A) Read the text and write a summary of the tips. Make it as concise as possible.

Some general recommendations on CV style:

ü Use bullets rather than paragraphs. Always keep in mind that a recruiter normally scans through hundreds of CVs and should be able to identify the main points within 30 seconds.

ü List information based on relevancy to the employer. Your CV is not aimed at you and what may seem important to you is not necessarily relevant to the employer. Improve your CV by focusing on the most relevant information. Your job title is the most important in your work history, so list it first, followed by the employer, city, and dates for starting and ending of employment. When you list your qualifications you should follow the same procedure. The name of the qualification (don't use abbreviations), the institute, city, completion date and the majors. Your work history and qualifications are listed in reverse chronological order.

ü Don't use abbreviations. Don't assume the employer understands the acronyms you used. Always spell out the acronym if you think that the employer may not be familiar with the term. Avoid using jargon and academic and technical terms to describe qualifications and experience. They may look impressive, but the reader may not be familiar with the terms.

ü Only list dates that are relevant. You don't need to state the dates for short courses, club membership or hobbies.

ü Emphasize the abilities that you want to use at your next employer. Don't write essays on mundane tasks and skills. If you, for example, did routine filing as part of your job, but had more important accomplishments you should list those instead.

ü Avoid words such as 'worked in'-everybody worked somewhere. You should instead specify the job. Use words such as collaborated, campaigned, marketed, controlled, managed, supervised, initiated, sold etc., instead of 'worked'.

ü If you are the author of a book, include the ISBN number. It is of no use to list published books or articles without dates and publishers.

ü Instead of parenthesis, make use of commas, as it improves readability. If space is limited, you can leave out the comment about references being available. Steer away from 'I' and 'me'. Instead of using 'I', you could simply state the sentence. It is perfectly acceptable to use fragments in a CV. Keep verbs and noun fragments separate, for example: Full budget control (noun); Expanding existing markets (verb) can be replaced by: Full budget control, Expansion supervision of existing market.

ü Ensure your grammar and punctuation format is consistent. For example, in bullet points, either use full-stops or don't use them. Decide on a format and apply it consistently. Same with capital letters at the start of bullet points — either use them or don't - avoid mixing the grammar format. These days grammatical tolerance is quite flexible – no one will criticize you for using or failing to use full stops or capital letters in bullet points - the important thing is to be consistent. Same applies with headings, bold type, and underlines: decide on a format and use it consistently. This helps keep your presentation style simple, clear, tidy and professional.

ü Write as you would speak - but ensure it's grammatically correct. Don't try to be formal. Don't use old-fashioned figures of speech. Avoid 'the undersigned', 'aforementioned', 'ourselves', 'your good selves', and the like. You should show that you're living in the same century as the reader. As to how informal to be, for example writing much like normal every day speech (for example I'd, you'd, we've) bear in mind that some older people, and younger people who have inherited traditional views, could react less favorably to a writing style which they consider to be the product of laziness or poor education. Above all it is important to write in a style that the reader is likely to find agreeable.

ü Use short sentences. More than fifteen words in a sentence reduce the clarity of the meaning. After drafting your communication, seek out commas and 'and's, and replace with full-stops.

b) Ask your partner to give his/her comments on each item of your summary.

Date: 2015-12-18; view: 855