A first résumé built from evidence
See how each decision connects to evidence. For your own project, use truthful experience or clearly labeled practice data.
Entry-level program or office support assistant
School and volunteer project experience maintaining simple spreadsheets, supply checklists, a shared calendar, and task trackers.
- Built and checked a 12-item supply spreadsheet using consistent columns and a SUM formula. (E01)
- Assembled and checked 24 welcome kits against a supply checklist before a community event. (E02)
- Collected availability from six club members and maintained a shared calendar for four meetings. (E04)
- Maintained an eight-task tracker for a three-person class project, with owners, due dates, and all tasks marked complete before the deadline. (E08)
- Alphabetized 18 shelf labels and checked each label against an approved item list. (E09)
Ten observations become five relevant claims
The evidence bank keeps all ten entries; the résumé selects E01, E02, E04, E08, and E09 because they support the target’s three recurring needs.
Scale is evidence when the record supports it
The 12 items, 24 kits, six members, eight tasks, and 18 labels come from the fictional case records. No productivity percentage, hiring result, or supervisor praise has been added.
Context stays visible
The résumé labels school and volunteer work plainly. It does not turn a class task into employment or a practice formula into a professional credential.
The working evidence bank
These practice excerpts demonstrate comparison; they are not current vacancies or labor-market research. A real target brief should replace them with three to five actual current postings and record source links and dates.
- Fictional posting A — program support: Maintain a participant list, prepare supplies from a checklist, and communicate schedule changes. No prior paid role required in this invented example.
- Fictional posting B — office support: Update simple spreadsheets, organize materials, and keep a shared calendar current.
- Fictional posting C — community desk support: Check records against source lists, track team tasks, and communicate clearly.
| ID | Context and evidence | Selected? |
|---|---|---|
| E01 | School project: Built a 12-row supply list with one item per row, quantities, and a SUM formula; checked the total against a hand calculation. Evidence in this fictional case: Saved sheet and written total check | Yes |
| E02 | Volunteer activity: Used a printed checklist to assemble 24 welcome kits, then counted each kit before the event. Evidence in this fictional case: Completed 24-kit checklist | Yes |
| E03 | School project: Prepared three of five slides for a two-person class presentation and delivered those three slides. Evidence in this fictional case: Five-slide deck with assigned sections | Working notes |
| E04 | School club: Collected availability from six members and posted times for four meetings in a shared calendar. Evidence in this fictional case: Calendar containing four meetings and a six-member availability table | Yes |
| E05 | Home project: Made a weekly household task plan and revised it after one task took longer than expected. Evidence in this fictional case: Two dated versions of a task plan without family names | Working notes |
| E06 | School project: Revised a one-page instruction sheet by adding three headings and a numbered checklist after class feedback. Evidence in this fictional case: Before and after instruction sheet | Working notes |
| E07 | Peer support: Walked two classmates through a SUM formula using a practice sheet; did not collect scores or claim their grades improved. Evidence in this fictional case: Practice sheet and notes covering the two walkthroughs | Working notes |
| E08 | School team project: Maintained an eight-task tracker with owner, due date, and status for a three-person project; marked all eight tasks complete before the class deadline. Evidence in this fictional case: Final tracker with eight completed tasks and recorded dates | Yes |
| E09 | Volunteer activity: Alphabetized 18 shelf labels and checked them against an approved item list before placement. Evidence in this fictional case: Approved item list and 18-label check sheet | Yes |
| E10 | Independent practice: Compared three fictional mobile plans in a practice spreadsheet using monthly price, data allowance, and setup cost. Evidence in this fictional case: Three-option practice comparison with visible formulas | Working notes |
Completed résumé
Contact details omitted in this teaching example. A real résumé can use appropriate contact information without a full home address.
School projects and club activities
- Built and checked a 12-item supply spreadsheet using consistent columns and a SUM formula.
- Collected availability from six club members and maintained a shared calendar for four meetings.
- Maintained an eight-task tracker for a three-person class project, with owners, due dates, and all tasks marked complete before the deadline.
Volunteer activities
- Assembled and checked 24 welcome kits against a supply checklist before a community event.
- Alphabetized 18 shelf labels and checked each label against an approved item list.
Skills demonstrated in these projects
Basic spreadsheets and SUM formulas; list checking; shared calendars; task tracking.
One honest gap
Practice a basic request log and role-play two customer questions; label any resulting work as practice. Check an actual posting before deciding which tool to learn.
The résumé revision
Before: Hardworking team player with excellent organization and computer skills.
After: School and volunteer project experience maintaining simple spreadsheets, supply checklists, a shared calendar, and task trackers.
The revised profile describes work supported by E01, E02, E04, and E08. It removes unsupported adjectives and does not invent employment.