Career Resume Project
Name ______Date ______Period ______
Career Resume Project
Task : to create an imaginary, professional resume that creatively includes/ reflects information you learned about your career.
Final Documents to Hand In -
●Resume (include all information except salary/outlook)
●Salary/Outlook paragraph – paragraph stating salary and how likely it is that you will get a job
Tips :
●Be as specific as possible. Example : Do not state “Kindergarten teacher, three years”, state “Medford Kindergarten teacher, Kirby’s Mill Elementary School, 2018 – 2020
●Dream Big! Include actual achievements/experiences you would like to have one day
●IMPORTANT – Do not use any real addresses or phone numbers.
●Use the rubric to make sure you included all of the information
Rubric
Project includes …. / Excellent / Good / Fair / Needs Improvement3-5 sentence summary of job description / Resume clearly and effectively describes desired job / Resume less clearly and effectively describes desired job / Description is 2 sentences / Description is 1 sentence
5 job responsibilities (at least) / Resume clearly demonstrates students’ knowledge of 5 job duties / Resume clearly demonstrates students’ knowledge of 4 job duties / Resume clearly demonstrates students’ knowledge of 3 job duties / Resume clearly demonstrates students’ knowledge of 2 or less job duties
3 required interests / abilities / Resume clearly demonstrates students’ knowledge of 3 interests/ abilities / Resume less clearly demonstrates knowledge of 3 interests/ abilities / Resume includes knowledge of 2 interests/ abilities / Resume includes knowledge of 1 interest/ ability
3 accurate facts about education/ training / Resume clearly demonstrates students’ knowledge of 3 facts about education/ training / Resume less clearly demonstrates students’ knowledge of 3 facts about education/ training / Resume demonstrates students’ knowledge of 2 facts about education/ training / Resume demonstrates students’ knowledge of 1 fact about education/ training
3 suggested high school subjects / Resume clearly demonstrates students’ knowledge of 3 suggested high school subjects / Resume less clearly demonstrates students’ knowledge of 3 suggested high school subjects / Resume demonstrates students’ knowledge of 2 suggested high school subjects / Resume demonstrates students’ knowledge of 1 suggested high school subject
3 accurate facts about earnings / Paragraph clearly includes 3 facts about earnings / Paragraph less clearly includes 3 facts about earnings / Paragraph includes 2 facts about earnings / Paragraph includes 1 fact about earnings
2 accurate facts about job outlook/ opportunities for advancement / Paragraph clearly includes 2 facts about employment/ outlook / Paragraph less clearly includes 2 facts about employment/ outlook / Paragraph includes one fact about employment/ outlook
Creativity / Student’s resume creatively weaves the research information with fictional information / Student’s resume less creatively weaves the research information with fictional information / Student had some difficulty creatively weaving information into resume / Little or no attempt was made to be creative
Correct Formatting / Resume is formatted professionally and logically / Most of the resume is formatted professionally and logically / Some of the resume is formatted professionally and logically / Much of the organization is confusing
No spelling/ grammar mistakes / There are no spelling/ grammar mistakes / There are 1 or 2 spelling/ grammar mistakes / There are 3 or 4 spelling/ grammar mistakes / There are 5 or more spelling/ grammar mistakes
Legible / Entire project is legible / Most of the project is legible / Some of the project is legible / Little of the project is legible