经典英文简历之24大技巧
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.