Unit Tasks

Lead in: listen and talk about job

seeking;

Read and Explore: 2 passages about

online job applications and first job

experiences;

Practical Writing: How to make a better

resume.

Lead in Your ideas about jobs and careers:Your ideas about jobs and careers:

Job vs. career? payment vs. pursuit

What are the major steps in applying for a job?information →preparation →interview → recruitment

Sources of information?

Listen to the passage about job hunting and try to fill the missing words. Click here to listen.

About job hunting

• a source for information

• some skills in job hunting

• different qualifications for different jobs

• Teaching as an example

• search

• offer

• identify

• confidence

• employer

• qualifications

• certainly

• minimum

• learning styles

• importance

Reference Answers

Passage AYour Dream Job:A Click Away

Contents

1. Think about It

2. Text awareness

3. What to focus on

4. Language focus

(Exercises from the textbook)

• What does the title mean?

• Your idea on online job application?

• Feasible or not?

Think about It

What is the article mainly about?

Text awareness

One adjective to describe the author’s attitude?

Case studies?

Theresa Smith: graduating---- JobTrak

Steven Tools: curious---CareerBuilder

Madeline Gragg: wanted a change---Yahoo

Nedzad Dozlic: coincidence---Houston Chronicle

Wendy Mello---CareerBuilder

Those who have benefited from online application

Questions for understandingQuestions for understanding

1. What is JOB-TRAK?

It is an Internet website that lists as many as 45,000 job opportunities.

2. How did Tools get the job as a marketing manager?

He got the job because of his curiosity about the employment site named CareerBuilder.

3. Why did Gragg apply to teach English in Japan?

Because she wanted a change in her life.

4. What is Dozlic's job now?

He is now a driver at a local car dealership.

5. What preparations did Mello make before she went for her interview?

She searched the Internet for information about the financial performance of the company she was interested in, the salary she should ask for, and the possible living accommodations available to her there.

What to focus on

Part I

The story of Theresa Smith

Northwestern University is a private, coeducational

institution with campuses in Evanston and Chicago, Illinoi

s. The school was founded in 1851. The university confers

bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees i

n a wide range of fields.

Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern University

Illinois is a state in the north central United States, in the heart of the Midwest. Since entering the Union on December 3, 1818, as the 21st state, the economy of Illinois has expanded until today. Illinois is one of the most productive agricultural and industrial states in the Union, and its economic influence now extends far beyond the Midwest.

the State of Illinoisthe State of Illinois

http://www100.state.il.us/

The career placement center referred the liberal-arts major to JOB-TRAK, an Internet site listing 45,000 entry-level positions. (para. 1)

The career placement center advises the student majoring in liberal arts to visit JOB-TRAK, a website containing 45,000 jobs for new emplyees.

career: a job or profession for which one is trained and which one intends to follow for the whole of one's life

Work; job; career; vocation; profession; occupation

career-oriented

JOBTRAK.COM is the largest and most popular job listing service on the Web for college students, MBAs and alumni.

Through its exclusive partnerships with career centers nationwide, JOBTRAK.COM allows you to reach job-seeking students and alumni from your choice of more than 1,000 colleges and university career centers, MBA programs, and alumni associations.

Job-Trak.comJob-Trak.com

Any Chinese website of this feature?www.51job.com

The city of Chicago is located in northeastern Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan and at the mouth of the Chicago River. The presence of numerous waterways and one of the nation’s busiest airports helps make Chicago a major shipping and transportation center.

City skyline, Chicago

Chicago night view

ChicagoChicago

administrator

administration

administrative

administer

Part II

The story of Steven Tools

Smith is one American who clicked her way into a job. (para. 4)

Smith is is one of those who found a job online.

click one’s waymake one’s wayfind one’s way

The Maryland colony was founded in 1634 and was

named for the wife of English King Charles I, Queen

Henrietta Maria. Colonial Maryland attracted many

settlers and, as its economy prospered, so did its

social, political, and cultural life. Maryland entered the

Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th of the original 13

states.

the State of Marylandthe State of Maryland

resident: a person who lives ( in a place) and is not just a visitor

Examples:

• The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.

Reside / residence / residential

Habitant / habitat / habitation

come across: meet or discover, esp. by chance

Examples:

She came across some beautiful poems in the course of her search.

Cf. run into

CareerBuilder is an online recruiting and job awareness service. Job seekers are exposed to more than 300,000 updated jobs, representing more than 25,000 of the top employers in almost every industry and field.

http://www.headhunter.net/

CareerBuilderCareerBuilder

More than 6 million who visit CareerBuilder each month. In addition, employers have access to more than 4 million active resumes in CareerBuilder's extensive resume database.

CareerBuilder makes it easy for employers to reach the audiences they want and hire the talent they need to get the most out of their return on investment.

What is the difference between Job-Trak and CareerBuilder?

fill out / in: put in (whatever is needed to complete something)

Examples:

• After Tom passed his driving test he filled out an application for his driver's license.

• The policeman filled out a report of the accident.

fill up: make or become completely fullExamples:

• The room was soon filled up with people.• The rain has filled up the ditches again.

fill the heart with hope fill (in) a form

fill (out) a cheque fill (up/in) the blanks

fill the guests with nice food

fill an office satisfactorily fill an urgent need fill an order fill a prescription

profile

• his profile on the picture

• a profile of the new manager

"The Internet is like hiring a personal assistant," says Tools. "Effortlessly you can become aware of opportunities that may elevate your career." (para. 6)

The Internet is like a personal helper. It can easily tell you about new chances to improve your career.

“ 有了因特网，就像雇了一个私人助理， ”图尔斯说。“你可以毫不费劲地留意到一些机会，让你的事业更上一个新台阶。”

segment

• a segment of a television program

• business segments

Most major newspapers and trade publications have on-line versions of their classified listings, enabling job-seekers to scan for work available across town, in another state, or around the world. (Para. 7)

classified ads

Most major newspapers and specialist journals have their job advertisements online, to help job-seekers quickly spot job vacancies anywhere in the world.

大型报纸和商务出版物的分类广告大多都有在线版，求职者能搜索到市内、国内甚至国外的一些工作机会。

Part III

• The stories of Madeline Gragg

and Nedzad Dozllic

intrigue• Your story intrigues me.

• Hibernation has long intrigued biologists.

• political intrigues

• Intrigues in the royal family

procedure: an action or set of actions necessary for doing something

Examples:

• Filling a check is quite a simple procedure.• We have worked out a new set of

procedures for using this machine.

procedure vs. process

Houston Chronicle.comHouston Chronicle.com

Houston Chronicle.com is an integrated website for daily information, including news, sports, entertainment, AD search, classified, etc.

Part IV

• The story of Wendy Mello

To find out more about the company, she clicked on to Artitron's home page and that of its parent company, Ceridian Corp., where she reviewed an annual report and the company's financial performance. (para. 13)

To learn more about the company she entered its website and the website of its headquarters, and studied it's the company's yearly report and financial situations.

为了了解该公司的更多情况，她又点击了 Artitron 的主页，以及它的母公司 Ceridian Corp. 的主页，查看了一份年度报告，以及该公司的财政状况。

Write a summary of the text

• choose to work

• job-hunting

• résumés

• Internet

• clicking a mouse

• experiences of five people

• Theresa Smith

• Steven Tools

• Madeline Gragg

• Nedzad Dozlic

• Wendy Mello

• typical examples

Summary of the TextSummary of the Text

Since most students will choose to work after graduation, job-hunting is of great importance to them. They will write résumés about their education and send them to the companies they want to work for. It takes both time and energy to do so. Now, thanks to the development of the Internet, job-hunting becomes much easier. Job-hunters can find a job just by clicking a mouse on the computer. Many of them make their dream come true through the Internet.

Summary of the TextSummary of the Text

This article describes the experiences of five people who used online sources to look for new jobs. Theresa Smith used the JOB-TRAK website to find an administrative assistant's job at a university. Steven Tools used the CareerBuilder website to find a marketing management position. Madeline Gragg used Yahoo! to find a job teaching English in Japan.

Summary of the TextSummary of the Text

Nedzad Dozlic used a newspaper website to find a driver's job with a car dealership. Wendy Mello used CareerBuilder to find a position in human resources for a media-information-services company. Mello also used another website to calculate the cost of living in her new location and decide what salary to request. All these are typical examples of online job searches, since many different types of jobs can now be found this way.

Reference for Language Focus

• 1. version,  

• 2. publications,   

• 3. click,   

• 4. spotted,   

• 5. refugees,  

                  

• 6. entries,  

• 7. financial,   

• 8. full-time,  

• 9. detailed,   

• 10. annual 

Exercise 4

Exercise 5 1. set up,  

2. came across,   

3. referred...to ,   

4. check out,   

5. learnt of / learned of 

Exercise 6

1. The policemen are busy filling out

forms about the accident.

2. I want to fill up the fuel tank before

returning the car.

3. If you want to make a complaint,

you’d better follow the correct

procedure.

4. We couldn’t have finished the

experiment so soon without John’s

help.

5. After the storm, the people on the

shore anxiously scanned the lake for

any sign of the boat.

My First Job My First Job

Passage B

Contents

1. Think about It

2. Text awareness

3. What to focus on

4. Language focus

(Exercises from the textbook)

Think about It

• Your own first job experience?

• Your parents attitude toward it?

Text awareness• Anecdote of celebritiesAnecdote of celebrities• The story of Louis CalderaThe story of Louis Caldera

1. his family & what he learned from his parents1. his family & what he learned from his parents

2. about his first job at 102. about his first job at 10

3. the lessons he learned from the job3. the lessons he learned from the job

1) discipline & work ethic1) discipline & work ethic

2) balance competing interests2) balance competing interests

3) dignity in all work3) dignity in all work

4. his achievements4. his achievements

• The story of Suze OrmanThe story of Suze Orman1. her first job1. her first job2. Lessons from Helen2. Lessons from Helen

self respectself respectdo what you lovedo what you love

3. her dream3. her dream4. help from Fred4. help from Fred5. Unsuccessful investment5. Unsuccessful investment6. a good broker6. a good broker7. a thank you note7. a thank you note

• Anything in common between Louis & SuzeAnything in common between Louis & Suze

Questions for UnderstandingQuestions for Understanding

1. What was Louis's first job?

His first job was to help his father sweep a parking lot.

2. What did Louis learn when he worked for his father?

He learned that discipline and a strong work ethic were important in one's life.

3. What did Suze learn from her co-worker,

Helen?

She learned self-respect from her.

4. What did Suze dream of? Did her

dream come true? Explain.

She dreamed of having her own restaurant, but her dream did not come true, because her investment lost money. However, later she became successful in another career, so this part of her dream came true.

5. What can we learn from the work experience of Louis and Suze?

What to focus on

• distinguished Americans/guests• distinguish1. I can distinguish them at a distance.2. Can you distinguish between those two

objects?3. Speeches distinguishes man from the

animals.4. The monitor distinguished himself by his

performance in the examination.

• Remember

Recollect

Recall

Reminisce

• Do you remember me?

Louis CalderaLouis CalderaLouis Caldera became the 17th Secretary of the

Army on July 2, 1998, after nomination to that post by President Clinton and confirmation by the United States Senate. He was born in El Paso, Texas, and was raised in Whittier, California. He began his public service career as an Army officer and as a lawyer. After graduating from West Point, he served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army from 1978 to 1983. He rose to the rank of Captain and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. His assignments included serving as a military police platoon leader, a battalion intelligence officer, and a battalion executive officer.

My parents imbued in me the concepts of family, faith and patriotism when I was young. (Para. 1)

My parents taught me to understand and love family, faith and motherland when I was a child.

A President should be imbued with a sense of responsibility for the nation.

imbue: to inspire, permeate

make ends meet: get just enough money for one's needs

Connie says that she can't make ends meet this year.

He lives from hand to mouth.

From hand to mouth

injure: hurt (a living thing)

• She was injured badly in the accident. The soldier was wounded in the arm.

hurt; wound; pain; ache;

pick up: take hold of and lift up; gain, get

• He picked up his suitcase and went out.

He picked up French while he was staying in Paris.

• Garbage garbage can/bin

• Trash trash can

• Rubbish rubbish dump

• Refuse collect the refuse

• Litter litter on the streets

• Junk useless

• Waste waste bucket

I acquired discipline and a strong work ethic, and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life's competing interests - in my case, school, homework and a job. (para.3)

I learned to be diligent and work hard, and even when I was very young, I learned to find time for doing different things - to go to school, to do homework, and to do my job.

我懂得了自我约束，养成了一种强烈的工作责任感，从小就懂得协调自己的多种兴趣的重要性——对我而言，就是协调好上学、家庭作业和工作的关系。

acquire: get, gain

• He has acquired an extraordinary

command of the Chinese language.

Acquire; obtain; get; gain

flip

• flipped me the ball

• flip a coin

• flip over a card

• flipped open her briefcase

pay off: be successful; be worthwhile; to return

Pay him off His hard work paid off when he got the promotion.

Pay-day Pay attention

Pay a call Pay back

Pay a tribute to Pay package

Pay a visit

U.S. Military AcademyU.S. Military Academy

United States Military Academy is a public, coeducational military college at West Point, New York, maintained by the United States Department of the Army to train and educate students to be officers in the United States Army. Founded by the Congress of the United States in 1802, the academy was the first school of engineering in the country. Because of a maximum enrollment limit, cadets (students in such a school) must be nominated to attend. Women were first allowed into the academy in 1976.

The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families, that is something we should honor. (para. 4)

The experience taught me that any job people do to support themselves and their families deserves respect.

dignity: true worth and nobleness of character

• The real dignity of a man lies in what he is;

not in what he has.

Indignity

Put an indignity on Sb.

Subject Sb. to indignities

Honor: to show respect for; to confer distinction on:

• He was honored for his courage in battle.

• He has honored us with his presence.

Suze OrmanSuze Orman Suze Orman is the author of The Courage To Be Rich which debuted in the No.1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list after just one week on sale. Suze is recognized as one "Power Brokers" who most influenced the fund industry and affected our money.

Prior to establishing The Suze Orman Financial Group in 1987, Ms. Orman, a Certified financial Planner professional, served as Vice President of Investments for Prudential Bache Securities from 1983-87. From 1980-83, she was an Account Executive at Merrill Lynch. A sought-after speaker, Suze Orman has lectured widely throughout the United States, helping people change the way they think about money.

dine

diner

dinner

Monterey-JackMonterey-Jack

Monterey-Jack is a kind of firm milk cheese with a very pale yellow color, a buttery, bland taste and melts easily. They can be served as part of appetizer plates and salads, offered as dessert course, and make great sandwiches either alone or combined with meats and vegetables. Most melt well and can be used as ingredients in omelets. They can also be grated or chopped and used to top pastas, Mexican specialties and other dishes.

OmeletOmelet

Omelet is made by mixing together the yellow and transparent parts of an egg and frying it, usually with small pieces of other food.

Thanks to the newfound confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant. (para. 7)

With the new confidence I learned from Helen I hoped to own my own restaurant someday.

受了海伦的激励，我重新找到了自信，梦想开一家自己的饭店。

thanks to: owing to, on account of , because of

Examples:

• Thanks to John's kind help, we finished

early.

• Thanks to her efforts, the project proved to

be a success.

dream of: have a dream (about something)

• When I was young I dreamed of becoming a surgeon.

He dreams of going to Europe.

dream about

I shared my dream with him and said, "Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me." (para. 8)

I told Fred about my hopes and said I knew I'd succeed if someone would trust me.

我给他讲了我的梦想，对他说，“弗莱德，我知道我可以做得更多，只要有人相信我。”

My investments soured, though, and I lost the money. (para.10)

But my investments did badly and I lost the money.

然而，我的投资泡了汤，钱血本无归。

pay back: return what is owing

• It is high time he paid me back the $100 he owes me.

I got a thank-you note from Fred, which will be imprinted on my heart forever. (para. 12)

Fred sent me a thank-you note which I will never forget.

弗莱德写了封感谢信给我，这封信将永远铭刻在我的心中。

Who else could have invested in a counter 'girl' with a million-dollar personality and watch that investment mature into a very successful career woman. (para. 12)

Who else could have the chance to give a loan to a trustworthy waitress and watch her become a successful professional?

还有谁会投资在一个人格值百万的女店员身上，然后看着那笔投资成熟而产生一位成功的职业女性呢？

(v.) mature: become mature

The trees are maturing into their full green color.

His character matured during these years.

Reference for Language Focus

Exercise121.stressed,  

2.distinguished,   

3.invest,   

4.matured,   

5.covered,  

                  

6.soured,  

7.concept,   

8.balance,  

9.discount,   

10.discipline  

Exercise 131.paid off,  

2.make ends meet,   

3.To this day,   

4.picked up,   

5.thanks to 

Exercise 14

1. I’m not supposed to let anyone in without an ID card, but I’ll make an exception in your case.

2. He has learned his lesson from the failure and won’t repeat the mistake.

3. I have great faith in your ability---I’m sure you’ll succeed.

4. Even though it was raining, we still went on with our match.

5. I woke up to find myself lying on a hospital bed.

How to Make

a Better Resume

Practical Writing

How to Make a Better Resume英文简历的格式结构括页眉部分、教育背景、工作经历和个人资料四部分。 

１、页眉部分 

1）名字，名字有 7种写法： 　　 

例如“李扬” :1) Yang LI 2) YANG LI 3) Yang Li 4) Yang Li 5) Li, Yang 6) Li Yang 7) LI Yang

我们认为这７种都有可接受，比如说第四种－ Yang Li ，很方便招聘人员，尤其是人事部经理为中国人；但标准的、外资公司流行的简历中的名字写法，则是第二种， YANG LI。 　

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有人用粤语拼写自己的姓氏。比如，王写成Wong，李写成 Lee。这只是香港人的拼法，并不是国际的拼法。 另外，有一小部分人用外国人的姓，如 Mary Smith，这是非常不可取的。因为如果你用外国人的姓，别人会认为你是外国人，或者你父亲是外国人，或者你嫁给了外国人。 　　 

双字名，也有四种写法，例：  1） Xiao-feng　　  2） Xiao-Feng　　  3） Xiaofeng　　  4） Xiao 　　 Feng，列出四种来，我们建议用第三种， Xiaofeng，最简单方便。大家一看就知是名而不是姓，要不然，大家有可能会误认为你是姓肖的。 

How to Make a Better Resume -32）地址 

北京以后要写中国，但不必用 PRC等，因为用 China简单清楚。邮编的标准写法是放在省市名与国名之间，起码放在 China之前，因为是中国境内的邮编。 

3）电话 　　 

Ⅰ  前面一定加地区号，如（ 86-10）。因为你是在向外国公司求职，你的简历很可能被传真到伦敦、纽约，大家不知道你的地区号，也没有时间去查。另外，国外很流行“ user friendly”，即想尽办法给对方创造便利，尤其是在找工作时，更要加深这一意识。 　　 

Ⅱ 8个号码之间加一个“ -”，如 6505-2266。这样，认读拨打起来比较容易，否则，第一次打可能会看错位。

Ⅲ  区号后的括号和号码间加空格，如  (86-10) 6505-2266。这是英文写作的规定格式。 　　 

Ⅳ  写手机或者向别人通报手机时，也有一定的规范，要用“ 4-3-4原则”，如“ 1380-135-1234” 　　

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２、教育背景 　　 

1）时间要倒序，最近的学历要放在最前面。 　　 

2）学校名要大写并加粗，这样便于招聘者迅速识别你的学历。　 3）地名 全部大写并加粗。地名后一定写中国。例如，海口（ Haikou）的拼写与日本北海道（ Hokaido）的拼写很相近。读简历的可能是外国人，不知道的会搞不清楚是哪个国家。 　　 

4）学历，可以把学历名称放在最前。 　　 

5）社会工作，担任班干部，只写职务就可以了；参加过社团协会，写明职务和社团名，如果什么职务都没有，写“ member of club(s)”。社团协会，国外一般都用 club。不必写年月和工作详情，有些可留待工作经历中写。

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6）奖学金，一般用一句话概括。如果有多个，也争取用一句话概括。 

7）成绩，如果不是前五名，建议不写。因为如果排在五名之外，感觉你不是一个最优秀的学生。一旦写上，有些人会穷追不舍地发问，让你尴尬。  Top 5/ top 5 percent

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３、个人资料 　　 

1）名称，有四种写法： Personal, Personal Information, Other Information, Additional 　 Information。无论是教育背景、工作经历，还是个人资料，既可以首字母大写，也可以全部字母大写，还可以全部字母小写。另外，名称可以写在最左侧，也可居中。 

2）语言，有几个层次。“ Native speaker of”指母语；从严谨的角度讲，“ Fluent in”显得更流利“ English as working language” 显得不非常流利，但可信度更高； “ Some knowledge of” 会一些，没有把握的千万别写。在面试中，语言是最轻松的、最容易被测试的，一旦被考倒，他会认为你在撒谎，甚至认为通篇都有很多撒谎的地方 

3）电脑，如果几个软件，有的熟练，有的熟悉，建议只写软件名。完全没把握的，一点儿不熟悉的，千万不要写。不要以为没有电脑，就不会考你，他也会考你一两个关键用法。如果真的用的很多，不妨用“ Frequent user of”。

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4）兴趣爱好 　 

Ⅰ  写强项。弱的一定不要写，面试人员说不定对哪个项目感兴趣，有时会跟你聊两句，一旦是你的弱项，很尴尬的，显出窘态，丧失自信，这对你是很不利的。更重要的是，他会觉得你在撒谎。 

Ⅱ  要写也只写两到三项。因为极少有人在很多方面都很强。当然，确实有的人七八样都玩得挺好的，但一般人不相信个人的强项有特别多，所以你也没必要写那么多，以免给人轻浮的感觉。 　 

Ⅲ  不具体的爱好不写，如 sports、 music、 reading。大家不知道你喜好什么，或者让大家觉得你根本就没有真正的爱好，更糟糕的是，人们会认为你的写作水平很差。 　 

Ⅳ 举几个用词。如 travel，如果你喜欢旅行，而有些工作需要经常出差，那么你写上 travel是非常有利的；有些女性写上 cooking，是很实事求是的，也给人以踏实的感觉，对于象秘书这样的职位，总是有好处的。 

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5） 五个避免 　　 

Ⅰ 长句：没有人愿意看太冗长的句子，雇主只是在扫描你的简历。  

Ⅱ 缩写：因为外行人往往很难看懂，不要先入为主的认为别人能猜到或者能查到你用的缩写。 　　 

Ⅲ "I" ( 我 ) ：因为正规简历多用点句，以动词开头，是没有 "我 "的。当然若在公司简介中一定要用到一两次，也不是完全不可以。 　 

Ⅳ　不利因素

Ⅴ　“ Reference available upon request”：这个短语的意思是如需证明，可提供见证人。但在现实生活中，招聘人员可能认为任何人都能随便抓来一两个见证人应急，因此要视情况而定。

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4 、 学生简历 　　 

之所以要把学生简历单拿出来讲一讲，是因为学生的工作经验很少，写不出东西来，显得页面不够丰满。要按我们在前面讲的格式，也很尴尬。因此我们在这里特别介绍一些弥补的技巧： 　　 

1） 教育背景中写相关课程。但千万不要为了拼凑篇幅，把所有的课程都写上，这样不很有效，别人也没耐心看。 　　 

2） 奖学金一项一行。许多学生每年都有奖学金，这样一来，也可写出三四行，甚至更多。 　　 

3） 拉长句子。每个句子都可加入一些词拉长一些。 　　 

4） 自然地多换行，多写点句。 　　 

5） 加大字号。可将 10号，小五改成 12号，小四。 

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6） 社会工作细节放在工作经历中。这样会填补工作经验少的缺陷，例如，你在做团支书、学生会主席等社会工作时组织过什么活动，联系过什么事，参与过什么都可以一一罗列。如果只做过一件事，那就应该尽量把它掰开了写，如领导过多少人，完成了什么事，起到了什么作用。这样一来，起码就有了三行。如果做了更多的事，一件一行就可以了。行文简洁的原则还是要遵守的。 

7） 暑期工作。作为大学生，雇主通常并不指望你在暑期工作期间会有什么惊天动地的成就。当然如果你有就更好了。不过即使实在没有，就算是在父母的单位呆过几天，也不妨写上。这样也算是接触　过社会，了解了些行业，做过了些工作。但你一定要能说上几句才写在简历上。否则将来面试时，你恐怕会被问得张口结舌，显得很尴尬。 　　 

8） 中学情况。一般都不写。不过如果你在中学时得过国际奥林匹克比赛大奖或全国性的大奖，不妨提上一笔。 

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5 、 特别注意 　　 

1） 无拼写错误。现在文字处理软件都有拼写检查  (Spelling Check)，所以你根本没有理由拼错。 2)　小心相近字。这是拼写检查查不出的错误，要尤为小心。 　　 

3） 避免明显的语法错误。 　　 

4） 请友人帮忙看一下，这是非常有效的一个方法。一是从拼写、语法、句式等方面来看，有无错误；二是从构思的角度上来看，有没有更合适、更恰当的表达。 　　 

5）  Objective写不写？其实写和不写各有利弊。如果写上，当然显得目标明确，非这个行业、这个部门不可，但同时也就限制了你在别的行业求职的可能性。但如果你什么都不写，雇主参照你的背景和一些测试的结果也许认为你更适合别的部门，这样就可能获得新的机会。通常美式简历的规范写法都是不写 Objective的。 

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How to Make a Better Resume -136 、 纸与字体 　　 

１） 规格，至少 80克，或 100克左右。许多打字社、复印铺都用60、 70克的纸，这类纸往往显得轻飘飘的，质感很差。 　　 

２） 尺寸， A4，即 29.7厘米长， 21厘米宽。 　　 

３） 字体，建议用 Times New Roman。 　　 

４） 字号，一般最好用 10号，即小五。不过，在学生简历中也可用 12号字，即小四。 　　 

５） 打印一定要用激光打印。 　　 

English Resume / CV (Curriculum Vitae)

An example

William T. DunnWilliam T. Dunn Campus Address:

123 East Shaw HallEast Lansing, MI 48825(517) 355-1234

Objective:   A position in sales or customer assistance for a major grocery products corporation.Education:   Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 (September 2001 to present) .

Bachelor of Arts in General Business Administration (March 1997). Additional coursework in computer science, French, and Psychology.

Honors:   Dean's List -2 terms

Alpha Lambda Delta - Freshman scholastic honoraryWorking Experience: Night Manager　 Good for You Grocery, Grand Ledge, Michigan (September 19xx to present)　　 *Monitor inventory and supervise overnight stocking procedures　　 *Maintain store security and ensure friendly, efficient service for all-night customers 　　 *Increased store sales 20%

Activities:   Vice-President, Marketing Association, 1999-2000

Member, Student Alumni AssociationReferences:   Available upon request.

Permanent Address:8030 Wild Oak DriveFlint, MI 42909(313) 555-0897

Thank you !