英语简历的写作技巧.doc

第二讲简历 Resumes 本课程把简历放在前面，是考虑到接着名片的相关内容，从个人开始商务写作的介绍。 个人简历的英语名称是resume 或Curriculum Vitae，后者通常缩写为CV。简历的主要内容是介绍个人情况，包括姓名、性别、联系方式等基本资料、学历、工作经历等等事实，少数情况下包括取得的业绩、性格特点、业余爱好等主观判断和介绍。本章介绍使用英语撰写的个人简历。 正如“前言”所讲，本书的目标读者大多是“想到或刚到公司工作、以及工作两至三年之内的青年业务人员”，所以下面的简历多是与上述目标读者情况相近的例子，仅供参考。 写好英语简历是求职的第一步。普遍的一种误会是以为提交简历是为了找工作。其实简历的交际功能在于获得面试机会。找工作是一般性目标（general purpose），而得到一次面试机会是具体目标（specific objective）。只有首先达到具体目标才能谈得上如何达到一般性目标。所以，做好一份简历并复印若干份，不管招聘单位是谁一律投递一份，这种做法的沟通效率要低得多。比较好的做法是根据招聘单位的具体职位要求，同时衡量自己的相应情况并将这些内容真正落实到纸上。第一节 简历的格式 Formatting Issues 这里提醒读者注意提防两个极端。一是上述下载样本的做法。许多简历千人一面，看到别人做得好便拿来复制，字体一样，字号一样，排列顺序也一样，没有自己的特色，交际效果也就难免与其他人差不多了失去了提交简历的本来意义。 另外一个极端是简历的版面设计过于复杂，色彩斑斓，多种字体字符，有加粗有斜体还有下划线，每个项目都是需要突出的重点，到头来哪个项目也得不到突出。 下面请看三份各具特色的简历，并结合本章的其他示例，熟悉简历的格式和文体特征。许多人喜欢在简历首页的顶端打印“个人简历”四个大字。这就好比“通知”、企业“简介”一样，纯属无用信息，而且占去了最为宝贵的地方。有的求职者在选择字号的时候，把“简历”两个字设计得很大，而正文却用很小的字号，这样的格式不美观也不方便用人单位快速获取你的信息。这两种情况看似“格式”问题，其实更是“内容”问题。这个地方应当是你的姓名；请参看第三节前面的三个简历例子。 另外注意篇幅，尽量不要冗长，一般A4纸一页半到两页为最为常见。 下面请看一些有所编辑、有所简化的个人简历，并结合本章的相关示例，熟悉简历中各个部分的相关信息内容及其格式。例1简历 (A skeleton resume) GU Yuenian Resume Personal Information Name: Gu Yuenian Date of Birth: April 1, 1976 Sex: Mr. Marital Status: Married Telephone: 010-8765 4321 Mobile: 1234 567 8900 Email: Education & Professional Training Sept. 2004July 2006 University of International Business & Economics Master Degree of Economics Sept. 1996July 2000 Shandong University Bachelor Degree of Electric Engineering Working Experience Nov. 2001Aug. 2004 Asia-Pacific Machinery Co., Ltd.Position: Manager July 2000Nov. 2001 Shandong Light Industry Trading Co., Ltd.Position: Information Officer English Skills Good command of spoken and written English Computer Skills Good at all Office applications References References and transcript11 are furnished respectively on separate sheet. 例2简历 (Resume for applying for a job in the IT sector) Shao Zhigang Gender: Male Date of Birth: January 1, 1976 Telephone: 8610-8765 1234Mobile Phone: 1390 123 4567 E-mail: Mailing Address: Career Objective Industry: IT / Telecom Function: Marketing /Sales Work Experiences Dec. 2005-Sept. 2006 Beijing Huaxia Technology Corp. Project Manager Job description and achievements Aug. 2003-Nov. 2005 Tianjin Jinmen Co., Ltd. Assistant to Sales Manager Job description and achievementsEducation Background Sept. 2006-July 2008 School of International Business Management, University of International Business and Economics, Degree expected: MBA Sept. 1998-July 2002 Central China University of Technology Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer & English Skills High computer literacy in Office applications Fluent and written English, and foundation Japanese Other Information Honors/Awards Specialty Training Activities Hobby /Interests 例4简单照抄的简历 (A resume following a model without editing) Chinese Name: Qinghui Wang English Name: Tom Wang Sex: Male Born: 7/3/81 University: Renmin University of China Major: Marketing Address: Room 302, Zhixing Building Telephone: 1398*123 Email: *126.com Job Objective: A Position offering challenge and responsibility in the realm of consumer affairs or marketingEducation: 2002-2006 Renmin University of China, College of Commerce Graduated in July with a B. S. degree in MarketingFields of study include: fundamentals of marketing, marketing, marketing engineering, market analysis, logistics management, international business, corporate strategic management, e-commerce, advertisement, public relations, etc.1996-2002 The Secondary School of South China Normal University Social Activities: 2002-2006 Secretary of the Class League Branch1996-2002 Class monitor Summer Jobs: 2004Administrative Assistant in Sales Department of Beijing Nokia Factory. Responsible for public relations, correspondence, expense reports, record keeping, inventory catalog. 2005Provisional employee of Sales Department of Beijing Fukuda Denshi Medical Instruments Co., Ltd. Responsible for sorting orders, shipping arrangements, deliveries. Hobbies: Internet-surfing, tennis, travel English Proficiency: College English Test-Band Six Computer Skills: Microsoft office, Adobe Photoshop, etc. 第二节 简历的内容 Complete Information 用简历来介绍自己，比较好的顺序是“个人信息”、“教育背景”、“工作经历”和“自我评价”。 一般来说，一份完整的英语简历包括以下内容，项目顺序也大体上遵循以下的排列： 个人资料：应聘者的姓名、性别、地址、座机、手机、健康状况等 应聘职位：明确所求职位，最好是招聘单位广告或说明中的职位名称 教育学历：撰写顺序从最高学历往下写，并罗列与应聘职位相关的培训 工作经历：采用“逆时”的时间顺序（即由最近到数年前），以工作过的单位为分段依据（即一个单位为一段）；每个单位均以工作时间（起止年月，其中月份使用英语单词，年份使用阿拉伯数字，例如“July 2005”）、工作单位名称、职位、职责和业绩的顺序排列 奖励或荣誉：罗列获得过的各种奖项，写明奖项名称、获奖年月、授予机构等 资格证书和技能：列出获得过的技术证书，突出与应聘职业相关的技能和培训 科研成果：发表文章的标题和出版物名称，著作名称和出版社，发表时间等 证明人：针对海外背景的招聘机构，提供一至两位真实且有名望的证明人姓名例5简历 (Resume for applying a job in finance) Jiang Yongle Gender: Male Date of Birth: 1979/04/15 Telephone: 86-10-8765 4321 Mobile Phone: 1390 123 4567 E-mail: Postal Address: Career Objective Industry: Finance /related sectors Function: Management /Strategy Development /MarketingWork Experiences Mar. 2004-Sept. 2006 Beijing Dongfang High Tech Co., Ltd. Deputy Division Chief In charge of daily operations of the division; Promoted new products across the country; Established sound internal management system. Referral:Mr. Guan LingGeneral Manager of the Company Tel: 1390 765 4321 June 2000-Mar. 2004 Hubei High-technology Ltd. Officer, Marketing Dep. Developed Hubei market with excellent sales; Achieved monthly sales record of the company. Referral: Mr. Ling GuanGeneral Manager of the companyTel: 1390 123 4567Education Background Sept. 2006-present Degree Expected: MBA School of Business Management, University of Hubei Technology Published several articles on financing Deputy of MBA Students Union of the University Sept. 1997-Jul 2000 Major: Economics Wuhan University Computer & English Skills Highly computer literate in Windows applications Fluent spoken and written English (working language) Interests and Strengths Debater Participated in many debating contests; Sportsman basketball, football, and others例6简历 (Resume for applying a job as an exporter) Li Jieming Gender: Mr. Date of Birth: 1976/11/22 Telephone: 8610-1234 5678 Email: Mailing Address: Career Objectives Industry: Export and Import Position: Marketing /Sales Work Experiences Feb. 2002-Sept. 2003Kejifuli Textiles Company Assistant Marketing Manager Managing distribution channelsJan. 2000-Jan. 2002 Shandong Golden Ceramics Co. Ltd. Technician, technology in workshop applications Managing and planning, quality, costs, product development Education Background Sept. 2003-present School of International Business Dalian Foreign Languages & Studies University Degree Expected: MBA Sept. 1995-July 1999 Shandong Light Industry College, Bachelors degree in Technology Computer & English Skills High computer literacy in Windows applications Fluent and written English (working language) Other Information Trained in ISO9002 Quality System and ISO10004 Environment System Sports and Travel例7简历 (Resume for applying a job in the catering business) Name: Ma Qiang Sex: Male Birth date: May 4, 1976 Birthplace: Beijing Marital Status: Single Health: Excellent Address: Apt. 701, No. 111 Xidan, Xicheng, Beijing 100000 Mobile phone: 1355 123 4321 Job Objective Management of a fast-food store in Beijing. Employment Experience 2002-Present Quanjude RestaurantAssistant Manager, overseeing dinner and evening tea staff. Maintaining food and drink stocks. Having developed novel seasonal menus in consultation with chefs, which have significantly increased volume of business. Educational History Sept. 1994-July 1997 School of Catering Management under the Municipal Administration of Tourism. Personal Interests Cooking, listening to classic music, collecting seashells. Languages Standard Mandarin and fluent English.第三节 简历的语言 Language Problems 撰写简历时，在语言方面应当注意语言简洁，尽量多用短语句、省略句，采用列表的形式，不要使用长句、复杂句；注意尽量多检查几次，尽早消除拼写错误、数字错误、标点错误等等。下面先来看一个小例子： Having experiences in leading software project and IT consultation;Be good at software design Experienced in IT consulting; Having experience in leading software projects; Good at software programming and program designing 前两行是原文，下面缩进的三行是修改之后的样子。稍加对比可以注意到，语言方面做一些加工和修饰，其增值量是十分可观的。 下面请你结合练习，注意语言方面的修改和修饰问题。练习 Exercises 一阅读下面的简历，结合本章所讲，按照一定的格式重新组织文字内容并排版。 原文 Resume My name is Wang Wu, and wang is my surname. Im a man who was born on 1977/03/04 and I live in BEIJING with my wife, she support my work very much. I live in BEIJING, so My post Code is 100000, and so I desired location of a job in BEIJING, capital of china. I work experience has 6 years and these are: 2002/03-2004/09：Great Band Company, and as a project manager,i was responsible for making the network program of broadband network and system integration.I know the technology about Java、Sva multi-switch and Cisco Catalyst switch、router very well. 1998/07-2001/12：Beijing Networking techenology Company, and ass the vice director of IT Service Department,I took charge of the management of the Department. I made the final whole solutions of network and system which are suited for my clients;i was reaponsible for training the sellers and so on;i made the work schedule to plan staffs job. As far as education is concerned, from 2004/09-Present：XX University, as 1995/09-1999/07: YY University, and I won many Certifications such as MCSE and CET4. My Email: and my station pone is 010 12345678, and my Mobile: 1355 123 1234, so give me a call if you want me. 二阅读下面的简历，结合本讲所说，注意发现其语言和格式方面的各类问题，与同学讨论后修改。 原文 RESUME personal information Name: Wang wu Gender：Male Birth Date：March 20,1977 Tel：(86) 10-12345678 Cell PhoneMarital Status：married Birth Place：Beijing Address: Mailbox 114# Huixing dongjie Street No. 10, Chaoyang District Beijing, 100029, China Education September, 2004July, 2006 Master of xx, XX University September, 1994July, 1998Bachelor of yy, YY UniversityExperiences March,2002- September, 2004 Network Operation Department, Great Band Company July,1998- March,2002 Technological Service Department, Beijing Networking technology Company Skills English Band 6, CET, speaking English fluently, having good command of banking English Expertise Microsoft Certificattion System Engineer Communication good at good at using diverse means to communicate with supervisors and subordinates Interests Watch movies read books and play games.修改过程 Wang W(w)u: A Resume P(p)ersonal information Name: Wang Wwu Gender：Male Birth Date：March 20,1977 Marital Status：Married Tele：(86Cell PhoneMarital Status：married Birth Place：Beijing Address: Mailbox 114#, No. 10 Huixing D(d)ongjie Street No. 10, Chaoyang District Beijing, 100029, China Education September, 2004-July, 2006 Master of xx, XX University September, 1994-July, 1998Bachelor of yy, YY UniversityExperiences March, 2002- September, 2004 Networks Operation Department, Great Band Company July,1998- March,2002 Technological Services Department, Beijing Networking Ttechnology Company Skills English Band 6, CET, (speaking) fluent spoken English (fluently), (having) good command of (banking) English for banking Expertise Microsoft (Certificattion)Certification System Engineer Communication flexible and (good at using diverse means to) communicative with all colleagues(supervisors and subordinates) Interests (Watch) movies watching, (read) book readings, (and play) games, and others.定稿（供参考） Wang Wu: A Resume Personal information Name: Wang WuGender：Male Birth Date：March 20, 1977Marital Status: Married Tele：(86) 10-1234-5678 Cell Phone：1355 123 1234 Birth Place：Beijing Address: Mailbox 114#, No. 10 Huixing Dongjie Street Chaoyang District Beijing, 100029, China Education September, 2004-July, 2006 Master of xx, XX University September, 1994-July, 1998 Bachelor of yy, YY UniversityExperience March 2002-September 2004 Networks Operation Department, Great Band Company July 1998-March 2002 Technological Services Department, Beijing Networking Technology Company Skills English Band 6, CET, fluent spoken English, good command of English for banking Expertise Microsoft Certification System Engineer Communication flexible and communicative with all colleagues Interests movies watching, book readings, games, and others三阅读下面的简历，结合本讲所说，注意发现其格式和语言方面的各类问题，与同学讨论后修改。 原文 Personal Resume Zhao Shiwei Gender: Male Date of Birth: 1975/01/01 Telephone: 12345678Mobile Phone:E-mail: Add: Career Object Industry: electric power industry post: overseas division/strategic division Work Experiences Dec.2001-Jun.2005 Company: mudangjiang Power Supply Company Position: Trainer propagandist Duties: In charge of training manpower and young employee organization. Assiting in general office management and propagandizing company culture policy .Achievments: Through the untiring efforts of my group, the Train Center was established and we set up an integrated training system, within which 123 emploees gained advanced skilled worker certificates and 45 intermediate ones. As a result, the structure of the work force has been markedly improved. Aug.1998- -May.2001 Company:Huan Qiu power installing company Position: technician instructor Duties: Power line constructing as well as designing, dealing with equipments, assisting in project management and team management, establishing & maintaining good relationship with users Achievments: have always been scrupulous about every detail and all of the transmitting and transforming electricity project I participated in was chosen as excellent project. As a team worker, I benefited a lot from good relations with my colleagues. Education Sept.2005-present School of International Business Management, University of International Business and Economics, Degree Expected: MBA Sept.1994-July 1998 Peking University of scienc and technology Bachelors degree in engineering Computer & English Skills Fluent in English (Cet 6 band) Web Designer Certification Being good at network and master computer language(html, asp, javascript) Holding driving license Expect to cooperate with you! Other Information I have some typical characteristics of a traditional Chinese clerisy: having a strong enterprise, always hoping to do something great, eager to be successful, even feeling guilty of not achieving a remarkable achievements and although thinking money is important yet knowing it isnt the first important. Also I am very task-oriented. In approaching new challenges I can work both single-handedly and on a team with a great deal of zest. I set goals to keep motivated and to provide efficient service. Enjoying good working relationship, I get along very well with my bosses and peers. Traveling and reading is a matter of natural breathing for me. I enjoy and adopt easily to new environments.第三讲求职信 Job Application Letters求职信可以直译为job application letters，就像本讲标题里的那样。但在英语中常用的是personal statements，后者对应的汉语词是“自荐信”或“应聘信”，更能说明这种文本的性质和特点。 有的时候，尤其是在未经初选而直接面试的时候，或者是招聘单位要求邮寄全部应聘材料的时候，一般都希望你在材料的前面附上一封信。这种信在英语里称为cover letter，汉语的叫法就是“附信”。本讲主要介绍前面的类型，也就是要在一至两页的篇幅中，配合简历向招聘机构“推销”自己的“自荐信”。这种求职信的“技术含量”要比“附信”稍微高一些。要记住最重要的一点：求职信与简历的目标一致，但是格式不同、作用不同。简历或履历表的目的和作用在于告诉别人你的基本信息、你的主要经历和核心技能，形式多是列表式，结合英语语法来讲便是多用短语句。求职信要告诉别人“为什么说我是这份工作的最佳人选”，形式多是叙述性的文字，所谓的“技术含量”就在于写什么和怎么写。 求职信写得好坏，很大程度上会影响到简历的作用。求职信写好了，对方仔细阅读简历的概率大大增加，你也就更有可能获得面试的机会。倘若求职信写得不够好，简历也不会受到重视，得到招聘方进一步垂顾的机会便会小得多。第一节 求职信的结构 Letter Organization求职信没有固定或正式的格式，但要了解一些基本的规则。一般而言，求职信可以采用四段式或五段式。这里的“段”不一定是自然段。也就是说，你的求职信不一定是四个或五个段落，但要体现出明显的四个或五个层次来。 从结构上来看，求职信与其他一般性题材的商务信函相似，应当分为以下四至五个层次： 第一段说明写信的原因，无非是介绍你是谁，应当说明何以得知相关的招聘信息，是看到招聘广告还是朋友介绍，是毛遂自荐，还是职业介绍所推荐前来，要应聘什么职位，等等。 第二段用于解释简历中没有机会讲的有关你自己的主要信息。如果你尚无工作经历，那就介绍教育背景和主修课程（但不要罗列课程，更不要罗列这些课程的成绩单），强调学过的核心课程、实习情况或其他与实际工作有关的经历。如果已经工作过，那就简单介绍以前和目前的工作情况，说明自己的特长或强项，有时要解释离开现公司的原因。第三段对就主要工作的业绩或证明材料做一些说明。 最后一段表明如能被录用将会勤奋工作的态度，可以提出具体要求，如表达要求面试的愿望，或希望尽早答复。 这里应当写明招聘机构怎样与你联络，例如写清楚电话和手机号码以及Email，尽管简历里已经罗列了这些信息。 本讲开头提到的“附信”即cover letter，大体上也是这个结构，只是主要是为了说明后面所附的材料都有哪些，由招聘机构选择阅读。 这些段落的长度并不是均匀的，应当将主要的篇幅用于讲述自己经历中最为重要的内容、最能显示自己能力的事件。这时可以增加一个自然段落，也就是要详细一些，提供必要的背景信息和解释性内容。前面所讲的五个（而不是四个）层次，便是指这里可以增加的内容。 求职信是敲开就业之门的第一步，必须以真诚、真实为前提。求职信应当简明扼要，A4纸的页面一般不要超过两页（字号为小四或四号）。 下面的例信改编源自于国外的教科书，属于比较规范又简单的类型，供读者熟悉一下基本的行文结构。例1. 谋求秘书职位（Application to a secretary job） Dear Sirs, Having read your advertisement in todays Oriental Post for a secretary, I hasten to write this letter of application for the post. I was born in 1984 and graduated from the Natio