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High School Resume

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Resumes and Cover Letters for High School Students

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Today's high school students must market their experiences, skills, achievements, and accolades to set them apart from others when applying to college or for a job. This lesson takes students through the steps of creating an effective resume and cover letter using ReadWriteThink's Resume Generator and Letter Generator.

Featured Resources

• Resume Generator : This ReadWriteThink resource takes students through the process of creating a resume one step at a time.  
• Letter Generator : This ReadWriteThink resource helps students create a professional cover letter.  
• Sample High School Resumes and Cover Letters : These realistic resumes and cover letters help students visualize and generate content for their own documents.

From Theory to Practice

Common core standards.

This resource has been aligned to the Common Core State Standards for states in which they have been adopted. If a state does not appear in the drop-down, CCSS alignments are forthcoming.

State Standards

This lesson has been aligned to standards in the following states. If a state does not appear in the drop-down, standard alignments are not currently available for that state.

Materials and Technology

• LCD Projector  
• Computers with Internet access
• The 3 Fs of Resume Writing  
• My Resume Ideas: Getting Started  
• Steps to Creating a Cover Letter  
• Sample High School Resumes and Cover Letters  
• Resume / Cover Letter Rubric  
• Visualizing Your Resume: Graphic Organizer  
• Visualizing Your Cover Letter: Graphic Organizer

Preparation

• Prepare copies of the  Sample High School Resumes and Cover Letters printout so that students may review it.  
• Reserve space in a classroom that has access to the Internet, specifically ReadWriteThink’s  Resume Generator and Letter Generator .  
• Prepare copies of the following printouts: The 3 Fs of Resume Writing , My Resume Ideas: Getting Started , Steps to Creating a Cover Letter , Sample High School Resumes and Cover Letters, Visualizing Your Resume: Graphic Organizer , and Visualizing Your Cover Letter: Graphic Organizer .

Student Objectives

Students will

• Understand the function, form, and effectiveness of a resume by examining and discussing sample resumes with their classmates  
• Demonstrate the importance of rhetorical situations by selling themselves to a defined audience  
• Develop a working resume by using the Resume Generator  
• Recognize how a cover letter works in conjunction with a resume by drafting them for a similar purpose  
• Write a cover letter by using the Letter Generator

Lesson 1: What is a Resume?

• Introduce students to resumes as a genre of writing: professional writing. Discuss how this is different from academic genres in that it serves a different purpose and is intended for a different audience. In short, it is a type of writing by an author who is trying to get something. As a result, it is an extremely persuasive style of writing. Share examples of when a person would need a resume, such as applying for a job, a scholarship, or an award, or when creating a portfolio of one’s work.  
• Prepare students to understand the purpose of a resume, including its F unction, F orm, and (e) F fectiveness (the 3 Fs). Take an informal poll of the class, asking who has heard of a resume before this class, who has seen one, and who has one of their own. Based on the results, you may ask students to share their experiences to add to the conversation.  
• Function: The function of a resume is to inform the audience about you in order to accomplish something. What you’re trying to accomplish depends on what you’re trying to do. This might include getting a job, getting into college, winning a scholarship, or being selected for an internship. There are many reasons to show people your resume.  
• Form: Resumes need to look a certain way. This is considered their form. People who read resumes expect them to include specific information, such as your name, address, contact information, education, past jobs, volunteer experience, and special skills. If a resume does not look like a traditional resume, the reader may be confused and think the writer is not educated about writing proper resumes.  
• (e)Ffectiveness: For a resume to be effective, it must demonstrate your knowledge of both function and form. An effective resume - Has a clear purpose that shows why you are writing it - Is visually appropriate and appealing, or easy to read - Includes all the necessary information about the writer - Is grammatically correct with no errors in punctuation or spelling
• Share copies of the resume printout. You might begin discussing these by putting students into small groups first to review. Tell them to identify what they see as the 3 Fs: Function, Form, and (e)Ffectiveness.  
• Return together as a class, and discuss each F and how students determined what it was.

Lesson 2: Developing Content for Your Resume

• Review the  The 3 Fs of Resume Writing from the previous lesson.  
• Discuss the two types of resume: chronological and functional. Ask students which style they think is best for them.  
• Show the sample resumes from the previous lesson. Ask students to identify which one is chronological and which one is functional.  
• Share online resume reference sites such as  College Admissions High School Resume and  High School Students Need a Resume Too with the class to present additional ways of thinking about the construction of resumes. (If you are not in a computer lab or a room with Internet access, tell students to view these sites later on their own.)  
• Have students brainstorm content for their resumes using the printout  My Resume Ideas: Getting Started as a guide.  
• Begin completing the parts of the printout. Move around the room answering questions as students work.  
• Ask students to complete the printout on their own before the next lesson.

Lesson 3: Defining Audience and Purpose

• Have students take out their completed  My Resume Ideas: Getting Started printout. Put them into small groups to share their work with others.  
• What was easy about filling this out? What was difficult?
• What sections contained the most and least information? Why?
• The audience refers to anyone who will review the resume, so we must consider all audiences, both primary and secondary.
• The purpose refers to why the audience is looking at the resume and what they will be looking for, so we must ask ourselves what they want to read.

Lesson 4: Using Resume Builder

• Take students to a computer lab with access to the Internet and  Resume Generator to complete this lesson. Have them log into the Resume Builder site. As they do so, remind them about the time limit for creating their draft in class. They should structure their time accordingly.  
• Using their notes from the  My Resume Ideas: Getting Started printout, ask students to go through the process of entering their information. Show students the features of the tool, from the additional information about resumes on the first page to the audio feature accompanying the site that enables them to hear the information aloud.  
• When they have completed their resumes, have students save them and also print a copy to bring to the next class.

Lesson 5: Peer Review

• Ask students to take out the printed copies of their resumes. Discuss how resumes today can be printed and submitted to the audience, as they have prepared, but they can also be submitted electronically. In that case, the resume writer needs to understand how to save a resume as a .pdf or how to create a resume with very little formatting, with only the basic information listed and no fancy spacing or bullets used. Connect this to their use of Resume Generator , and discuss how this would be similar to or different from what they just did.  
• Put students into small groups to peer review their resumes. Encourage students to review their peers’ resumes for the 3Fs: Function, Form, and (e)Ffectiveness.

Lesson 6: What is a Cover Letter?

• What did you like about using Resume Builder to create your resume?  
• What did you find particularly easy or difficult about the process?  
• What do you like or dislike about your completed resume? d. What would you like to change about it?  
• Function: Cover letters accompany resumes to introduce the reader of the resume to the writer. They personalize the resume, allowing the writer to provide more detail about him- or herself and any relevant experience. Many people think of cover letters as a way for the writer’s true voice to come through.  
• Form: Like resumes, cover letters also have a typical form: that of a business letter. The writer has to know the correct placement of the heading, date, salutation, body paragraphs, closing, and signature. Readers expect a cover letter to have certain features. If they aren’t included, the reader may think the writer is not knowledgeable and, therefore, not ready for whatever he or she is trying to accomplish by submitting the cover letter and resume.  
• Has a clear purpose that shows why you are writing it  
• Is visually appropriate and appealing, or easy to read  
• Includes additional relevant information about the writer  
• Is grammatically correct with no errors in punctuation or spelling  
• Share an online reference about cover letters, such as Sample Cover Letter for High School Students , to support the present discussion, and raise or discuss any questions as a result of it. (If you are not in a computer lab or a room with Internet access, tell students to view this site later on their own.)  
• Show the sample cover letters written by high school students in the  Sample High School Resumes and Cover Letters printout. Discuss these with the students in relation to the 3 Fs: What is the function of the cover letter (its purpose), what is unique about its form (design), and how effective do students think this cover letter will be?

Lesson 7: Developing Your Cover Letter

• Explain to students that they are going to create a rough outline of a cover letter that could accompany their resume. Provide the  Visualizing Your Cover Letter: Graphic Organizer printout to fill out. They may do this individually or in small groups. Move around the room responding to students’ work and offering suggestions.  
• Once students have a good start on this, provide the more detailed  Steps to Creating a Cover Letter printout. Students should use this to create a draft of their cover letters, due at the next class. Remind students that their time in the lab during the next session will be limited, so they need to have a full draft completed.

Lesson 8: Finishing Your Cover Letter

• Once again, have students meet in the computer lab to type their cover letters using the  Steps to Creating a Cover Letter printout and Letter Generator . You may want to remind them about their time constraints and the need to organize their time.  
• Using Letter Generator, have students transform their drafts into finished cover letters.  
• Make sure students save their work and also print a copy.  
• At the end of class, ask students to submit their resumes and cover letters to you for a grade. Use the  Resume / Cover Letter Rubric to assist you in assigning a grade.
• Have students submit first and second drafts of the resume and cover letter to you for comments or an early grade, additional revision, and a new/final grade.  
• Do more detailed work with cover letters, including researching jobs and researching examples of cover letters for specific jobs. Then have students write cover letters tailored to these jobs.  
• Include a discussion of writing essays and personal statements for college applications.  
• Connect discussions of resume and cover letter writing to students’ college aspirations, including their ideas for majors, careers, courses, and activities to become involved in. You may consider reviewing online resources, including ACT .

Student Assessment / Reflections

• Review students’ printouts for The 3 Fs of Resume Writing, My Resume Ideas: Getting Started, Visualizing Your Resume: Graphic Organizer, Visualizing Your Cover Letter: Graphic Organizer, and Steps to Creating a Cover Letter after each lesson in which they are used or collected. Make sure students are correctly identifying the parts and including information as needed. If a pattern of errors or misunderstandings occurs, review them with students at the beginning of the next lesson.  
• Collect typed drafts of students’ resumes and cover letters as created using the Resume Generator and Letter Generator. Review and grade them using the Resume/Cover Letter Rubric. Address the grade and comments when returning the resumes and cover letters to students, especially if students are allowed to revise for a new grade.

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It may sound like a piece of cake when one talks about making a high school resume, but it's not easy to make and we understand that.

That's why experts at Hiration have penned down this article for all those high school students who want to make a high school student resume. In this article, we've described our method of making a resume for high school student in 3 easy stages which are further broken down into 10 even easier steps.

Given below is complete high school resume sample for you to see and get greater clarity on how a nicely-written high school student resume looks like:

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Just read this article to know how to make a high school student resume in 10 easy steps and by the end of this article, you'll be thanking us for making the process of making a high school resume so easy-breezy for you.

After you're done reading this article, you'll know:

• How to write a high school student resume for college
• The correct way to write your key skills section
• The proper format for writing your high school resume header
• What all personal information to provide
• How to customize your profile title

... All to make a high school student resume that will get you your desired part-time job & admission in your dream college!

If you want the summary for a high school resume, then here it is:

• Make objective section & not summary section since you are a high school graduate
• Write each skill using a bullet and then bold the whole Key Skills section
• Include a Part-Time Experience section if you've done any part-time job previously
• If you've done any certification, then make a Certifications section
• Make a Volunteering Experience section if you've volunteered for any social cause

Also, you can go for Hiration's Online Resume Builder to make the process of making the resume for high school student simpler as our Online Resume Builder comes with pre-arranged high school student resume sections.

If you still plan on making your high school resume by yourself, then just read this article and follow the process given in it to make a resume for high school student that looks like it has been made by a high school resume expert.

Along with this, observe the high school student resume samples and high school resume examples given after every step to get more clarity on how each section is supposed to look after its been made.

In addition to this, you can get your high school resume reviewed for free by industry experts at Hiration once you're done making your high school student resume to check your high school resumes spacing.

Marva Collins once said, "Success doesn't come to you, you go get it."

Similarly, to get admission in your desired college or to get that perfect part-time job, you'll need to take the first step and make a high school student resume as people at your dream company or college won't come asking you to work at their place or take admission in their college.

By reading this article, you'll get to know exactly you're supposed to make a high school resume that will lead you to get those prestigious interviews at your dream company or college.

To make your resume for high school student using the above-given design template use Hiration's Online Resume Builder, where you'll get 25+ more designs to choose from to make your high school student resume.

Here is a list of what you will learn in this blog:

What is a High School Resume & why do you need it?

A resume for high school student comprises of all the voluntary work that one has done and the skills which one has which enables a recruiter or college admissions person to decide if one is skilled and experienced enough to be called up for an interview.

The present trend which is being followed to hire a person for a part-time job or to give someone admission in the college, people first ask to see a person's resume. Having a high school student resume increases your chances of getting a part-time job or admission in a college by multi-folds.

Having a resume for high school student reflects to the recruiters of the part-time jobs that you have professionalism in you and it conveys to the admissions professional that you are ambitious enough to make a bright career for yourself.

Now let's talk about the salary which you are supposed to get while working part-time.

Now you must be thinking:

How are your part-time job's salary and high school student resume connected to each other?

Since your high school resume will have all the previous volunteer work you did and your other extra-curricular activities and achievements, it will help the recruiter to get an idea of how skilled you are and then he/she will decide your salary accordingly.

So, now do you understand how important it is to have a good resume for high school student?

How to write a High School Resume?

Know that writing a high school student resume is no nuclear science.

In order to write an on-point resume for high school student, all you've to do is to follow the steps given in this article and you'll be able to make an impactful high school student resume in a short while.

Moreover, make sure you read the ' KEY TAKEAWAYS ' section given at the end of this high school resume for small hacks which will make it impossible for the recruiter and the admissions people to not take notice of.

In addition to this, you can opt for Hiration's Online Resume Builder to make your resume for high school student as here you'll get a ready to use content template for your high school resume. Also, this is an editable content template in which you can change the content according to your own experience.

This content template is written by select high school student resume experts for you.

So go and make your resume for high school student at Hiration's Online Resume Builder just in a matter of seconds.

High School Resume Sections

• Personal Information
• Part-Time Experience
• Certifications
• Volunteering Experience
• Extracurricular Achievements

Stages Of Writing A High School Resume

The resume for high school student will be made in the below given three stages:

• Master High School Resume : Starting off the high school student resume by making the master resume for high school student is the proprietary method of Hiration.

The master high school student resume not only helps in making your present high school resume, but it also is a lot of help when you'll need to update your present resume for high school student in the future.

In the master high school resume stage, all you need to do is to dump the information related to the above-given sections in a single document.

The primary idea behind making a master high school student resume is just to compile all the information related to your resume for high school student at a single place so that you don't have to go looking here and there for information when you make your final high school student resume.

Also, it has often been seen that if people just jump to make their final high school resume they often forget to write some of the most important things which they have done during their tenure in a company.

Further, when making your final resume for high school student, the master high school resume will work as a rough outline of your final high school student resume. So, when you'll sit to make your final resume for high school student, all that'll be left for you to do is to tweak the information in the master high school student resume a little.

Once you're done compiling the information in the master high school resume, start off with making the part-time experience section.

Hiration Pro-Tip : Before starting off with making your part-time experience section, make sure to save a copy of your master resume for high school student. This copy will help you update your high school resume in the future.

• First Draft High School Student Resume : In the first draft resume for high school student, you've to make the below-given sections:
• Final High School Student Resume : Now in the final high school resume stage, three things are left to do.
• Make the Key Skills section
• Compose the Objective section
• Highlight and bold important phrase, numbers, and words

Now let us get into the details of writing each section.

High School Resume Part Time Experience Section

For students who have prior experience of doing a part-time job, this section is gonna take them a long way ahead when it comes to qualifying as many part-time job interviews and college admission interviews.

Framing Point In Your High School Resume Professional Experience Section

After writing the above-given information, the next thing to do is to frame the points in the part-time experience section. When people make their high school student resumes part-time experience section, they only write what they did and are not able to explain what was the impact of the duties which they performed on the business.

That's when the cause-effect method comes into role. Let us explain with the help of college student resume examples, how to frame your high school resume points using the cause-effect method.

Sterilized bottles and toys Supervised the baby in the absence of the parents Accompanied & assisted the parents on weekend outings

Example 1 points are written without using the cause-effect method, hence, they are not providing the complete information.

Sterilized bottles and toys used for feeding and playing with the baby Supervised the baby in the absence of the parents while ensuring fulfillment of all nutritional needs Accompanied & assisted the parents on weekend outings for taking care of the baby

Now, see the difference in the points written in example 1 and the points written in example 2. The points in example 2 provide complete information around what the person was doing and why he/she did that.

Highlighting/Bolding Your Points In Your High School Part Time Experience Section

Bolding or highlighting basically helps in increasing the readability of the high school resume points.

Let us see with the help of an example how.

Example 1 points do not have bolding done in them which helps in increasing the readability of the resume for high school student points. Thus, there are chances that the recruiter or the admissions people can miss out on important information.

Example 2 points have important words and phrases highlighted in them. By doing so, the recruiters won't have to read the whole of your high school resume points as just by reading the highlighted words they'll get to know what you did in your part-time job.

Hiration Pro Tip : Start all your high school student resume points with a power verb and also make sure that your points don't breach the limit of one line.

Take a glimpse at the below-given resume for high school student sample to get a better idea of how to make your professional experience section:

Composing Your High School Resume Header

Next step is to make your high school resume header. High school student resume header goes at the very top of your high school resume. A high school student resume header is essentially made up of your name.

The header should be written between the font size of 14 to 16 points making it the largest text in your high school resume.

If you have a middle name then just write the first initial of your middle name followed by a full-stop. For example: 'Joseph R. Kipling'.

When writing your name, make sure the spacing in your name is correct. Give a single space between your first name and your last name. And in case of a middle name, give a single space after the first name and then after the full-stop given after the initial of your middle name.

Observe the sample given below to see how to make your high school resume header:

Furthermore, you can opt for Hiration's Online Resume Builder to make your resume for high school student as our Online Resume Builder uses a fixed font type and size to write the header. All you have to do is to go and write your name. That's it!

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High School Resume Personal Information Section

As you can get an idea of what you're supposed to include from the name of the section itself, you need to know what all personal information you need to write and what not to write.

The information you need to provide in this section is your personal mobile number, personal e-mail address and your current location of residence. There is no need to provide personal information such as your date of birth, gender, religion, marital status, etc.

• Personal Mobile Number : While writing the personal mobile number in your high school resume, you need to write it in a proper format. The number will be written on the left-hand side of the resume for high school student.

First, write the ISD code of your country and then put a plus sign (+) before it. Give a single space after writing the ISD code and then write the first five digits of your mobile number, then give another single space and after that write the last five digits of your mobile number.

• Personal E-mail Address : The e-mail address which you'll write in your high school resume needs to have a professional name. For example: '[email protected]'.

It is important that the name of your e-mail address looks professional because if it isn't appropriate to write in a high school student resume, it will give out a negative impact on the recruiter.

Along with this, the personal e-mail address will be written at the center, right next to the personal mobile number.

• Current Location of Residence : In case of living out of your hometown, you're supposed to write the name of the city in which you are living currently and not the one which is your hometown.

The current location of your residence will be written next to the personal e-mail address on the right-hand corner. Do not write the complete address, just write the city name followed by the ISO code of the country.

Just writing the city and the ISO code of the country is enough for the recruiter to know if you'll need to relocate in case you join the company.

Look at the example given below to get a better understanding of how to make your personal information section:

Customizing The High School Resume Profile Title

Next in line is the profile title of the high school student resume.

A profile title helps the recruiters to understand the level of your proficiency. Also, it is your duty to make the recruiter's job easier, and he shouldn't have to go through the whole of your high school resume to figure out what your profile title is.

So, that is why it is very important to include a profile title in your resume for high school student.

Use the font size between 14-16 points to write your profile title. The profile title is supposed to be the biggest text in the whole of your high school resume.

When writing your profile title make sure you write 'High School Graduate' as your profile title and nothing as.

Do not write any other professional titles which might be related to your dream job or profile as it will just give out wrong information to the recruiter because you're just a high school graduate and nowhere near to being a professional right now.

Look at the sample given below to get more clarity around how to customize your high school resume profile title:

In addition to this, you can go for Hiration's Free Resume Reviewing Service, where high school student resume experts will do a free review of your high school resume to check your high school student resumes length.

High School Resume: Education Section

The second most important section in a high school student resume is that of education. Since you don't have any prior professional experience as you're just a high school graduate, the education section will play a major role in deciding whether you should be hired for a part-time job or get admission in the college.

See the sample given below to get a better understanding of how to make your education section:

Moreover, you can make your resume for high school student at Hiration's Online Resume Builder where you'll also get the option of one-click design change.

So, go and make your student resume at Hiration's Online Resume Builder Now!

High School Resume: Certifications

Next comes the certifications section. Including certifications in your resume for high school student is a great way to increase the value of your high school resume as well as your chances of getting a part-time job or admission in a good college.

These certifications can be Medical Administrative Assistant Certification, Financial Literacy Certification, Video Editing Certification, etc.

To make your certifications section,, use the format given below:

{Name of certification} | {Affiliating Institution} | {Location} | {Date} (month & year)

Have a glance at the high school resume sample given below to get a better understanding of how to make your certification section:

Composing Your High School Volunteering Experience Section

This step involves making the volunteering experience section in which you'll provide information around any of the social works in which you have volunteered.

This could be volunteering to raise money for the local Red Cross, volunteering in the National Youth Service Day, volunteering to knit blankets to be donated to the homeless, etc.

Adding this section can help you in great ways to get your first or next part-time job as it will demonstrate you've got a little experience of working before as well, even if it was as a volunteer.

Also, the volunteering section will help you in getting into your favorite college as many colleges see it as a plus point if the candidate applying for the admission has done some volunteering work for the social causes.

Have a glance at the sample given below to get greater clarity on how to make your volunteering experience section:

Making The High School Resume Extracurricular Achievements Section

Next step is to make the extracurricular achievements section of your high school student resume. In this section, you're supposed to write your major achievements during your high school years.

These can be any of the sports events in which you or your team scored a high position or any academic competitions where you secured a high position.

But do not include any awards or recognition like that of 'Best Holiday Homework' or 'Best Student', etc. because let's just face it, it's just immature to add such things in a high school resume and they don't really prove any of the major skills which you have.

So, avoid writing such things completely.

Take a glimpse at the resume for high school student example given below to get more clarity around how to make your extracurricular achievements section:

High School Resume Key Sections

High school resume skills section.

Key skills section is the next section which you need to make.

For a high school student resume with no work experience, there is a proper format you need to follow when making your key skills section.

• Use a bullet before writing each skill. For example:
• Team Player
• Communication
• Presentation
• Time Management

And so forth.

• Ensure that your key skills don't exceed the limit of one line.
• Bold whole of the key skills section after you've finished making your key skills section.

Another place from where you should include key skills in your high school student resume is the job description. Every job description has a section in which the recruiter has given required for that specific position. So, if you possess any of those skills, then make sure you include them in your resume for high school student.

Also, if you know how to use tools like MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, etc., then you can make a sub-header of 'Technical Skills' within the Key Skills section and then write all these skills under that sub-heading.

Notice the sample given below to see how to write you Key Skills section:

In addition to this, you can opt for Hiration's Online Resume Builder to make your high school student resume.

In our Online Resume Builder, you'll also get the option to add bar graphs, pie charts, etc. to demonstrate your skills.

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Personalizing High School Resume Objective Section

The last thing to do in your high school resume is to make your objective section. For high school student resume with no work experience, you need to frame your sentences in such a way that they explain how you can use your skills to benefit the company for which you're gonna be working part-time.

Only make an objective section and do not try to make a summary section as a summary section serves the purpose of those people who have 3+ years of work experience.

Notice the high school student resume sample given below to get more clarity on how to make the objective section:

High School Resume Template/Template PDF

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High School Resume Template Microsoft Word

If you decide to get your high school resume reviewed by going for Hiration's Professional Resume Reviewing Service, our select industry experts will do a review of your resume for high school student on the below given parameters as well as you will get 2 free professional Microsoft Word high school resume templates to use for your high school student resume.

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• Complete Consistency
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• Readability to Pass the 10 Second Test
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• Performance Assessment (How well a candidate has performed to get shortlisted)
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Key Takeaways

• Do not put headers like that of 'Mobile no.', 'E-mail' or 'Location' when providing this information in your personal information section. Just simply write the information without these headers.
• Ensure that you haven't written anything in your high school resume in a paragraph form except for your objective section. Wherever you've written paragraphs, reduce them to one-liner main points or sub-points.
• If you've done a part-time job before, then write a one-line company description including approximate revenue, no. of employees, geographic presence, etc.
• Bold all the relevant achievements and keywords throughout your high school student resume, except for the objective and key skills section, but do not overdo it.
• Ensure that all your high school resume points begin with a power verb. Do not use weak words like 'worked/working' and instead use power verbs. To know more about power verbs, visit our article on Power Verbs Here .
• Do not put full-stops anywhere in your high school student resume except the objective section as the points in a high school resume aren't complete English sentences.
• Ensure that your resume for high school student is either of 1 page or 2 pages. A high school resume is never 1.5 or 1.75 in length. If you're using the second page, then ensure that you reach the end of the second page.
• Do not write the objective section in bullet points. An objective section is written in a paragraph form, not exceeding the limit of 3-4 lines.
• While making your certification section, you can also include the course modules you completed while pursuing that certification.
• In case you've completed any projects as part of the certifications in particular or any major academic projects in general, then make a separate projects section and write the objective of that project and your key achievement related to that project.

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High school is one of the best times of your life, but it can also be one of the most difficult when looking for your first or second job. You’ve got to fill out applications, prep for interviews, and write your resume.

Using ChatGPT for resumes  is a cool idea, but can still feel daunting and overwhelming. We’ve all been there, and up until now, there hasn’t been a good resource for high schoolers to help  craft compelling resumes or student cover letters .

We’ve analyzed countless high school resumes to discover  what would get students job interviews in 2024 . While you may want to start with a simple  resume outline , keep reading to find 16 high school resume samples (plus writing tips) that are jam-packed with essential techniques and tricks.

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Why this resume works

• If you choose to use a template, make sure you adjust the  resume’s formatting  so that your text is big enough to read with one-inch margins on the side.
• However, you should write your bullet points like you would for a job. Highlight any responsibilities and accomplishments relevant to the job you’re applying for now.
• For example, if you’re looking for a job in sales, emphasize your ability to work in groups and create a good customer experience.

High School Student No Experience Resume

• If you don’t have work history, include projects and volunteer work instead. Treat them like a job and write bullet points according to your responsibilities.
• Make sure you start every bullet point with active verbs, and always double-check for typos. You’ve got this!
• Include your unique skills, your desired position, and the company you hope to work for to make your objective stand out from the rest!

First Job High School Student Resume

• To remedy that problem, add a  skills section on your resume  to give hiring managers an important overview of your strengths.
• To really highlight your abilities, incorporate the same skills in your work experience, too. Demonstrate how you used your skills to better your workplace, and you can’t go wrong!
• Adding stylistic elements like color and different fonts can help you show a bit of your personality (and make your resume more fun to read). 

Experienced High School Student Resume

• Remember, your resume is a highlight reel, so you need to include what’s most important (like your achievements and relevant metrics). 
• You can adjust your layout, font sizes, and margins, but keep it easy to read. 
• Use a bit of color and some fun fonts, provided it still looks professional. You’ve got this!

High School Senior Resume

• This statement must align with the potential employer’s needs, proving you understand the job requirements and have gone the extra mile to address doubts about your capabilities. As for experiences that might have prepared you for the job, workshops and volunteering programs you’ve participated in are prominent candidates.

Out of High School Resume

• Leisure activities range from soccer, hiking, drawing and sketching, robotics, and photography to journalism. But how do they fit in the picture? Well, a penchant for drawing and sketching could reflect creativity and an eye for detail, while journalism stints could hint at strong communication and critical thinking.

High School Graduate Resume

• Right from the first line of the career objective, you can see the candidate’s passion and willingness to work in this field. Notice how Serai’s love for photography is clearly backed by a previous project for a school newspaper.
• These details will be perfect when Serai’s ready for the AI cover letter generator to bring her application to perfection.

High School Student Scholarship Resume

• Your high school student scholarship resume should vividly show your positive contributions to noble causes, such as offering ADLs to seniors, and emphasize your impact on society.

High School Student College Application Resume

• Ensure your high school student college application resume shows your practical and classwork achievements that emphasize your grand vision to make a positive contribution to society.

High School Student for College Resume

• Before hitting “submit,” always  check your resume  for typos and other minor errors. It’s amazing what you can miss during your first few reviews.
• A good GPA can demonstrate, at least in part, your willingness to work hard. We’d recommend including your GPA only if it’s above 3.5, but anything above a 3 is a good average.

High School Student for Customer Service Resume

• Including projects, volunteer work, or club memberships is a great way to add value to your resume.
• Your resume should focus on your abilities and other activities you’ve engaged in that will show your value.
• Read the responsibilities and qualifications to look for key skills and tasks. Then, incorporate some of those skills and responsibilities into your high school student customer service resume.

High School Student Internship Resume

• For example, if the job description lists responsibilities like writing and analyzing data, include “written communication” and “data analysis” in your skills section.
• One easy way to customize your resume is by focusing your  resume skills  on things that apply to the internship. 
• Make sure you keep your resume professional and to the point. You don’t want to include anything too personal about your beliefs, religion, politics, or personal information.
• For example, you can list “volunteering at local church,” but avoid saying “fasting every weekend.” It doesn’t show off relevant skills and is a bit too forward for a resume.

High School Student Office Worker Resume

• Good projects include anything that demonstrates your leadership abilities or desire for knowledge. Senior projects, personal blogs, or even being on a sports team are all good examples to include!
• Add work experience directly under your contact information and name, then add any relevant projects if you’re low on space. 
• While there are plenty of  resume writing tips , your resume should be as unique as you. Don’t get so caught up in what you think you “should” do that your resume is bland and cookie-cutter. 

High School Student Sales Resume

• Numbers demonstrate your value, and they’re useful tools for the Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) software that hiring managers use to sort through job applicants.
• Trust us, and incorporate metrics into at least 80% of your bullet points!
• For example, you know that different  resume templates  can change your resume’s appearance, but different templates can also stretch or streamline your content. 
• Mess with multiple templates to see what your content will look like—you may find a template that allows for more room, or one that allows you to highlight your skills better.

High School Student Athlete  Resume

• Think of a time you proved you were the MVP on your team—Did you lead your team to a championship? Perhaps you made the game-winning shot in a crucial, nail-biting game?

High School Student Music Resume

• When you include hobbies like songwriting or your interest in classical music in your high school student music resume , it conveys to your recruiter that you’re super dedicated and passionate about your craft.
• You can also include hobbies that are different, too. For example, if you enjoy experimenting with new recipes from around the world, that can show you’re ready to give new genres a whirl or that you understand that music—while art—is still supposed to be fun and adventuresome.

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