It’s that time of year again when students in grade 7/8 create their very own resumes based on their volunteer experiences in and outside of school. My students got to thinking about all of their volunteering that they had done this school year. It was so impressive to see how full their resumes already are and they are only 13/14 years old. Some of their experiences include:
- Student leaders during school-wide events: Pink Day, Winterfest, Mardi Gras, etc.
- Selling pizza on pizza day
- Scorekeeping at volleyball/basketball games
- Reffing soccer games
- Coaching junior sports teams
- Helping in the music room
- Selling cookies and popcorn
The list could go on and on as so many students are involved in our school community. So as students came up with these volunteer experiences, they also had to list skills on their resume that they thought could relate to a part-time job. It was very interesting to read all of the things students considered to be within their skill set.
After writing the resumes, students once again had the opportunity to interview for the food sales job at the soccer tournament. I created five interview questions for students to answer:
- What experience do you have selling food?
- Tell me how you would deal with a challenging customer.
- Why should you be hired to sell food?
- Why do you want to sell food?
- Who are your two staff references?
Students had to answer three of the five questions and I also spoke to their two references. It was quite the process as over 42 students interviewed and staff had a hard time selecting between all of the students. We narrowed it down to the top 12 and let them know that they had gotten the job. Students were so thrilled and are looking forward to representing our school in this unique experience. Many of the students I hired last year have now started part time jobs and have let me know that this experience selling food helped them prepare for not only the interview process but also their actual job. This real-life skill is something that I look forward to each year and once again, was thrilled with the results.
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