英文简历之24秘笈实用文.docx

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英文简历之24秘笈实用文

 1.WhatISaresumeanyway?

 Remember:

aResumeisaself-promotionaldocumentthatpresentsyouinthebestpossiblelight,forthepurposeofgettinginvitedtoajobinterview.It’snotanofficialpersonneldocument.It’snotajobapplication.It’snota“careerobituary”!

Andit’snotaconfessional.

 2.Whatshouldtheresumecontentbeabout?

 It’snotjustaboutpastjobs!

It’saboutYOU,andhowyouperformedandwhatyouaccomplishedinthosepastjobs--especiallythoseaccomplishmentsthataremostrelevanttotheworkyouwanttodonext.Agoodresumepredictshowyoumightperforminthatdesiredfuturejob.

 3.What’sthefastestwaytoimprovearesume?

 Removeeverythingthatstartswith“responsibilitiesincluded”andreplaceitwithon-the-jobaccomplishments.（SeeTip11foronewaytowritethem.）

 4.Whatisthemostcommonresumemistakemadebyjobhunters?

 LeavingouttheirJobObjective!

Ifyoudon’tshowasenseofdirection,employerswon’tbeinterested.Havingaclearlystatedgoaldoesn’thavetoconfineyouifit’sstatedwell.

 5.What’sthefirststepinwritingaresume?

 Decideonajobtarget（or“jobobjective”）thatcanbestatedinabout5or6words.Anythingbeyondthatisprobably“fluff”andindicatesalackofclarityanddirection.

 6.HowdoyoudecidewhethertouseaChronologicalresumeoraFunctionalone?

 TheChronologicalformatiswidelypreferredbyemployers,andworkswellifyou’restayinginthesamefield（especiallyifyou’vebeenupwardly-mobile）.OnlyuseaFunctionalformatifyou’rechangingfields,andyou’resureaskills-orientedformatwouldshowoffyourtransferableskillstobetteradvantage;andbesuretoincludeaclearchronologicalworkhistory!

 7.Whatifyoudon’thaveanyexperienceinthekindofworkyouwanttodo?

 Getsome!

Findaplacethatwillletyoudosomevolunteerworkrightaway.Youonlyneedabrief,concentratedperiodofvolunteertraining（forexample,1dayaweekforamonth）tohaveatleastSOMEexperiencetoputonyourresume.Also,lookatsomeofthevolunteerworkyou’vedoneinthepastandseeifanyofTHAThelpsdocumentsomeskillsyou’llneedforyournewjob.

 8.Whatdoyoudoifyouhavegapsinyourworkexperience?

 Youcouldstartbylookingatitdifferently.GeneralRule:

TellwhatyouWEREdoing,asgracefullyaspossible--ratherthanleaveagap.Ifyouweredoinganythingvaluable（evenifunpaid）duringthoseso-called“gaps”youcouldjustinsertTHATintothework-historysectionofyourresumetofillthehole.Herearesomeexamples:

 1993-95Full-timeparent--or

 1992-94Maternityleaveandfamilymanagement--or

 Travelandstudy--orFull-timestudent--or

 Parentingpluscommunityservice

 9.Whatifyouhaveseveraldifferentjobobjectivesyou’reworkingonatthesametime?

Oryouhaven’tnarroweditdownyettojustonejobtarget?

 Thenwriteadifferentresumeforeachdifferentjobtarget.AtargetedresumeisMUCH,muchstrongerthanagenericresume.

 10.Whatifyouhaveafragmented,scrambled-upworkhistory,withlotsofshort-termjobs?

 Tominimizethejob-hopperimage,combineseveralsimilarjobsintoone“chunk,”forexample:

 1993-1995Secretary/Receptionist;JonesBakery,MicroCorp.,CarterJewelers--or

 1993-95Waiter/Busboy;McDougal’sRestaurant,BurgerKing,TradersCoffeeShop.

 Alsoyoucanjustdropsomeofthelessimportant,briefestjobs.Butdon’tdropajob,evenwhenitlastedashorttime,ifthatwaswhereyouacquiredimportantskillsorexperience.

 11.What’sthebestwaytoimpressanemployer?

 Fillyourresumewith“PAR”statements.PARstandsforProblem-Action-Results;inotherwords,firstyoustatetheproblemthatexistedinyourworkplace,thenyoudescribewhatyoudidaboutit,andfinallyyoupointoutthebeneficialresults.

 Here’sanexample:

“Transformedadisorganized,inefficientwarehouseintoasmooth-runningoperationbytotallyredesigningthelayout;thissavedthecompanythousandsofdollarsinrecoveredstock.”

 Anotherexample:

“Improvedanengineeringcompany’sobsoletefilingsystembydevelopingasimplebutsophisticatedfunctional-codingsystem.Thissavedtimeandmoneybyrecoveringvaluable,previouslylost,projectrecords.”

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