Life Skills - Job Skills - Resume Writing - Special Education

Many students lack the skills needed to write a proper resume. Even more are unaware of how much merit a solid resume holds in regards to the success of how well their job hunt will go. I created this PRINT AND GO download out of a necessity to help teach my students a very important life skill that often gets overlooked in classrooms. Even though this would work for any teenager, I use it in my special education classroom to get resistant writers to start the writing process on a more personal level.

This resume activity is strongly centered around the resume process for STUDENTS. I included questions that are relevant to them (ex: classes taken at school). This makes the activity so much more functional!

At the end of the unit, I love to print a finalized copy of each student's resume. I have included THREE different formats students can choose for their resumes. The students add them to their portfolios and I send a digital copy home as well. Many parents and students have gone on to say how helpful this activity has been long after they have graduated from my classroom.

Purchase Includes:

• One worksheet familiarizing students with basic vocational vocabulary (7 comprehension questions)
• Three pages of scaffolded worksheets that support students step by step in the resume writing process
• Three fully EDITABLE versions of a resume document that students can type in with their own personal information (comes in a .doc file)