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夏徛荣文化教育•考研英语夏徛荣文化教育•考研英语《强化讲义》•阅读Source:Youaregoingtoreadatextaboutthetipsonresumewriting,followedbyalistofexamples.ChoosethebestexamplefromthelistA—Fforeachnumberedsubheading(41Source:Themainpurposeofaresumeistoconvinceanemployertograntyouaninterview.Therearetwokinds.Oneisthefamiliar“tombstone”thatlistswhereyouwenttoschoolandwhereyou’veworkedinchronologicalorder.TheotheriswhatIcallthe“functional”resume—descriptive,funtoread,uniquetoyouandmuchmorelikelytolandyouanIt’shandytohavea“tombstone”forcertainoccasions.Butprospectiveemployersthrowawaymostofthoseun-requested“tombstone”lists,preferringtointerviewthequickratherthanthedead.Whatfollowsaretipsonwritingafunctionalresumethanwillgetread—athatmakesyoucomealiveandlookinterestingtoPutyourselfInordertowritearesumeotherswillreadwithenthusiasm,youhavetofeelimportantaboutyourself.Sellwhatyoucando,notwhoyouPracticetranslatingyour alitytraits,character, plishmentsandachievementsintoskillareas.ThereareatleastfivethousandskillareasintheworldofTootyourownManypeopleclutchwhenaskedtothinkabouttheirabilities.Somethinktheyhavenoneatall!Buteveryonedoes,andoneofyoursmayjustbetheticketanemployerwouldbegladtopunch—ifonlyyoushowit.Bespecific,beconcrete,andbeRememberthat“brevityisthebestTurnbadnewsintoEverybodyhashaddisappointmentsinwork.Ifyouhavetomentionyours,lookforthepositiveside.NeverIfyou’rereturningtotheworkafterfifteenyearsasaparent,simplywriteashortparagraph(summaryofbackground)inceofachronologyofexperience.Don’tapologizeforworkingatbeingamother;it’sthehardestjobofall.Ifyouhavenospecialtrainingorhighereducation,justdon’tmentioneducation.Thesecretistothinkabouttheselfbeforeyoustartwritingaboutyourself.Takefourorfivehouroff,notnecessarilyconsecutive,andsimplywritedownevery inyourlife,onoroffthejob,thatmadeyoufeeleffective.Don’tworryatfirstaboutwhatitallmeans.Studythelistandtrytospotpatterns.Asyoustudyyourlist,youwillcomeclosertothemeaning:identifyingyourmarketableskills.Onceyoudiscoverpatterns,givenamestoyourclusterof plishments(leadershipskills,budgetmanagementskills,childdevelopmentskillsetc.)Trytolistatleastthree plishmentsunderthesameskillsheading.Nowstartwritingyourresumeasifyoumattered.Itmaytakefourdraftsormore,andseveralweeks,beforeyou’rereadytoshowittoastranger(friendsandusuallytookind)forareaction.Whenyou’resatisfied,sendittoaprinter;aprinterresumeisfarsuperiortophotocopies.Itshowsanemployerthatyouregardjobhuntingasseriouswork,worthngright.Isn’tthatthekindofyou’dwantworkingforAwomanwholostherjobasteacher’saideduetoacutbackinernmentfundingwrote:“Principalofelementaryschoolcitedmeastheonlyteacher’saideshewouldrehireifernmentfundsbecameavailable.”OneresumeIreceivedincludedthefollowing:“Invitedbymysuperiortostraightenoutourorganization’saccountsreceivable.Setuporderlyrepaymentschedule,reconciledaccountsweekly,andimprovedcashflow100percent.Rewardedwithraiseandpromotion.”Noticehowthiswomanfocusesonresults,specifieshowsheplishedthem,andmentionsherreward—allin34Forexample,ifyouhaveaflairforsaving,managingandinvestingmoney,youhavemoneymanagementskills.Anacquaintancecominedofbeingbiasedwhenlosinganopportunityduetothestatement“Readytolearnthoughnotsowelleducated.”Oneofmyformercolleagues,forexample,wrotethreeresumesinthreedifferentstylesinordertofindoutwhichwasmorepreferred.Theresultis,ofcourse,theonethathighlightsskillsandeducationbackground.Awomanoncetoldmeaboutacash-flowcrisisheremployerhadfaced.She’dagreedtoworkwithoutpayforthreemonthsuntilbusinessimproved.Herrewardwasherbackpayplusa20percentbonus.Iaskedwhythatmarvelousstorywasn’tinherresume.Sheanswered,“Itwasn’timportant.”Whatshewasreallysayingofcoursewas“I’mnotimportant.”Source:Youaregoingtoreadatextaboutblackslaves'situation,followedbySource:AlthoughnolongerslaversaftertheCivilWar,AmericanblackstooknosignificantpartinthelifeofwhiteAmericaexceptasservantsorlaborers.Manythousandsofthememigratedfromthewar-ravagedSouthtotheNorthfrom1865to1915inthehopeoffindingworkinthebigindustrialcities.WholecommunitiesofblackscrowdedtogetherintoghettosintheNewYorkCity,ChicagoandDetroit,whereoncethepoorwhiteimmigrantshadlived.Theseghettos,neglectedbythecity,becameslums.Theschoolstowhichblackchildrenwentwerehopelesslyinadequate.Unemploymentinblackghettosremainedconsistentlyhigherthaninwhitecommunities.Severesituationwithblackdifficultto

.StablefamilylifeTheextremeimpoverishmentoftheblacks. .Inthelatenearlyathirdofallblacksstillbelongedtotheso-called“underclass”,theyareso“underprivileged”andpoorthattheycannotseizetheopportunityforadvancement.Effortstoputanendtoracialdiscrimination. .RacerelationsintheUSAcontinuetobeathornyproblemImprovementsinlivesoftheblacks. .Despitesomesetbacks,racerelationsareimproving. insolvingracialproblems. .Itissaidevisionhadanenormousinfluenceonfrustratedandbitterblacks,foritshowedthemhowmuchbetterwhitesonthewholelivedthanblacks.Attheendofthe1960s,therewereseriousriotsinmanycities.Thequicklydieddown.Blacksbegantousetheirvotestoexertpoliticalpressure.CitieslikeAtlanta(Georgia),Gary(na),andLosAngeles(California)blackmayors.Integrationofschools,despitefromwhitegroups,goeson,andtheproportionofblacksinAmericancollegeshasincreaseddramaticallyinthelast20years.TherearereasonstomaintainacautiousoptimismthatprogressinracerelationswillIthasbeenestimatedthattherearemorethan20millionAmericansinthiscategory,10%ofthepopulation,includingmanymillionsofwhites..Blacksaregaininginself-confidence.Inmoreandmoreareastheyarewinningcontroloftheircommunities,andtheirstandardoflivingisgoingupfasterthanthatofthepoorwhites.Itisstillahardstruggle.Thereisstillprejudiceandevensomehatred,butinmostwalksofAmericanlifetherearenowmoreblacksthaneverbefore.Theeraofblatantdiscriminationendedinthe1960sthroughthecourageousactionsofthousandsofblacksparticipatinginpeacefulmarchesandsitins,toSouthernstatescametoimplementtheFederaldesegregationlawsinschoolsandpublicmodations.Downcamethe“whitesonly”noticesinbuses,hos,trains,restaurants,sportingevents,restroomsandonparkbenchesthatoncecouldbefoundeverywherethroughouttheSouth.Gonewastherestrictionsthatpreventedblacksvoting.Gone,too,werethehideouslynchings,whichsincetheCivilWarhadcausedthedeathofthousandsofinnocentblacks—hangedwithouttrialbywhiteHowever,eventoday,poor,uneducatedblacksdonotalwaysreceivethesamedegreeofjusticethatthemoreaffluentandbettereducatedcanexpect.Manyblackschosetokeepsilentabouttheirunfairnessinsteadofresortingto.Buttheirsilencewasalsoproblemprovoking:ontheonehand,silencewouldbuildupalotofcomintsandhatredintheirminds,thusresultinginanegativeapproachtolifeandeverything;onetheotherhand,silencewouldgivethewhitesanimpressionthatthebla