Description
Most teenagers applying for their first job encounter the same problem: resume templates that assume they already have professional work experience.
Your First Resume helps students recognize that babysitting, volunteering, participating in school clubs, completing community service, and helping with a family business can all provide valuable, resume-worthy experience.
Created by a former high school counselor who has helped hundreds of students prepare for their first jobs, this four-page printable worksheet guides teens through identifying their experience, describing their skills, and organizing everything into a clean, one-page resume.
Students will also learn a simple formula for writing stronger resume bullet points and prepare for three questions commonly asked during first-job interviews.
What’s included:
• A guided brainstorm to uncover resume-worthy experience
• A soft-skills and hard-skills inventory
• A simple, one-page resume layout with guided sections
• The “action verb + what you did + result” formula for writing resume bullets
• Examples showing students how to describe their experience
• A pre-submission resume checklist
• Preparation for three common first-interview questions
This resource is ideal for:
• Teenagers applying for their first job
• Students with little or no formal work experience
• High school career-readiness classes
• School counselors and teachers
• Parents helping teens prepare for employment
• Youth employment and mentoring programs
Product details:
• Four-page printable PDF
• US Letter size
• Instant digital download
• Print at home or school
• No physical product will be shipped
A student does not need a long employment history to create a strong first resume. They need help recognizing the experience they already have and presenting it clearly.
Instant PDF download. Print at home or school—no shipping and no waiting.
Related guidance: Pair this worksheet with our career exploration activities for high-school students.
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