One of the questions I have had a few students ask me lately was about how to create a resume when you are a high school student with no job experience. It is a great question!
Interestingly, a webinar that I had attended talked about how as seasoned professionals with lots of years of experience, we still aim for resumes that are a page or, at the most, 2 pages long. And yet for high school students, all too often they feel as if they need to try to craft a resume that is 2-3 pages in length. Let me stop that myth right now. No, you do not. A one page resume is absolutely appropriate and more than adequate for a high school student!
When you develop your resume, this is one of the areas where many students will use AI or Templates that are readily available to help design your resume. I assume it goes without saying, but just to clarify, you should only list information in your resume that is accurate and truthful! Do not embellish to try to make yourself look/ sound better. Honesty is essential.
Your resume will often include aspects such as honors/ awards received, jobs (if you have had any - and yes helping babysit or take care of a neighbors pets counts), and activities you're involved in.
Here are a few videos about creating a resume without job experience that might be helpful to you as you work on developing your resume:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU9pQFt7xms
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