Lecture 6 resume writing 英文简历书写方法

RésuméWritingApplicationForm/JobApplicationLetterPersonalStatement(PS)Résumé/CurriculumVitae(CV)RecommendationLetter(RL)CoveringLetterOthersContents1.Definition2.CurriculumVitaevs.Résumé3.Structure4.StepsofWriting5.Types6.Layout7.Writing8.Wording9.DosandDon’ts(UK)Awrittenaccountofone'slifecomprisingone'seducation,accomplishments,workexperience,publications,etc.;especially,oneusedtoapplyforajob.(US)Adetailedwrittenaccountofone'seducationandexperienceusedtoseekpositionsinacademicoreducationalenvironments,typicallyincludingacademiccredentials,publications,coursestaught,etc.Definitionresume(resumé,résumé)–Acurriculumvitae(abbr.CV)anaccountofone’semploymenthistoryandqualifications(oftenforpresentationtoapotentialfutureemployerwhenapplyingforajob.)InLatinitmeans“courseoflife”.CurriculumVitaeRésuméaimgetanoverviewofanindividual’sfullworkingcareertomakeanindividualstandoutfromthecompetitionLengthanin-depthdocumentthatlaidoutovertwoormorepagesaconcisedocumentmostlynotlongerthanonepagestayputandanychangeswillbeinthecoverlettertailoredtoeachpositiontendstobeorganizedchronologicallyahighlycustomizabledocument.nothavetobeorderedchronologicallynothavetocoveryourwholecareer.coversyoureducationaswellasanyotheraccomplishmentslikeawards,honors,publicationsetc.Summarizesyourexperiencesandskillsastheyrelatetoaspecificnon-benchcareerorjobsAcademicjobsResearchjobsingovernmentorindustriallaboratoriesFunding(grantsorfellowships)Non-researchpositionsinsuchareasasbusiness,law,writing/editing,policyandregulationDifferencesStructureofResumeReferencesStepsofWritingaResumecollectingandreviewinginformationaboutyourselfYoushouldfocusonyour:•workexperience•jobresponsibilities•volunteerwork•Skills•Accomplishments•Education•activitiesYourrésuméwilluseinformationaboutyoutoshowthatyoumeetajob'srequirements.Youwillprobablyneedtowriteadifferentrésuméforeachjobthatinterestsyou.Eachrésuméwillemphasizewhatisrelevanttoaspecificjob.Remember:evenifyoudonothavemanyspecializedortechnicalskills,mostjobsalsorequireabilitiessuchasreliability,teamwork,andcommunications.Theseareparticularlyimportantforentry-levelworkers.researchthejobsthatinterestyou.Determinewhatresponsibilitiestheyinvolve,whatpreparationtheyrequire,andwhatskillstheyuse.toorganizetheinformationyouhavegatheredintocategories.Someinformationisrequired,whileotherinformationisnot.Somefieldsorindustriesrequirejobapplicantstoincludespecialsectionsontheirresumes.Belowyouwilllearnabouttherequiredandoptionalinformationforthreetypesofrésumés:Basicrésumé,suitableformostoccupationsEducationprofessionalrésuméInformationtechnologyrésuméTheChronologicalStyleThechronologicalrésuméisthemostcommon.Itorganizesyourexperiencearoundthejobsyouhaveheld.Thisstyleisanexcellentchoiceforpeoplewithasteadyworkhistory,orwithpreviousjobscloselyrelatedtotheircareergoals.Academicrésumésandinformationtechnologyrésumésaremostcommonlywrittenaschronologicalrésumés.TheFunctionalStyleThefunctionalrésuméorganizesyourexperiencearoundskillsratherthanjobtitles.Itisagoodstyleforthosechangingcareers,peoplewithinconsistentworkhistories,orpeoplewhohavenotheldmanyjobs.Taketimetopreparethebestrésuméyoucan.Themostcommonmistakesaretypingmistakesandspellingerrors.Haveafriendproofreadyourrésumétocatchanymistakesyoumayhavemissed.Reviewthevacancyannouncementandfine-tuneyourrésumétomeeteachjob'sspecificrequirements.Sprinkleyourrésuméwithlanguagefoundinthejobdescription.Payspecialattentiontoyourobjective,ifyouhaveone.Considerhowyourrésuméwilllookwhenitarrivesonanemployer'sdesk.Acarefullypreparedrésuméenhancesyourimageasaprospectiveemployee.Ifyouaremailingyourrésumé,besureto:mailitina9x12envelopetoavoidfoldingaddresstheenvelopeneatlyaffixcorrectpostagesealitcarefullyIfyouarefaxingyourrésumé,besuretosetthefaxmachinetofineprintingmode.Alwaysfaxanoriginal.Yourrésumémaybecopiedseveraltimes,sotheoriginalneedstobeascleanandclearaspossible.TraditionalprintrésuméTraditionally,arésuméisprintedonhighqualitypaperandmailedtoanemployer.WebrésuméArésuméformattedforaWebpageuseshtmlcode.YoucandisplayaWebrésuméaspartofyourWebsite,ifyouhaveone.PlaintextrésuméRésumésthataresentinthebodyofanE-mail,postedtoInternetdatabases,orscannedmustbeconvertedtoplaintext.Plaintextrésuméscannotdisplayspecialfeaturessuchascolumns,bullets,underlining,orboldoritalictypefaces.Plaintextfilescanonlydisplaythefollowingcharacters:ThelettersAthroughZ,upperandlowercaseThenumbers0through9Thesepunctuationmarks:~!@#$%^&*()_+-=\|/[]:;'?,.BeforesendingarésumétoanemployerviaE-mail,sendittoyourselftobecertainitisreadable.PDFrésuméThePDFformatpreservesspecialfeaturessuchasfonts,graphics,andcolors.YoucandownloadaPDFrésumétoyourowncomputerordiskandmakechanges.ResumeLayoutOne-columnResumeLayoutTwo-columnResumeLayoutLeft-alignedResumeLayoutCenter-alignedResumeLayoutIndentedResumeLayoutTraditional,One-columnResumeLayoutWiththislayout,yourobjectiveorskillssummary,jobhistory,andeducationarelistedoneaftertheotherdownthepage,inblocks.Alllinesareleft-justified.Two-columnResumeLayou