The first thing I would like you to work on today is a Letter of Reference. Generally high school students won't be writing "letters of reference", but knowing what is included in a letter can help students understand what to ask for of teachers, employers, etc.
To begin with, open Microsoft Word and start out as if you're writing a block letter. The format of this letter is a little different. You will use your return address (or a business address), then a date, but you will not be putting a specific addressee. The subject (the person who requested the letter of reference) will take copies of the letter to prospective employers. The letter should explain your relationship with the subject and in what capacity you can vouch for them. You should also include your specific recommendation.
I am including a Sample Reference Letter here.
Next we will be working on our résumé. I understand that the class created résumé's earlier in the year. Rather than creating a new résumé I would like you to update your résumé.
Your résumé should include:
- Personal Information: Name, Address, City, State, Zip, etc.
- Career Objective: Keep it short, indicating your career goal.
- Education: High school & post high school (courses, extracurriculars, areas of study)
- Experience: Jobs (paid & unpaid) including name and address of employer, job title, etc.
- Additional Qualifications: Additional skills, equipment, software, foreign languages, etc.
- Log into your Gmail account using the name and password you created on Tuesday.
- Click on "Documents" at the top of the page to enter Google Docs
- Click "Upload" in the top left corner to get to the "Upload Files" page
- Click "Select files to upload"...
- Select your Résumé and click "Open"
- Click "Select more files"...
- Select your Cover Letter (from yesterday) and click "Open"
- Click "Start Upoad"
