Career paths

- Sell yourself: Your résumé is an advertisement about yourself. Focus on qualifications and skills.

- Show motivation for the charity. Tell them about your experience. Show them your passion, drive, and leadership.

- Focus on the contribution you can make to the charity.

- Emphasize your volunteer experience. Any knowledge or skills you have from volunteer work should also go on your résumé. It is as important as paid work, and it can make you stand out.

- Talk about key achievements so the charity knows what you can do. This is especially important for fundraising. Mention exactly how much money you’ve raised for a charity. Give specific amounts.

- Give information about how you promote charities. Show how you have called attention to the charity’s message or introduced people to the cause.

  Finally, remember that your résumé should fit each job. Put relevant skills at the top, and change your résumé for each job you apply for.

What should you focus on in your résumé?

• Your qualifications and experience

• your qualifications and skills

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- Sell yourself: Your résumé is an advertisement about yourself. Focus on qualifications and skills.

- Show motivation for the charity. Tell them about your experience. Show them your passion, drive, and leadership.

- Focus on the contribution you can make to the charity.

- Emphasize your volunteer experience. Any knowledge or skills you have from volunteer work should also go on your résumé. It is as important as paid work, and it can make you stand out.

- Talk about key achievements so the charity knows what you can do. This is especially important for fundraising. Mention exactly how much money you’ve raised for a charity. Give specific amounts.

- Give information about how you promote charities. Show how you have called attention to the charity’s message or introduced people to the cause.

  Finally, remember that your résumé should fit each job. Put relevant skills at the top, and change your résumé for each job you apply for.

How can you show your motivation for the charity?

• Highlight your passion, drive, and leadership

• Highlight your passion, experience, and background

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- Sell yourself: Your résumé is an advertisement about yourself. Focus on qualifications and skills.

- Show motivation for the charity. Tell them about your experience. Show them your passion, drive, and leadership.

- Focus on the contribution you can make to the charity.

- Emphasize your volunteer experience. Any knowledge or skills you have from volunteer work should also go on your résumé. It is as important as paid work, and it can make you stand out.

- Talk about key achievements so the charity knows what you can do. This is especially important for fundraising. Mention exactly how much money you’ve raised for a charity. Give specific amounts.

- Give information about how you promote charities. Show how you have called attention to the charity’s message or introduced people to the cause.

  Finally, remember that your résumé should fit each job. Put relevant skills at the top, and change your résumé for each job you apply for.

What should you focus on?

• how much you know about the charity

• how you can help the charity

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- Sell yourself: Your résumé is an advertisement about yourself. Focus on qualifications and skills.

- Show motivation for the charity. Tell them about your experience. Show them your passion, drive, and leadership.

- Focus on the contribution you can make to the charity.

- Emphasize your volunteer experience. Any knowledge or skills you have from volunteer work should also go on your résumé. It is as important as paid work, and it can make you stand out.

- Talk about key achievements so the charity knows what you can do. This is especially important for fundraising. Mention exactly how much money you’ve raised for a charity. Give specific amounts.

- Give information about how you promote charities. Show how you have called attention to the charity’s message or introduced people to the cause.

  Finally, remember that your résumé should fit each job. Put relevant skills at the top, and change your résumé for each job you apply for.

What kind of work is as important as paid work?

• volunteer work

• overtime work

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- Sell yourself: Your résumé is an advertisement about yourself. Focus on qualifications and skills.

- Show motivation for the charity. Tell them about your experience. Show them your passion, drive, and leadership.

- Focus on the contribution you can make to the charity.

- Emphasize your volunteer experience. Any knowledge or skills you have from volunteer work should also go on your résumé. It is as important as paid work, and it can make you stand out.

- Talk about key achievements so the charity knows what you can do. This is especially important for fundraising. Mention exactly how much money you’ve raised for a charity. Give specific amounts.

- Give information about how you promote charities. Show how you have called attention to the charity’s message or introduced people to the cause.

  Finally, remember that your résumé should fit each job. Put relevant skills at the top, and change your résumé for each job you apply for.

How should you mention numbers?

• Be specific about how much money you raised

• tell them more than you raised

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- Sell yourself: Your résumé is an advertisement about yourself. Focus on qualifications and skills.

- Show motivation for the charity. Tell them about your experience. Show them your passion, drive, and leadership.

- Focus on the contribution you can make to the charity.

- Emphasize your volunteer experience. Any knowledge or skills you have from volunteer work should also go on your résumé. It is as important as paid work, and it can make you stand out.

- Talk about key achievements so the charity knows what you can do. This is especially important for fundraising. Mention exactly how much money you’ve raised for a charity. Give specific amounts.

- Give information about how you promote charities. Show how you have called attention to the charity’s message or introduced people to the cause.

  Finally, remember that your résumé should fit each job. Put relevant skills at the top, and change your résumé for each job you apply for.

How can you make your résumé fit each job?

• show how your skills for the job are the best ones

• move relevant skills to the top for each job you apply for

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If you quit something, you ________ doing it.

• start

• stop

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An example of a career is working ________

• in a part-time summer job

• as a full-time business manager

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If you spend time with your friends, you ________.

• do things together

• buy things for them

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- Sell yourself: Your résumé is an advertisement about yourself. Focus on qualifications and skills.

- Show motivation for the charity. Tell them about your experience. Show them your passion, drive, and leadership.

- Focus on the contribution you can make to the charity.

- Emphasize your volunteer experience. Any knowledge or skills you have from volunteer work should also go on your résumé. It is as important as paid work, and it can make you stand out.

- Talk about key achievements so the charity knows what you can do. This is especially important for fundraising. Mention exactly how much money you’ve raised for a charity. Give specific amounts.

- Give information about how you promote charities. Show how you have called attention to the charity’s message or introduced people to the cause.

  Finally, remember that your résumé should fit each job. Put relevant skills at the top, and change your résumé for each job you apply for.

How should you treat your résumé?

• As an advertisement about yourself

• As a job application

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