商务英语写作Chapter 12 Resume

Chapter 12 Résumé

Purpose

The purpose of a résuméis to get you an interview for a job. It is an important tool in your job-hunting.

Functions

A good résumécan mean employment, success, and with those things, happiness and a sense of self-worth.

Before Writing

Take some time to know yourself and your goals, strength, and weakness.

Never underestimate the importance of good grammar, accurate spelling and punctuation.

Do remember that your résuméwhat represent you to employer.

Suggested Contents

Identification—including the applicant’s name, address, and telephone number; Objective—gob (or type of work) be sought;

Summary of achievements (optional)

Qualifications—primarily your education and experience;

Personal information (included only if it is related to the job duties and/or strengthens the résum é);

Reference—often just a statement that references are available;

Order of résumé

Reverse chorological order

It is the traditional organization format.

Two headings normally appear in the portion that presents qualifications: “Education”and “E xperience”

In both parts, begin with the most recent.

Functional order

Points of primary interest to employers—transferable skills—appear in major headings.

No Universal Résumé

The format, content, and style of your résumédepend on your specific qualifications, the job field, and the individual personality you wish to portray.

You will likely to develop different résumés of r slightly different job your objectives.

The information you include on each résuméwill be based on your assessment of whether the receiver will want or need the information, your personal preference, and normal judgment.

Tips

Try to make a résuméthat you think will suit the person who will read it.

Your résuméwill emphasize the compatibility of your qualification and the prospective employer’s job requirements by using effective organization, style and techniques.

The following two résumés are written according to the writing principles mentioned above.

Now read the letters and try to figure out how the wiring principles are applied in them, the questions after the résumés might help you accomplish the task.

1.What is the purpose of a résumé? List the standard information that should be included in a résumé.

2.From the above résumés, can you tell the appropriate length of a résumé?

3.What are the differences between chronological résuméand functional résumé?

4.What are the consequences of inflating your qualifications on a résumé?

5.What is the purpose of the “Achievement”section? In your opinion, must is be included in every résumé? Explain.

6.List information that could be included in the “Education”section. Should you include information about your high school?

7.What criteria should be used for selecting information to be included on a résumé—especial honors and activities?

8.How about personal information on a résumé? What criteria are used to select which perusal information to include?

9.How do you provide references to prospective employers if you choose not to include a list on your résumé?

10.Discuss with your class mates the guidelines for formatting an attractive résumé.