What to put in a resume/cover letter when still in high school with no work experience?

Question by musicXlvrX565: What to put in a resume/cover letter when still in high school with no work experience?
I’m applying as a cashier for Kohls so…

The only “work experience” I have is babysitting for my siblings.

Should I include my junior high education?

Should I include extracurricular activities or volunteer activities?

My resume is fairly short, and I’m not sure what else to put in it.

Also, I’m not quite sure about the whole cover letter thing. What is it exactly?

Help please and thank you.

Best answer:

Answer by bull_rooster_aardvark
Do you really need a resume for an entry level job at Kohl’s. For my first job (something like what you are trying to get) I pretty much talked to the store manager for awhile and he hired me on the spot (yeah, he was a bit short staffed), no resume was expected as we both knew full very I had no experience beyond mowing lawns, but he didn’t care. The job wasn’t exactly rocket science. If things have changed that much since I started working (yeah its been awhile) and you really do need a resume I’d just honestly fill out whatever you can think of (high school grades, anything you do right down to cheerleading squad, etc); but I really doubt they expect a resume for an entry level job right out of high school.

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