resume Writing
• Career Strategies
• Exploring Long Islands Corporations
• Local Job Opportunities
• Career Jump Start Class
• In School Student and Office Aide positions.

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Long Island employers are looking for you to
validate your academic achievements and
work-based learning experiences.
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Design Use 8-1/2 x 11inch white or off-white
paper. Print on one side of the paper. A resume
of a high school student should NOT BE more than
one page. Use a font size of 10 to 14 points. Use
non-decorative typefaces and choose only one
font. Avoid italics, script, and underlined
words. Do not fold or staple your resume If you
are going to mail your resume, choose a large
envelope.
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What skills Do Long Island Employers Want?
Communication
Creativity
Critical Thinking
Leadership
Life Management
Research/Project Development
Social Responsibility
Teamwork
Technical/Scientific
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Your resume should be tailored to each job you
wish to apply for.  Therefore it is important
that you are aware of the job skills necessary
for the job you wish to get.
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These skills (words) should appear in your
resume. Some employers will scan your resume into
a database.  The software is looking for these
skills as well as other skills necessary for the
job.
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Creating your resume is comparable to drawing a
picture of your life.    A good resume brings
together your education, skills, personality
traits, classroom experiences, and
out-of-classroom experiences and offers them to
an employer.   The employer makes a decision to
interview you based upon your resume. 
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Your resume helps you "get your foot in the door"
for that very special career opportunity. You
will find that you will continually be called
upon to produce a resume throughout your life
time.  It is not uncommon to be updating your
resume every six months.
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Creating your resume is a simple six step
process.  Before you begin open the blank
template in a second window.   This will allow
you to create your resume as you proceed through
each step.
RESUME TEMPLATE
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• Your résumé's heading should contain the
  following items
• Your full, complete name with middle initial. 
  Use at least 14 pt. for your name.  Avoid
  nicknames.
• Your full address.  Do not abbreviate words such
  as road, avenue, boulevard, etc. 

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• Your city, state and zip code.  The state may be
  abbreviated with two capital letters - no periods
  or spaces.
• Your telephone number with area code.  If you
  have an answering machine, record a neutral
  greeting.
• Add your e-mail address.Note Choose an e-mail
  address that sounds professional.

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"What do you have to offer an employer?"  The
new LI Resume has changed the former bland job
objective to a more dynamic response What  I
have to offer your corporation for a(n) _________
position Answer this question by summarizing
your three most important skills you have to
offer a company.    Make sure you offer some form
of the following skills  Computer knowledge,
workplace terminology and operation of equipment,
and personal work characteristics.  
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• Samples
• Marketable computer skills.
• Vocabulary and knowledge of business systems.
• Organizational and communication skills, which
  would be an asset to your company.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Computer skills to input data and handle
  correspondence.

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• Operation of cash register and handling money.
• Customer service skills.
• Strong work ethic perfect attendance record.
• Legal vocabulary and knowledge of office systems.
• Sales and persuasive skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Initiative and perseverance.
• Honesty and loyalty.
• Dependability and a problem solver.

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In this section indicate the name of your school
from which you are graduating and the year of
graduation. Your most recent educational
information is listed first. Include your
degree (A.S., B.S., B.A., etc.), major,
institution attended, minor/concentration. Add
your grade point average (GPA) if it is higher
than 3.0. Mention academic honors.
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SAMPLES June 2003, Smithtown High School,
Smithtown, NY with a 3.55 GPA. Will graduate in
June 2003 from Smithtown High School, Smithtown,
NY. I have developed the following workplace
competencies Will graduate in June 2005. 
Would like to continue to work with corporation
throughout summer and school year.
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If you are a senior in the last quarter of your
school year, you should include your plans for
post graduation.  For example Will attend
Bucknell University, PA in the fall to major in
Business Management.  Would consider returning to
corporation during school breaks. Will attend
SUNY Stony Brook in the fall to major in
Science.  would like to continue working
part-time while attending college. Seeking full
time employment after graduation.
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All employers are looking for validation that you
have mastered the basic skills of Reading Writin
g History Math Science
To validate your mastery of these subjects you
may use examples from your high school education.
In addition, if you have taken the SAT's or
the ACT's,  you may include your final
scores. If you have been achieving grades of 80
(B) or better and SAT scores of 1000, ACT 25,
grade point average of 3.00, you would want to
include these statistics on your resume.   If
your achievement is less, you should not include
your results.
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SAMPLES National and State Standards SAT
Scores Verbal 515 Math 490 English 11 State
Exam 89       Math A Exam 80 Biology
Regents 92 U.S. and American History
Regents 80 Achieved an A on my ten-page, term
paper for English on the topic of "Comparison of
American Authors. Average in Math courses for
two years.
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Completed all science experiments in Biology with
a grade of B or better. Prepared a PowerPoint
presentation for Social Studies on the topic of
the American Revolution.  Presented material to
class of 30 students.
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See Special Skills Sheet
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• Your work experience can come in the form of
• Paid job.
• Non-paid internship.
• Shadowing experience
• Volunteer Experience
• A class field trip.
• Childcare, babysitting, mothers helper.
• Lawn maintenance, housekeeping, newspaper route.

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• Briefly give the employer an overview of work
  that has taught you skills.
• Use action words to describe your job duties.
• Include your work experience in reverse
  chronological orderthat is, put your last job
  first and work backward to your first, relevant
  job. Include
• Title of position,
• Name of organization
• Location of work (town, state)
• Dates of employment
• Describe your work responsibilities with emphasis
  on specific skills and achievements.  Check the
  Job Description web page for ideas.

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Samples Research Detective Assistant, AAA
Business Information Network, Smithtown, NY.
10/01 to present. Duties include Faxing,
filing, phones and computers. Counter person,
Bagel Chalet, Commack, NY 1/99 to 10/00. Duties
included Helping customers, handling money, and
cleaning. Explored the field of accounting
through a fifty-hour internship at A W
Accounting, Smithtown, NY 11787.
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Sales Associate, The Gap, Smith Haven Mall, Lake
Grove, NY 11755. 1/97 10/97. Duties included
assisting customers, stocking shelves, operating
cash register. Computer Technician, Smithtown
Central School District, Smithtown, NY 11787.
7/2/01 to 8/28/01 Duties include Upgrading
processors, RAM, video and sound cards, and
installing new computers. Childcare Attendant
for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown family of Nesconset.
Supervised three children, ages 4, 6 and 8.
Provided entertainment and nurturing for all
children. Page, Smithtown Central Library,
Smithtown, NY 11787. 3/2/01 to present. Duties
include Replacing books onto shelves, monitoring
computers.
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Resume Checkup

• Run a spell check on your computer before anyone
  sees
• your resume.
• Have a friend look at your resume.
• Ask another friend to proofread.
• Is it one page?
• Does it sell your abilities to an employer?

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• On the Internet, go to careerjumpstart.org
• Choose Resume.
• Choose Resume Steps
• Open Resume Template and save Microsoft Word
  Smith LI Resume
• Begin with Step 1.

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Your Resume

• What is a Resume?
• A resume is a portrait of your
• Education
• Work Experience
• Skills
• Honors

• What Should Your Resume Scream Out?
• This is what I can do for you Mr. Employer!
• This is how I am going to make you money!