很好的简历指导英语.docx

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很好的简历指导英语

Writearesumethatgeneratesresults.

Thisaward-winningguidetoresumewritingwillteachyoutowritearesumeequaltoonedonebyatop-notchprofessionalwriter.Itoffersexamples,formatchoices,helpwritingtheobjective,thesummaryandothersections,aswellassamplesofexcellentresumewriting.

Writingagreatresumedoesnotnecessarilymeanyoushouldfollowtherulesyouhearthroughthegrapevine.Itdoesnothavetobejustonepageinlengthorfollowaspecificresumeformat.Everyresumeisaone-of-a-kindmarketingcommunication.Itshouldbeappropriatetoyoursituationanddoexactlywhatyouwantittodo.Insteadofabunchofrulesandtips,wearegoingtocuttothechaseinthisbriefguideandofferyouthemostbasicprinciplesofwritingahighlyeffectiveresume.

Whoarewetobetellingyouhowtowriteyourresume?

Aspartofourcareerconsultingpractice,wehavewrittenandproducedresumesforanumberofFortune500C.E.O.s,seniormembersofseveralrecentpresidentialadministrations,andthousandsofprofessionalsinnearlyeveryfieldofendeavor.Wealsohavewrittenresumesforyoungpeoplejuststartingout.

Weconcentrateonhelpingpeoplechooseandchangetocareersthatfitthemperfectly.Wehavenotemployedresumewritersforseveralyears.Ifyouaretryingtodecidewhattodowithyourlife,wecanhelpyou.Thatisouroneandonlyspecialty.Pleasedon'taskustowriteyourresume.Weofferthisresumewritingguidetoyoubecausemostoftheresumebooksouttherearesoprimitive.

ThisguideisespeciallyforpeoplelookingforajobintheUnitedStates.IntheU.S.,therulesofjobhuntingaremuchmorerelaxedthantheyareinEuropeandAsia.Youcandoalotmoreactivepersonalmarketinghere.Youmayhavetotonedownouradviceafewnotchesandfollowthetraditional,conservativeformatacceptedinyourfieldifyouliveelsewhereorareinlaw,academiaoratechnicalengineering,computerorotherscientificfield.Butevenwhenyourpresentationmustfitanarrowsetofrules,youcanstillusetheprincipleswewillpresenttomakeyourpresentationmoreeffectivethanyourcompetition's.

THEGOODNEWSANDTHEBAD

Thegoodnewsisthat,withalittleextraeffort,youcancreatearesumethatmakesyoureallystandoutasasuperiorcandidateforajobyouareseeking.Notoneresumeinahundredfollowstheprinciplesthatstirtheinterestofprospectiveemployers.So,evenifyoufacefiercecompetition,withawellwrittenresumeyoushouldbeinvitedtointerviewmoreoftenthanmanypeoplemorequalifiedthanyou.

Thebadnewsisthatyourpresentresumeisprobablymuchmoreinadequatethanyounowrealize.Youwillhavetolearnhowtothinkandwriteinastylethatwillbecompletelynewtoyou.

TounderstandwhatImean,let'stakealookatthepurposeofyourresume.Whydoyouhavearesumeinthefirstplace?

Whatisitsupposedtodoforyou?

Here'sanimaginaryscenario.Youapplyforajobthatseemsabsolutelyperfectforyou.Yousendyourresumewithacoverlettertotheprospectiveemployer.Plentyofotherpeoplethinkthejobsoundsgreattooandapplyforthejob.Afewdayslater,theemployerisstaringatapileofseveralhundredresumes.Severalhundred?

youask.Isn'tthataninflatednumber?

Notreally.Ajobofferoftenattractsbetween100and1000resumesthesedays,soyouarefacingagreatdealofcompetition.

Backtotheprospectiveemployerstaringatthehugestackofresumes:

Thispersonisn'tanymoreexcitedaboutgoingthroughthispileofdry,boringdocumentsthanyouwouldbe.Buttheyhavetodoit,sotheydigin.Afterafewminutes,theyaregettingsleepy.Theyarenotreallyfocusinganymore.Then,theyrunacrossyourresume.Assoonastheystartreadingit,theyperkup.Themoretheyread,themoreinterestedandawaketheybecome.

Mostresumesinthepilehaveonlygottenaquickglance.Butyoursgetsread,frombeginningtoend.Then,itgetsputontopofthetinypileofresumesthatmakethefirstcut.Thesearethepeoplewhowillbeaskedintointerview.Inthisminiresumewritingguide,weaimtogiveyouthebasictoolstotakethisoutoftherealmoffantasyandintoyoureverydaylife.

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THENUMBERONEPURPOSEOFARESUME

Yourresumeisatoolwithonespecificpurpose:

towinaninterview.Ifitdoeswhatthefantasyresumedid,itworks.Ifitdoesn't,itisn'taneffectiveresume.Aresumeisanadvertisement,nothingmore,nothingless.

Agreatresumedoesn'tjusttellthemwhatyouhavedonebutmakesthesameassertionthatallgoodadsdo:

Ifyoubuythisproduct（Me）,youwillgetthesespecific,directbenefits.Itpresentsyouinthebestlight.Itconvincestheemployerthatyouhavewhatittakestobesuccessfulinthisnewpositionorcareer.

Itissopleasingtotheeyethatthereaderisenticedtopickitupandreadit.It"whetstheappetite,"stimulatesinterestinmeetingyouandlearningmoreaboutyou.Itinspirestheprospectiveemployertopickupthephoneandaskyoutocomeinforaninterview.

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OTHERPOSSIBLEREASONSTOHAVEARESUME

∙Topasstheemployer'sscreeningprocess（requisiteeducationallevel,numberyears'experience,etc.）,togivebasicfactsintendedtoinfluencetheemployer（companiesworkedfor,politicalaffiliations,racialminority,etc.）.Toprovidecontactinformation:

anup-to-dateaddressandatelephonenumber（atelephonenumberwhichwillalwaysbeansweredduringbusinesshours）.

∙Toestablishyouasaprofessionalpersonwithhighstandardsandexcellentwritingskills,basedonthefactthattheresumeissowelldone（clear,well-organized,well-written,well-designed,ofthehighestprofessionalgradesofprintingandpaper）.Forthoseintheart,advertising,marketing,orwritingprofessions,theresumecanserveasasampleoftheirskills.

∙Tohavesomethingtogivetopotentialemployers,yourjob-huntingcontactsandprofessionalreferences,toprovidebackgroundinformation;togiveoutin"informationalinterviews"withtherequestforacritique（aconcretecreativewaytocultivatethesupportofthisnewperson）;tosendtoacontactasareasonforfollow-upcontact,andtokeepinyourbriefcasetogivetopeopleyoumeetcasually-asanotherformof"businesscard."

∙Touseasacoveringpieceoraddendumtoanotherformofjobapplication;aspartofagrantorcontractproposal;asanaccompanimenttograduateschoolorotherapplication.

∙Toputinanemployer'spersonnelfiles.

∙Tohelpyouclarifyyourdirection,qualifications,andstrengths,boostyourconfidence,ortostarttheprocessofcommittingtoajoborcareerchange.

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WHATITISN'T  

Itisamistaketothinkofyourresumeasahistoryofyourpast,asapersonalstatementorassomesortofselfexpression.Sure,mostofthecontentofanyresumeisfocusedonyourjobhistory.Butwritefromtheintentiontocreateinterest,topersuadetheemployertocallyou.Ifyouwritewiththatgoal,yourfinalproductwillbeverydifferentthanifyouwritetoinformorcatalogyourjobhistory.

Mostpeoplewritearesumebecauseeveryoneknowsthatyouhavetohaveonetogetajob.Theywritetheirresumegrudgingly,tofulfillthisobligation.Forthem,writingaresumeisonlyslightlyabovefillingoutincometaxformsinthehierarchyofworldlydelights.Ifyourealizethatagreatresumecanbeyourtickettogettingexactlythejobyouwant,youcanmustersomegenuineenthusiasmforcreatingarealmasterpiece,ratherthanthefeebleproductsmostpeopleturnout.

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WHATIFI'MNOTSUREOFMYJOBTARGET?

Ifyouarehuntingforajobbutarenotsureyouareonacareerpaththatisperfectforyou,youareprobablygoingtowindupdoingsomethingthatdoesn'tfityouverywell,thatyouarenotgoingtofindfulfilling,andthatyouwillmostlikelyleavewithinfiveyears.Doesn'tsoundlikemuchofalifetome;howaboutyou?

Areyouwillingtokeepputtingupwithpinningyourfateontherandomturningsofthewheel?

Part2-HOWTOKNOCKTHESOCKSOFFAPROSPECTIVE 

Researchshowsthatonlyoneinterviewisgrantedforevery200resumesreceivedbytheaverageemployer.Researchalsotellsusthatyourresumewillbequicklyscanned,ratherthanread.Tento20secondsisallthetimeyouwillhavetopersuadeaprospectiveemployertoreadfurther.Whatthismeanstoyouisthatthedecisiontointerviewacandidateisusuallybasedonanoverallfirstimpressionoftheresume,aquickscreeningthatsoimpressesthereaderandconvincesthemofyourqualificationsthataninterviewresults.Asaresult,thetophalfofthefirstpageofyourresumewilleithermakeyouorbreakyou.Bythetimetheyhavereadthefirstfewlines,youhaveeithercaughttheirinterest,oryourresumehasfailed.Thatiswhywesaythatyourresumeisanad.Youhopeitwill/wantit/willdesignittohavethesameresultasawell-writtenad:

togetthereadertorespond.

Towriteaneffectiveresume,youneedtowritepowerfulbutsubtleadvertisingcopy.Notonlythat,butyoumustsellaproductinwhichyouhavealargepersonalinvestment:

You.What'salsocrucial,giventhefactthatmostofusdonotthinkinamarketing-orientedwaynaturally,isthatyouareprobablynotpresentlylookingforwardtosellinganything,letaloneyourself.But,ifyouwanttoincreaseyourjob-huntingeffectivenessasmuchaspossible,youwouldbewisetolearntowriteaspectacularresume.Fearnot;withourhelpyouCANdoit.

Youdonotneedtohardsellormakeanyclaimsthatarenotabsolutelytrue.Youdoneedtogetoveryourmodestyandunwillingnesstotootyourownhorn.Peoplemoreoftenbuythebestadvertisedproductth