英文簡歷的24個秘笈

作者：[YanaParker]

1.WhatISaresumeanyway?
Remember:aResumeisaself-promotionaldocumentthatpresentsyouinthebestpossiblelight,forthepurposeofgettinginvitedtoajobinterview.It'snotanofficialpersonneldocument.It'snotajobapplication.It'snota"careerobituary"!Andit'snotaconfessional.

2.Whatshouldtheresumecontentbeabout?
It'snotjustaboutpastjobs!It'saboutYOU,andhowyouperformedandwhatyouacorgplishedinthosepastjobs--especiallythoseacorgplishmentsthataremostrelevanttotheworkyouwanttodonext.Agoodresumepredictshowyoumightperforminthatdesiredfuturejob.

3.What'sthefastestwaytoimprovearesume?
Removeeverythingthatstartswith"responsibilitiesincluded"andreplaceitwithon-the-jobacorgplishments.(SeeTip11foronewaytowritethem.)

4.Whatisthemostorgmonresumemistakemadebyjobhunters?
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?http://www.euromac.net.cn
Getsome!Findaplacethatwillletyoudosomevolunteerworkrightaway.Youonlyneedabrief,concentratedperiodofvolunteertraining(forexample,1dayaweekforamonth)tohaveatleastSOMEexperiencetoputonyourresume.Also,lookatsomeofthevolunteerworkyou'vedoneinthepastandseeifanyofTHAThelpsdocumentsomeskillsyou'llneedforyournewjob.