Writing your resume with camp experience
So a lot of us are (eventually) going to be looking for a real job with only or mostly camp experience. And we all know that camp provides valuable skills, but how do we show that to employers. Well, show them through what you say in your resume. So here are some suggestions of how to phrase your camp experience.
Literally everybody who works at camp:
Managed risk; promoted health and safety of participants
Lead interactive activities on a variety of topics for over (estimation of number) participants ages (whatever ages your camp serves)
Planned curriculum in (relevant topics)
Worked on an interdisciplinary team of (number) staff
Lead activities to facilitate social and leadership skills development
Worked with diverse participants and staff
Worked with CITs? Managed trainees ages (numbers) Been some kind of ad staff? Been a unit leader? Managed/supervised (number) of staff Program director/staff? Implemented specialty activities Did something for staff training? Provided trainings for staff on (relevant topics)
Numbers are eye-catching, and you can use estimates. Check out the web for formatting ideas and use any services your school/university provides to get feedback and strengthen your resume. Don’t lie about your skills, but make them sound relevant to other jobs. For example, if you’re applying for a teaching job, putting that you did behavior management is probs a good idea. Applying for an office job? Probs not relevant. But teamwork is. So go forth and tell the world all the useful skills you learned as a camp counselor.
