3.1.1 Your USA CV
Prepare a one page personal resume as if you were to apply for a job with a US firm. You will find excellent advice on doing this at http://www.rockportinstitute.com/resumes.html .  Jen Stouse's  resume can serve as a model of the US style.
Bring a paper copy of your completed resume to class on the first day or e-mail it to a  facilitator  before the class starts and you will earn up to $25.00 as well as get feedback on how to present yourself in a US environment. There is good advice in this article  by our colleague  Diane Asitimbay.
If you do this CV exercise after the first day of class you may  receive up to $20.00.
Here are some other resume resources--remember US resumes  follow a different set of rules from European ones:
 
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