英文簡歷寫作的常見問題

　　在英文簡歷中即便是設(shè)計的再好，如果沒有充足的能力，就不能符合招聘的需要。

　　1. What is a resume anyway? 什么是簡歷?

　　Remember: a resume is a self-promotional document that presents you in the best possible light, for the purpose of getting invited to a job interview. It's not an official personnel document. It's not a job application. It's not a "career obituary"! And it's not a confessional.

　　2.What should the resume content be about? 應(yīng)該在簡歷上寫些什么?

　　It's not just about past jobs! It's about YOU, and how you performed and what you accomplished in those past jobs--especially those accomplishments that are most relevant to the work you want to do next. A good resume predicts how you might perform in that desired future job.

　　3.What's the fastest way to improve a resume? 完善簡歷的捷徑是什么?

　　Remove everything that starts with "responsibilities included" and replace it with on-the-job accomplishments. (See Tip 11 for one way to write them.)

　　4.What is the most common resume mistake made by job hunters? 寫簡歷時最常見的錯誤是什么?

　　Leaving out their Job Objective! If you don't show a sense of direction, employers won't be interested. Having a clearly stated goal doesn't have to confine you if it's stated well.

　　5.What's the first step in writing a resume? 寫簡歷的第一步是什么?

　　Decide on a job target (or "job objective") that can be stated in about 5 or 6 words. Anything beyond that is probably "fluff" and indicates a lack of clarity and direction.

　　6.How do you decide whether to use a Chronological resume or a Functional one? 按時間順序?qū)懞啔v好還是按技能或能力寫簡歷?

　　The Chronological format is widely preferred by employers, and works well if you're staying in the same field (especially if you've been upwardly-mobile). Only use a Functional format if you're changing fields, and you're sure a skills-oriented format would show off your transferable skills to better advantage; and be sure to include a clear chronological work history!

　　7.What if you don't have any experience in the kind of work you want to do? 要是在你想要從事的領(lǐng)域沒有任何經(jīng)驗怎么辦?

　　Get some! Find a place that will let you do some volunteer work right away. You only need a brief, concentrated period of volunteer training (for example, 1 day a week for a month) to have at least SOME experience to put on your resume. Also, look at some of the volunteer work you've done in the past and see if any of THAT helps document some skills you'll need for your new job.

　　8.What do you do if you have gaps in your work experience? 要是發(fā)現(xiàn)在你社會經(jīng)歷中出現(xiàn)空白期怎么辦?

　　You could start by looking at it differently. General Rule: Tell what you WERE doing, as gracefully as possible--rather than leave a gap. If you were doing anything valuable (even if unpaid) during those so-called "gaps" you could just insert THAT into the work-history section of your resume to fill the hole. Here are some examples:

　　1993-95 Full-time parent -- or

　　1992-94 Maternity leave and family management -- or

　　Travel and study -- or Full-time student -- or

　　Parenting plus community service

　　9.What if you have several different job objectives you‘re working on at the same time? Or you haven‘t narrowed it down yet to just one job target? 如果你同時有好幾個職業(yè)目標(biāo)怎么辦?或者你一時之間無法做出選擇怎么辦?

　　Then write a different resume for each different job target. A targeted resume is MUCH, much stronger than a generic resume.

　　10.What if you have a fragmented, scrambled-up work history, with lots of short-term jobs? 如果你的社會實踐多而雜，且時間短怎么辦?

　　To minimize the job-hopper image, combine several similar jobs into one "chunk," for example:

　　1993-1995 Secretary/Receptionist; Jones Bakery, Micro Corp., Carter Jewelers -- or

　　1993-95 Waiter/Busboy; McDougal's Restaurant, Burger King, Traders Coffee Shop.

　　Also you can just drop some of the less important, briefest jobs. But don't drop a job, even when it lasted a short time, if that was where you acquired important skills or experience.

　　11.What‘s the best way to impress an employer? 最能吸引雇主的辦法是什么?

　　Fill your resume with "PAR" statements. PAR stands for Problem-Action-Results; in other words, first you state the problem that existed in your workplace, then you describe what you did about it, and finally you point out the beneficial results.

　　Here's an example: "Transformed a disorganized, inefficient warehouse into a smooth-running operation by totally redesigning the layout; this saved the company thousands of dollars in recovered stock."

　　Another example: "Improved an engineering company's obsolete filing system by developing a simple but sophisticated functional-coding system. This saved time and money by recovering valuable, previously lost, project records."

　　拓展閱讀：英文簡歷寫作注意問題

　　1. 身高體重、政治面貌、婚姻狀況、出生年月、籍貫戶口是不需要放在簡歷上的。除非雇主指明需要，照片也不用放。

　　2. 簡歷上不要寫大段的“自我評價”。網(wǎng)上各個歐美大學(xué)都有簡歷模板，直接套用就好。表格式簡歷在歐美國家也比較少見。

　　3. 在中國獲得的獎項和證書請寫全稱，并加上你的排名。

　　如果你光寫“CET-6, Score: 600”，雇主不知道“CET”是什么東西。寫“College English Test - Level 6, Score: 600”，雇主不知道 600 分算高算低，Level 6 是不是最高等級。比較好的辦法是寫上你的排名。同理，很多時候“Model Student”或者“XX Cup Chemistry Competition”面試官搞不清含金量高低，但如果你加上排名，就能充分表明“你很厲害”這點，面試官也不需要知道“Model Student”究竟是什么。

　　當(dāng)然，如果獎項、證書和你應(yīng)聘的崗位或申請的專業(yè)比較相關(guān)，又或者你的簡歷比較空，那可以花一句話解釋一下該獎項、證書。

　　4. 為了避免歧義，日期建議寫成 January 5, 2016 或者 5 January, 2016 這種格式。全是數(shù)字的話，16/01/05 外國人看不懂，01/05/16 在有些國家代表 1 月 5 日，有些國家代表 5 月 1 日。

　　5. 所有標(biāo)點請用英文的半角格式。逗號后面記得空格。簡歷里一般用不到句號。

　　6. 還在上學(xué)或剛工作幾年的，簡歷最好只有一頁。

　　7. 文件名最好存為 Zhang_CV.pdf 或者 Zhang_Resume.docx 這樣，以姓氏開頭、無空格。

　　8. 郵箱的姓名請換成拼音姓名。如果收件方是外國人，漢字、非主流文字、姓名空缺很容易讓你的郵件被忽略。

　　9. 包含簡歷的郵件里請至少寫幾句話，不要直接“你好，這是我的簡歷”，或者干脆什么都不寫。

　　10. 姓名要統(tǒng)一。如果你用英文名，那么申請的每個環(huán)節(jié)都請用英文名(推薦信里、郵件簽名處、面試中)。簡歷最上方的姓名為了和證件統(tǒng)一，可以寫 Xiaoming "Sam" Zhang 或者 Xiaoming (Sam) Zhang。其他地方統(tǒng)一用 Sam Zhang。

　　英文簡歷的內(nèi)容和中文簡歷一樣，要用動詞短語寫你具體都做了什么、給公司或?qū)W生團體帶來了什么實質(zhì)貢獻，盡可能列一些數(shù)據(jù)。所有的動詞都用過去式，每行第一個詞首字母大寫。

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