Brainstorm Work Experience and Education

In this video, you will brainstorm important work and education experience to add to your resume.

A "resume" is a written document that highlights your education, work experience, activities, and skills.

A typical resume includes several sections, such as: Your contact information, work experience, education history, skills and abilities, and activities, awards, and accomplishments.

To begin, navigate to your brainstorming document, and then add your contact information, including your email address.

Next, record two or three work experiences you’ve had that are relevant to the position you are applying for.

If you haven’t had a paying job yet, that’s OK! Include any role that required responsibility and initiative in your brainstorming document.

For example, you might include volunteer work, community service, regular household chores, or classroom responsibilities, like taking attendance or participating in a group assignment.

Even school clubs and hobbies -- such as writing a blog or taking photographs -- could be relevant, if you have a set schedule or responsibilities.

For each experience, include: the name of the employer, the type of work, the location, your dates of employment, and a description of what you did.

Then, include measurable details about your experience, like: How often you worked, how much you accomplished during each shift, or how many items you completed over the course of the project.

Add two or three experiences to your brainstorming document.

Next, list your education history.

Type information about your current school, like: Its name, the school’s location, the month and year you started, your expected graduation date, and your GPA.

Ask your teacher how to find your GPA if you don’t know it.

If you’re enrolled in an academic pathway or a vocational track at school, include that as well.

If you transferred from another school, add your previous school to your brainstorming document.

Now, it’s your turn: Add your contact information, brainstorm two to three work experiences, and list your education history.