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looking for a job? well then you probably have a resume or two on hand.

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and hopefully they don't say yeah I'm an expert at watching Netflix while eating

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pizza and holding my cat. and those are the kind of multitasking skills you

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won't find every day. though who knows that might be just what some employers

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want to hear. anyway no matter how smart and witty you are it's unlikely that a [man in glasses gives a thumbs up]

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piece of paper will be able to completely replicate your winning

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personality even if you take a picture of your face to the front. luckily

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there's actually a recipe for good resume. more specifically a recipe for

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sauce. skills and abilities awards and accomplishments understandable language

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certifications and licenses and education and experience. and don't worry

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if you're not a world-class chef you should be able to handle this recipe

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even if you can't toast bread .here's a hint don't use a blow dryer. a resume is

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a great place to list all your skills and abilities that it make you an asset

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in the workplace. teamwork problem-solving skills computer literacy

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adaptability you know stuff like that. the number of gumballs you can fit in [skills and abilities list]

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your mouth at the same time might be impressive but you should probably leave

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that one off your resume .it's also a good idea to make a list of all the

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awards that you earn throughout your high school year or whether they're

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educational athletic community-based or otherwise. then narrow down the list to

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the awards that might advance your standing with your potential employer

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and list them on the resume. luckily you don't have to include the actual awards.

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if you're a real winner you might end up breaking some poor interns back.

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understandable language might not be as flashy as trophies but it's still pretty

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important. your resume is going to be read by human resource managers ,and the [handwritten resume pictured]

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harder it is to read the more tempted belt be to toss it in the trash.

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but on the bright side at least your resume will come in handy in their quest

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to be the best trash ball player in the office. if that's not something you want

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well that means you have to start proofreading intensely to make sure

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everything reads just right. use all the tools available to you spelling grammar

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correction software reading it aloud send it over to someone else to read you know

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like all that. certification can be tricky for teenagers due to their age

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and lack professional experience they're unlikely

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to have closets brimming with certificates .still in certain states

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teens can earn specialized certifications if they attend classes

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and successfully complete requirements for stuff like CPR and First Aid Fitness

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instruction nursing assistance welding computer literacy personal finances [list of certificate courses scrolls by]

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communication and office technology. try to avoid taking all those courses at the

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same time though or you might accidentally find yourself giving CPR to

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a fax machine .last but not least you need to include your education and

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experience. and don't worry if you don't have three PhDs and a successful career

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in mining. there are proper ways to list your education and experience on your

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resume however much or little of it you have. if you're a high school graduate

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include the name your high school in its city and state as well as your

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graduating year. once you graduate from college you'll replace that same info

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with similar facts about those ever college you went to. can also include any

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info about clubs or activities your participated in .you didn't spend all

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your time in school behind a desk so if you were the head of the debate team or

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captain of swim team well you'll want to include that. just don't

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to add this info while you're still in the pool. your experience gets written up

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in a similar pattern include up to three employers for each one writing your job

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title location of employment the city and state again and the dates of [experience list shown]

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employment the month and year that you started and ended and be sure to include

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your accomplishments. a bolt list of three or four or five things we

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accomplished while working for the particular employer. these should be more

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than just job duties and probably shouldn't include supplied my boss with

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plenty of trash ball balls. yeah trust us that key role you played in that big

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project is way more impressive than all the time you spent refilling the copy

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machine. well follow this recipe and your resume will be a smash at parties. well

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human resource parties anyway [men smile at a party]

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