世纪商务英语写作训练(lesson10―lesson18)

,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,ComposeappropriatersumsGivedetailswithnumbersUseactionverbsinarsumKeepthestructuresparallel,Objectives,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Arsumisabriefdescriptionofyoureducationalbackground,workexperience,andotherrelevantinformation.Thersumistypicallythefirstitemthatapotentialemployerencountersregardingthejobseekerandistypicallyusedtoscreenapplicants,oftenfollowedbyaninterview,whenseekingemployment.Itshouldbeshortandclear,butitneedstoincludeenoughinformationtoshowapotentialemployerwhyyouarewellqualifiedforajob.Oneofyourmaingoalsforwritingarsumistobeinvitedforaninterview!,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Ifyouweretheemployer,whatwouldyouliketoknowabouttheapplicant?,1.Whatisyourfullname?_2.Whatisyourfulladdress?Includethenumberandstreet,city,state/province,country(ifdifferentfromthecountrythejobisin),andpostal/zipcode.(Note:useanaddresswhichwontbelikelytochangewithinthenextsixmonths.)_(numberandstreet)_,Doyouwanttoknowthefollowingaspects?Writedowntheinformationofyours.,(city,state/province,postal/zipcode),IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,3.Whatisthephonenumbertocontactyouduringthedaytime?(Includecity/areacode)_4.Whatistheemailaddresstocontactyou?_5.Whatcolleges/universitiesareyouattending?Includethefullnameoftheschool,thecity,thedegree,yourmajor,andtheyearyougraduated.IFYOUAREARECENTUNIVERSITYGRADUATE,youmaywanttoalsoincludeyourhighschoolinformation.Universities/colleges:_Highschool(ifapplicable):_,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,6.Whatjobshaveyouhadbefore?Includethenameofyourposition,thenameofthecompany,thecity,themonth/yearyoubeganthejob,themonth/yearyouendedthejob._7.Whatspecialskillsdoyouhave?(Thesecanincludecomputerprogramsyouareproficientatusing,languagesyoucanspeak/read/write,oranyotherspecialtraining/certificatesyouhavereceived.)_8.Whatspecialawards,scholarships,etc.haveyoureceived?Includethenameoftheawardandtheyear._,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Sample1,BradfordM.Sturgess1638BakerLn.SanFrancisco,CA94129(415)356-1124b_m_sturgessOBJECTIVEToobtainachallengingpositioninthefieldoffinanceEDUCATIONMay2007(Expected)BachelorsDegree,BusinessUniversityofSanFrancisco,NameoftheapplicantinboldtohighlightContactinformationoftheapplicantPositiontoseekDegreeandmajor,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Sample1,June2003HighSchoolDiplomaSouthwestHighSchool,FortWorth,TexasEXPERIENCEMay2006presentTeller,BankofAmerica,SanFranciscoAssistcustomerswithbankingtransactions,MentionrecentexperiencefirstIndicatepresentdutywithverbinpresenttense,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Sample1,September2005April2006Clerk,UniversityofSanFranciscobookstoreRancashregisterandrecordedinventorySKILLSSpeakandreadintermediatelevelSpanishWorkproficientlyinWord,Excel,PowerPoint,IndicatepreviousjobdutywithverbinpasttenseMentionskillsrelatedtothevacancy,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Sample2,LiuXiaoming#253HuangHeBeiDaJieShenyang,LiaoningProvince110034China(86)(24)86578956xmliuObjective:ToobtainapositioninthehumanresourcesdepartmentofamajorinternationalfirmExperience:InternalCommunicationsAssociate,GeneralMotors,Shenyang(July2005present),ApplicantsnameContactinformationHighlightexperiencebymentioningitbeforeeducation,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Sample2,ResearchandwritearticlesrelevanttoemployeeissuesformonthlynewsletterDevelopandpresentcross-culturalworkshopsInternationalTeachingAssistant,Dept.ofCommunicationStudies,TexasTechUniversity,Lubbock(August2003May2005)PresentedlecturesinundergraduatecommunicationcoursesLeddiscussiongroupsGradedundergraduateexamsandpapers,PresentjobdutiesPreviousjobdutiesinparallel,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Sample2,OfficeAssistant,SohoLawFirm,Beijing(February2003May2003)GatheredinformationaboutpotentialclientsinEnglish-speakingcountriesviaphonecontactsEducation:M.A.CommunicationStudies,TexasTechUniversity,Lubbock(May2005)B.S.ComputerProgramming,UniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomics,Beijing(June2003)Skills:FluentinEnglishandMandarinProficientinWord,Excel,PowerPoint,MasterdegreeandmajorBachelordegreeandmajor,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Sample2,Knowledgeableinseveralprogramminglanguages,includingJavaScriptandC+Awards:DeansAwardforAcademicExcellence,Dept.ofCommunicationStudies,TexasTechUniversity(December2004)MeritScholarship,UniversityofBusinessandEconomics,Beijing(September2001),Separateskillsfromawardswhentherearemorethantwoforeach,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Vocabulary,challengingadj.difficultinaninterestingwaythattestsyourability挑战的diploman.Cadocumentshowingthatastudenthassuccessfullycompletedtheirhighschooloruniversityeducation文凭,毕业证书tellern.Csomeonewhosejobistoreceiveandpayoutmoneyinabank(银行)出纳员transactionn.Cabusinessdealoraction,suchasbuyingorsellingsomething交易cashregisteramachineusedinshopstokeepthemoneyinandrecordtheamountofmoneyreceivedfromeachsale收银机,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Vocabulary,inventoryn.Callthegoodsinashop存货intermediateadj.betweenelementaryandadvanced中级的proficientlyadv.abletodosomethingwellorskillfully精通地，熟练地GeneralMotors(GeneralMotorCorporation)美国通用汽车公司newslettern.Cshortwrittenreportofnewsaboutaclub,organization,etc.thatissentregularlytopeoplewhoareinterested时事通讯，简讯cross-culturaladj.(onlybeforenoun)belongingtoorinvolvingtwoormoredifferentsocieties,countries,orcultures跨文化的,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Vocabulary,workshopn.Cameetingatwhichpeopletrytoimprovetheirskillsbydiscussingtheirexperiencesanddoingpracticalexercises研讨会undergraduaten.Castudentatcollegeoruniversity,whoisworkingfortheirfirstdegree(尚未取得学位的)大学生potentialadj.likelytodevelopintoaparticulartypeofpersonorthinginthefuture潜在的,可能的Mandarinn.UtheofficiallanguageofChina普通话JavaScript(computerscience)ascriptinglanguagethatisaddedtostandardHTMLtocreateinteractivedocuments一种用于开发网络的脚本语言3,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Vocabulary,C+(computerscience)anobject-orientedlanguagethatwascreatedasanextensiontotheClanguageC语言的新版本，一种程序设计语言academicadj.concerningteachingorstudying,esp.inacollegeoruniversity学术的meritn.U(formal)agoodqualitythatmakessomeoneorsomethingdeservepraise优点scholarshipn.Canamountofmoneythatisgiventosomeonebyaneducationalorganizationtohelppayfortheireducation奖学金,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,UsefulExpressions,Toobtainapositioninthehumanresourcesdepartmentofamajorinternationalfirm.2.FluentinEnglishandMandarin.3.SpeakandreadintermediatelevelSpanish.4.Knowledgeableinseveralprogramminglanguages,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,TipsonWriting,Placeyourcontactinformationsuchasyourname,address,anddaytimetelephonenumberatthetopofyourrsum.MakeyournamestandoutwithBoldText,Underlining,orALLCAPITALLETTERS.Statethepositionorkindofjobyoureseeking.Beginwiththemostrecentpositionheld.Brieflyexplainimportantaspects/dutiesoftheposition.Useactionverbsinthedescriptionofyourjobsandactivities.Usepresenttense,activeverbsfordutiesyouareperformingforajobheldatthetimeofwritingthersumandusepasttense,activeverbsfordutiesperformedinpreviousjobs.,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,TipsonWriting,Givetheessentialfactsofyoureducation.Beginwiththemostrecentschoolattended.Includerelevantvolunteerworkorothersocialactivities,especiallyifexperienceinpaidjobsislimited,withenoughdetails.Usedifferentfontstylestoemphasizecertainitemsandlines.Butkeepyourrsumclearandeasy-to-readwithoneortwodifferentfontstylesandsizes.Eliminateexcessivepunctuation,andomitarticles(a,an,the)ifneeded.Makethelayoutattractiveandeasytoread.,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,TipsonWriting,Usegoodqualitywhitepaperifprintingoutrsumfordistribution,withonepageatthebest.Dontincludeyourage/birthday,height,weight,identificationnumber,orapicture.Dontlie!Dontwritemorethan2pages.Dontprovidethenamesofreferencesdirectlyonthersum.Dontusetoomanydifferenttypesofspacingandhighlighting(i.e.,fontsize,bold,italics,underlined,etc.).Dontmentionsalaryinthersum.,1.Whichsampleisforacurrentundergraduatestudent?2.Whenlistingexperiencethatisstillinprogressatthetimeofwritingthersum,whichverbtenseisusedtodescribejobresponsibilities?3.Whenlistingpreviousexperience,whichverbtenseisusedtodescribejobresponsibilities?4.Whichwordform(partofspeech)doesthewriterofSample1usetolistherskills?WhataboutthewriterofSample2?5.Whydoyouthinktheorderof“education”and“experience”isdifferentinthetwosamples?,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Practice1,Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthesamples.,_1.SummerIntern,OperationsResearchSummer2000,DefenseSystemsandElectronicsGroup._2.MyresponsibilitiesatEdwardInternationalincludedinvoicing,loggingdeposits,resolvingbillingproblemsrelatedtodataentryandfilingamonthlyreportonthedepartment._3.ApositioninForeignTradeDepartment,withopportunitiesforadvancementtomanagementpositioninthedepartment._4.2-yeardegreefromZhengzhouTechnicalCollegeinofficeadministration,1999._5.SeekinganInternationalSalesManagementpositioninInformationTechnologywheremyextensivesalesexperiencewillbeusedtothefull.,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Practice2,Categorizethefollowinginformation.WriteAforObjective,BforExperience,CforEducationandDforSpecialskills.,B,B,A,C,A,_6.OfficeskillsincludingoperatingEnglishwordprocessorandmicrocomputer,takingshorthand85wpm._7.B.A.,BusinessAdministrationandInformationSystems._8.CollectedandanalyzeddatausingExcel._9.Toobtainachallengingpositionasasoftwareengineerwithanemphasisonsoftwaredesignanddevelopment._10.HaveagoodcommandofbothspokenandwrittenEnglish.TOEFL:623;GRE:2213.,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,ComposingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,Practice2,Categorizethefollowinginformation.WriteAforObjective,BforExperience,CforEducationandDforSpecialskills.,D,C,B,A,D,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,DetailswithNumbers,ComposingYourMessage,Detailsprovideevidencetosupportyourclaims,convincingreadersandseparateonefromotherapplicants.Includenumbers,percentages,anddollaramountsinthejobdescriptionstobackuponesachievements.Numbersmakegooddetails,butomitdetailsthataddnothingorlessimpressive.e.g.Not:Ihavealotofexperienceinthisfield.But:MyexperienceinthislineofworkincludessixyearsasanassistantaccountantwiththeABCCompany.NOT:Salesincreasedsignificantlyinthefourthquarter.BUT:Salesincreasedfivepercentinthefourthquarterforanetgrowthof$250,000,makingustheleadingUSregion.,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,ComposingYourMessage,Practice3,Readthefollowingsentencesanddecideiftheycontainnumbersasgooddetails.Ifnot,pleaserevisethem,addingmoreinformationifnecessary,Iwasresponsibleforwritingandeditingthenewsletter,whichwasdistributedtoroughly1,200members._Myexperiencehastaughtmethevalueofgoodemployees._,My10yearsexperienceinhumanresourcesandrelatedareashastaughtmethevalueofgoodemployees.,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,ComposingYourMessage,Practice3,Readthefollowingsentencesanddecideiftheycontainnumbersasgooddetails.Ifnot,pleaserevisethem,addingmoreinformationifnecessary,Mysolutionshavesavedmycurrentemployermuchmoneyinrunningcosts._Iamaself-motivatedindividualcapableofmanagingteamsofupto30people._,Mysolutionshavesavedmycurrentemployerover$23millioninrunningcosts.,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,ComposingYourMessage,Practice3,Readthefollowingsentencesanddecideiftheycontainnumbersasgooddetails.Ifnot,pleaserevisethem,addingmoreinformationifnecessary,Inmycurrentrole,Ileadateamandreportdirectlytothemanagerofthepropertyservicesdivision._6.Ihaveoverseentheincreaseofconsumerretailchannelsalesby56percent._,Inmycurrentrole,Ileadateamofsixandreportdirectlytothemanagerofthepropertyservicesdivision.,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,ComposingYourMessage,Practice3,Readthefollowingsentencesanddecideiftheycontainnumbersasgooddetails.Ifnot,pleaserevisethem,addingmoreinformationifnecessary,7.Ihavedevelopedexcellentrelationshipswiththestaff._8.Ihavedevelopedanongoingfuturebusinessplanandsecured$40millioninbothinstitutionalandstrategicfinancing._,Ihavedevelopedexcellentrelationshipswiththestaffof200.,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,ComposingYourMessage,Practice3,Readthefollowingsentencesanddecideiftheycontainnumbersasgooddetails.Ifnot,pleaserevisethem,addingmoreinformationifnecessary,9.Myresponsibilitiesincludesupervising,coachingmanyemployees._10.Withmyeffort,profitmarginsincreasedgreatlylastyear_,Myresponsibilitiesincludesupervisingandcoaching50employees.,Withmyeffort,profitmarginsincreasedby15%lastyear.,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,ComposingYourMessage,ActionVerbsActionverbsareverbsthatshowtheperformanceofanaction.Theyshouldbeusedabundantlythroughoutthersumandcoverletterstodescribetheskillsandaccomplishments.Theyhelpmakeastrongimpression.Usepasttenseverbsforthejob(s)theapplicantheldinthepastandpresenttenseverbsforjobsheorshestilhas.e.g.May2006present:Assistcustomerswithbankingtransactions(Sample1)February2003May2003:Gatheredinformation(Sample2),IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,ComposingYourMessage,Practice4,Completethefollowingphraseswiththeproperformsoftheverbsgiven.,1._professorsinplanning,teaching,andrecord-keeping2._studentsdailyandtaughtonedayperweek3._withvariousstaffforoperationalsupportactivitiesofthecompany4._andcoordinatemeetings,interviews,appointments,eventsandothersimilaractivitiesforsupervisors5._companyresearchandanalyzedprofiles,Assist,assistconductcoordinatedesignestablishgaininitiateservescheduletutor,Tutor,Coordinate,Schedule,Conducted,IntegratingYourMessage,GettingStarted,ConsolidatingYourSkills,WritingYourMessage,SampleStudy,Checklist,ComposingYourMess