研究生英语教材Letters of Application & Resume

Body:
Personal background; Education; Academic qualification; Work experience; Additional information about personal skills and specific training.
End:
Asking for an interview; Stating clearly the time or date at which you are available; Thanking the reader’s time and consideration.
Foreign language skills:
--list the languages you know and your ability in using them.
Awards and honor:
--including scholarship, fellowship, grants, etc.
Contents of a Resume
Personal data:
your surname(Wang, Ming) or capitalize every letter of it(WANG Ming); Address: If you like, you may write both your business or temporary address and your home address; Telephone number: (O) or (W) is put after your office telephone number and (H) should be put after your home telephone number;
Personal skills or interests. Position desired:
being sought; others list a broader “objective”. Use either if you wish. --It is usually given right below the heading, before any other items in one or several short sentences or phrases.
Educational background:
--Generally just list the colleges or universities you have attended; --In reverse chronological order; --Give dates of attendance or degree, names of degree, the name of the colleges or universities, your specialty, grade points average if it is possible and courses related directly to the job applied for may also be mentioned.
Several Rules
If you can, be specific about the position for which you apply. Mention the advertisement or the person that informs you of the vacancy. Find a way in. You should, if possible, show some knowledge of the company or the institution, and show that the future employer already means something to you. Present your academic qualifications to establish your superiority over other candidates. Stress previous experience. If you want to list the references, first get permission from those whose names you want to use. Consider preparing a separate resume. End by requesting an interview.
and adaptation
initiative—willingness to do more than the minimum curiosity—willingness to learn about the job and the
organization adaptability—willingness to meet the requirement of a new situation
Sample P124
Assignment
Write a letter of job application and a resume of yourself to answer an advertisement in a newspaper.
Thank You for Your Attention!
Letters of Application & Resume
Han Fang May. 14, 2014
Application Letter for a Job
The employers look for the person who will improve useful to their organizations, so, make your letter suggest initiative, curiosity
--Many applicants name the actual position
Publications:
--This refer to the books and papers published or to be published and papers presented at conferences. --List the names of the books and papers, the names of the publishing house, or the names and the volumes of the journals in which your papers appeared, the time and the name of the conferences. The name of the author should be omitted. --The names of books published and the names of journals should be italicized or underlined when typed, and the names of papers should be quoted with quotation marks.
Name: to avoid misunderstanding, you may either put a comma after
FAX number and E-mail address if available; Date and place of birth; Sex; Nationality; Marital status (single or married) and number of children; Religious preference; Health status.
Work Experience:
that illustrate your experience performing tasks similar to the position you are applying for. --It should include the time, the name of the organization where you worked and your occupational title. State your responsibility and your accomplishment under each experience. --Give your past employers’ names and addresses if necessary.
Professional affiliations/membership.
References:
--provide the names, the titles, the full addresses and telephone numbers (FAX numbers and E-mail addresses if available) of at least three persons who know you well enough. --They are people who know you and can offer information or recommendation. --You should obtain their permission before using their names.
--List all your work experiences, particularly those
Related skills or activities:
--If you have acquired through elective courses, hobbies, or other means and skills that might be useful in the desired position, you may include them. --You may also mention community activities, you should include anything that might give you a slight edge over other candidates.