Work & education · 3-page PDF · 15-25 minutes
Build an honest inventory of work, school, service, and responsibilities.
What this workbook helps you do
A first resume does not need invented experience. School projects, caregiving responsibilities, paid work, volunteering, and practical tasks can reveal useful skills. Describe what you did and what the responsibility required. Separate experience you can support from claims you cannot explain in an interview.
A practice example
Instead of "excellent leader," describe coordinating four classmates to finish a presentation by its deadline. Add a result only when you can support it.
Inside the download
- A short explanation and a worked example.
- Five specific questions with room to write.
- Four action checkpoints and a review page.
Designed for young men, families, and mentors. Print it or write your answers in a separate notebook. Bring the questions to a conversation; you do not need to share the completed worksheet with us.
Start with these questions
- What paid, unpaid, school, or community work have you done?
- What tasks did you personally carry out?
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