Student Asset_Resume Builder Reference Guide Accessible

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Naviance Student Resume Builder

Overview

Naviance Student offers Resume Builder to provide a

framework for your resume development. Resume

Builder can be used to decide and work on different

resume sections, and then the build tool can be used

to export the resume as a PDF or Word file. The

Word file is a fully-editable version of the resume.

Accessing Resume Builder

1. From the

Naviance Student

Home page,

navigate to About Me > My Stuff >

Resume.

2. From the

Naviance Student

Home page,

navigate to About Me > Home and then click

Resume from the student banner.

Resume Sections

What’s Included?

Resume Sections is where you begin building the

various sections of the resume. The Add Section

button (+ sign) is used to add desired sections.

Although there are many resume sections available,

the most common are:

 Objective

 Summary

 Work Experience

 Education

 Extracurricular Activities

 Awards

 References

Adding Sections

The steps to create a section are:

1. From Resume > Add/Update Sections,

click Add Section (+ sign).

2. Click the section to include on the resume.

3. The section heading will provide a tip to assist

you with understanding the purpose of that

section. If the tip is long, use More tips to

expand the tip.

4. Each section provides related fields of data to

complete. Enter in the information as needed.

5. Use ADD to complete and add the section to

the resume.

6. Once an item is added, a new option displays

to Add new information for that same

section.

EXAMPLE: if you have had multiple jobs, you would use

Add New Work Experience after entering your first job in

the Work Experience Section to input your second job.

7. Use the Edit and Remove options in each

section as needed.

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Build the Resume

All the hard work has been completed – the sections

are done! Now, it’s time to build your resume.

Getting Started

1. From the Resume page, click the

Print/Export Resume tab.

2. Click the Add button (+).

The Add/Edit Saved Resume Step 1 displays – Set

up Resume.

3. Enter a name for the resume in the Name

your resume field.

NOTE: The selected name will not display anywhere on

your resume. It is for reference purposes only.

4. Select a template from Choose a print

friendly template.

5. Click Continue.

Step 2, Choose Sections, displays.

6. From this step, use the checkboxes to turn

on or off sections for this resume.

NOTE: Each section has a checkmark for deciding whether

it should be included. You may also notice there are

checkboxes next to each individual entry under a section,

providing full control over what information you share.

7. Click Save Resume.

The resume saves, and My Saved Resumes will

display.

8. Use Download PDF or Download DOCX

options below the saved resume of choice to

download that resume format.

REMINDER: The DOCX format is a Word file that can be

edited.

9. Use Edit to make changes to the name or

template assigned to your saved resume. Use

Remove to delete the saved resume.