Do Teenagers Need Resumes?

Absolutely. Teenagers need resumes.

With the economy in a downturn, searching for a good job has gotten more competitive than ever. Some people may feel that teenagers who don't have any working experience do not need a resume to apply for a job. There are several reasons why this assumption is incorrect.

First of all, the United States just experienced an economic downturn in which many industries shed jobs. Relatively unskilled adults who once held jobs are now out of the job and searching in the same pool of unskilled jobs as teenagers will be. These adults will be equipped with more experience, a resume, and possibly recommendations from previous employers. When competing against these adults teenagers want to look as professional as possible, and providing employers with a formal resume is the best way to do that.

Secondly, a resume is not only useful for describing previous job experience, but also for exhibiting personal skills and talents. Teenagers can list their activities there, attributes that make them a strong candidate for the job, information on their schooling and their grade point average. This gives the employer plenty of information about the teenager so they can judge if the job is the best fit.

Without a resume, the employer will have no knowledge of the teenager's past experience or talents, and won't be able to compare him to other candidates.

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