How to Write a Resume for High School Students: A Step-by-Step Guide

hi my name is Philip Chesney and welcome to another episode of career prep in today's lesson we're gonna see how to

write resumes for high school students using a Microsoft Word are you in high school and looking to get a part-time or

seasonal job if yes you're gonna need a resume as a high school student you most likely do not have any formal work

experience so we're going to explore all the other assets and experiences you have to create a stellar resume let's

dive in resumes for high school students can be sure single paged and straight to the point in most cases you can include

your education so the school you're attending your grades or preferably your GPA if it's above average volunteer

experiences sports clubs and other extracurricular activities that you participate in before we get started

we're gonna need a template so let's go into Microsoft Word and appear in the search area you can type in resumes or

student resume so I actually have one right here called student resume so we're going to use this one so the first

part in the top section is your name and contact information this section is consistent for any level

of experience you have from high school all the way to a high level executive you will need to include your contact

information so let's get started now for our next section a summary or an objective a summary list your top skills

but is totally optional some people add it some people don't let's look at an option that would be

applicable for high school students on a roll student and active in soccer and track experiencing customer service

sales and creating a great customer Ariane's straight-a student in history English social studies and MVP in soccer

for our next section education since we're in high school we're only going to need one of these so let's erase the

bottom line for the education section we should present the name and location of the school and additionally if you have

good grades include your GPA and anything else that you believe that you should be bragging about let's dive down

to work experience you must be thinking man I've never had a job don't worry even if you haven't held a formal job

you can still add informal jobs that you've done for others all experiences count resumes for high school students

need to show who you are and what are some of your experience even if they aren't formal so let's add a few

experiences below for the first one we will add a formal one and then we're gonna add an informal so for our first

one let's go with Burger King and working up a front counter so in this case let's look to show what we achieved

what we did and if there were any impact in results well let's keep it short provide excellent customer service to

all customers serve customers with a smile and help guarantee a great meal experience assisted trainer to onboard

to new hires and now for our informal experience so for this one I'm going to add lawn care and now a short

description currently take care of four neighbors lawns each two times per month constantly aim to deliver a high quality

service and push for word of mouth recommendations acquire two new customers from my current clientele

now that we finish adding our job experiences let's dive into the achievement section for your

achievements think of a Wars that you have received in and out of school did you get a reward at school for a subject

a sports club or an extracurricular activity adding the achievement section adds

value to resumes for high school students and can be neglected show off your achievements

[Music] now for a volunteer experience talk about places where you have served this

could be on a continuum or a one-time basis of course if it is on a continual basis it will look better city mission

the soup kitchen serving dinners and then our deeds Salvation Army help box clothing to send to zones in need and a

mission trip three weeks in El Salvador helping reconstruct an orphanage after an earthquake skills courses software

and languages for this section you should add your knowledge of specific areas you might be fluent in a foreign

language like Spanish but be grated using Adobe Photoshop where the Microsoft suite of tools like PowerPoint

Word and Excel these are a must add on resumes for high school students as these are often included on job

descriptions and needed by employers [Music] and for a last one activities and

interests activities and interests give the recruiter a better idea of who you are outside of school do you like to

play soccer piano or football do you like art drawing or music present these interests and activities here

our goal is to create a positive impression and get our foot in the door for the interview after we have added

everything to our resume we should really go back and and format it see if there are any big spaces or anything

that could be tight enough just to make the overall look and feel a bit much better so is everything aligned how we

want it these are aligned so there you have it your first resume as a high school

student I hope that you like today's lesson and that you be able to put it into practice and create your first

resume it has a high school student if you have any questions please feel free to drop me a message in the comment

section below and for more job search and interview tips check out the career prep meet website until next week