Project 3: Create a Resume (Semantic Structure)

Mission

The Riverstone Makers' Fair needs a volunteer coordinator, and Sam Rivera is applying. Build Sam’s one-page content skeleton before the organizer reviews applications, so a reader can scan the candidate's role, experience, skills, and contact details in a sensible order.

What you'll build

Sam’s resume with semantic landmarks: a header with name and role, main with three labeled sections (summary, skills as a list, experience), and a footer with contact details.

Target: a resume with a clear heading, one primary-content area, three labeled content sections, and a contact footer. In the preview, the skills appear as a short bulleted list rather than as a sentence buried in a paragraph.

Shape the document before filling every detail

A resume is a structured document, not a collection of visual boxes. Here is another applicant’s example; use its structure, but write Sam’s fair-coordinator resume in the editor:

<header>
    <h1>Mira Chen</h1>
    <p>Library Program Assistant</p>
</header>

<main>
    <section>
        <h2>Professional Summary</h2>
        <p>Plans reading programs for neighborhood families.</p>
    </section>

    <section>
        <h2>Skills</h2>
        <ul>
            <li>Program scheduling</li>
            <li>Reader outreach</li>
            <li>Book displays</li>
        </ul>
    </section>

    <section>
        <h2>Work Experience</h2>
        <p>Coordinated events at Willow Lane Library, 2023–2025.</p>
    </section>
</main>

<footer>
    <p>[email protected]</p>
</footer>

<header> introduces the resume. <main> contains its primary information, and each <section> groups one scannable topic under a heading. A <ul> fits skills because each skill is a separate item, not a step in a sequence.

Checkpoint

Preview the page. The name and role should come first, followed by Summary, Skills, and Work Experience. If a heading feels detached from its content, check that both are inside the same <section>.

Payoff

You now have the semantic backbone of a resume that a hiring reader can scan and assistive technology can navigate. The next lesson will add useful ways to reach and learn more about the candidate.