LEADERSHIP RESUMEHow have you invested your time during high school?

Have you been involved?Were you a leader?

How have you distinguished yourself?

Why the Resume?

Not required for general application Is required for Leadership and other

applicable scholarships Opportunity for you to organize your

leadership, service learning, and volunteer experience

Format

◙ Make it clean and easy to read◙ Should be concise but thorough

- Explain things that are special, but you don’t need a paragraph explanation for each activity

◙ Use Action Verbs◙ Achievement Oriented

- It’s great to organize a Relay for Life event at your high school. It’s even better if you tell it raised over $15,000!!!

Visual Aspect

Does not have to be one page Try on various resume fonts and formats Make it visually appealing Be consistent with format and styling

(borders, bullet points and font sizes)

Visual Aspect

◙ Format by category, not yearSchool FreshmanCommunity not

SophomoreChurch Junior

◙ Include name on every page◙ Only list grades 9-12◙ Proofread and proofread it again! Then

have a teacher or professional proofread!!!

Content

Outline of your skills and experience Overall picture of your individual

attributes

Self-Inventory – Your Skills and Experience

Honors and AwardsHugh O’Brian Youth Leadership. Please explain if unique to your area.

Extracurricular ActivitiesClubs, Honor Society, Boy/Girl Scouts, student government, fine arts

AthleticsTeam captain, travel club team

Volunteer ExperienceCommitment to volunteering, number of hours of service

Church and Para-Church ActivitiesYoung Life, church youth council, mission trips

Work Experience