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Module2:RésuméObjectivestolearnabouttheformatandcontentsofrésumé;towriteacorrectandsatisfactoryrésumé.

AfterQiuXiaoyunfinishedherjobapplicationletter,shedecidedtoreviewherrésuméagainwhichshehadalreadydraftedbasedontheChineseversion.Shereadthroughtherésuméandfeltitawkwardbutcouldnotfindanyproblem.Nowpleasehelphertoimprovethisrésumé.TaskYourTry1RésuméName:QiuXiaoyun Birthday:1988,5,2 Stature:160cm PhoneGender:Female Health:ExcellentWeight:46kgE-mail:qwawa060224@126.comEducation:2003-2006MAODUNSeniorSchool2006-presentHZVocationalandTechnicalCollegeCapability:2006passedCET32007passedCET42007passedNationalComputerTestLevel1Hobbies:TravelingListeningtothemusicShoppingWorkExperience:Supermarketsalesgirl,ManagerassistantReferences:Availableuponrequest Résumé

Whatshouldbeincludedinarésumé?Whatshouldbeajobapplicationletter’smainpoints?Youaredividedintoseveralgroupsandeachgroupworksastheboardofdirectors.DiscussQiuXiaoyun’srésuméandcompareyourown,thenchoosethebestoneout.Whenyouarediscussing,pleasethinkaboutthefollowingquestions.Notes:Whatistheproblemexistinginthisrésumé?CommunicativeActivity21.Whatistheproblemexistinginthisrésumé?Thisrésuméisnotinaclearlayout,fortheitemsarenotarrangedlogicallyandinablockstyle.Themessageoftherésuméisnotcomplete,forexample,theaddressismissinginthepersonalinformation,andtheworkexperienceshouldbetoldindetail,includingtime,companyname,andresponsibility;whilesomeinformationseemsabundant,suchasstatureandweight.Therearealsosomechinglishexpressions,suchas“Birthday:1988,5,2”,whichshouldbe“Dateofbirth:May2,1988”.Andtheword“capability”isnotproperlyusedhere.2.Whatshouldbeincludedinarésumé?

Arésuméshouldatleastincludedpersonalinformation(name,address,telephonenumbers,dateofbirthandgender),educationalbackground,workexperience,andreferenceCommunicativeActivity23.Whatshouldbeajobapplicationletter’smainpoints?Firstweshouldanalyzewhatkeyskills,areasofexpertiseorexperiencetheemployerwillbelookingforinthecandidate.Thenweevaluateourstrengthsandinterests,puttherightcontent,whichmayhighlightouruniqueskillsandportrayusatourbest.Weshouldalsoorganizeourinformationinalogicalfashionandkeepdescriptionsclearandtothepoint.Meanwhileweshouldpayattentiontomaketherésuméuniformandconsistent,anderror-free.Asabeginner,aonerésuméisenough.CommunicativeActivity2RésuméName: QiuXiaoyun Gender: FemaleDateofbirth: May2,1988 Address: 299XuefuRoad,HZVocational&TechnicalCollege,Huzhou,313000Phone: E-mail: qwawa060224@126.comCareerobjectiveHealth: ExcellentObjective: toobtainanentry-levelpositioninaforeigntradecompanyEducationEducation2003—2006 MAODUNSeniorSchool2006—now HZVocationalandTechnicalCollegeSampleAnalysisPersonalinformationCareerobjectiveEducationExperienceSummer2007 Salesgirl,TESCOSupermarket,HuzhouSummer2008 Managerassistant,ShanghaiAuto–solutionCo.Ltd,ShanghaiQualificationsandskillsMiscellaneousitemsEnglishlevel: CET–4Computerskill: NationalComputerTestLevel1HobbiesTravelingListeningtothemusicShoppingReferencesAvailableuponrequestSampleAnalysisReferencesMiscellaneousitemsExperience1.Thedefinitionofarésumé

ArésuméorC.V.(CurriculumVitae)isabriefwrittenintroductiontoone’spersonaldetails,whichisusuallysenttogetherwiththejobapplicationletter,withthepurposetowinaninterviewandgetafootinthepotentialcompany.

2.Theformatofarésumé

Arésumébasicallyincludespersonalinformation(name,address,telephonenumbers,dateofbirthandgender),educationalbackground,workexperience,andreferences.Butsometimesmoreitemsareaddedtopresentusinthebestlight,suchashealth,currentstatus,citizenship,careerobjective,awardsandhonors,scholarships,publications,professionalmemberships,hobbies,interests,skillsandsoon.Neatmargins,adequate“whitespace”betweengroupings,andindentingtohighlighttexthelptomaketherésuméeye-catching.

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Youareprovidedtwomorerésuméstolearnbyyourself.Youcanmakecomparisononthesamplestosummarizetheminidifference.IndividualStudyTips1.Thetwocandidateschoosedifferentitemstoshowthemselves.Inthefirstrésumé,thenameandtheaddressarewrittenlikethoseonanenvelopeandatthebeginning,whichmakeitmostconvenientforthereadertocontactthecandidate;whilethesecondoneInthefirstrésumé,thecandidate’seducationandexperiencebeginswiththemostrecentandindetail,whileinthesecondtheinformationislistedinchronologicalorderandstatedbriefly.4.Inthesecondrésumé,thereferenceinformationisgivenindetails,whichmakeiteasyfortheemployertoknowmoreaboutthecandidatedirectlyfromthereference.1LarryKean1256SpringAve.NorthAdams,MA01247800/555-3288495larrykean@Objective:ApositioninsalesorcustomerassistanceforamajorgroceryproductscorporationEducation:MichiganStateUniversity,EastLansing,MO49981(Sept.2003topresent)BachelorofArtsinGeneralBusinessAdministrationAdditionalcourseworkincomputerscience,French,andPsychologyHonors:Dean’sList–2termsAlphalambdaDelta–FreshmanscholastichonoraryExperience:NightManagerGoodforYouGrocery,GrandLedge,Michigan(Sept.2004topresent)MonitorinventoryandsuperviseovernightstockingproceduresMaintainstoresecurityandensurefriendly,efficientserviceforall-nightcustomersIncreasedstoresales20%SalesInternLandO’Lakes,Inc.,Minnesota(June2003toSept.2004)AssistedindevelopmentandimplementationofmarketsurveyMadeindependentsalescallsinlocalareaActivities:Vice-president,MarketingAssociation,2003–2005Member,StudentAlumniAssociationIntramuralBasketball,2003–2004VolunteerFundraiser,WKAR–TV,2004topresentReference:Availableuponrequest2Résumé

Name: JIN,Yan Gender: FemaleDateofbirth: February21,1986 Address: 39ParkRoad,ChangshaCity,Hunan410000Phone: E-mail: jinyan@Objective:toobtainanentry-levelsecretarypositionwhichoffersdevelopment

opportunityforacareerasadministrativesecretaryEducation2002—2005 ChangshaNo.1SeniorSchool,Changsha,Hunan2005—nowHunanUniversityMajor:English–goodatlistening,speaking,reading,writingandtranslating;typing–50wpm

Minor:Japanese–workingknowledge(conversational)RelevantExperience2006Part-timeteacheratXingxingTrainingSchool2007TutorandguideofSummerProgramforCanadians2008ClerkataSeven-FortuneImport&ExportCompany

Awardsandscholarships2005“ExcellentStudent”,ChangshaNo.1SeniorSchool2007Recipientofuniversityscholarships,HunanUniversityReferencesWangGuofeng,headmasterofXingxingTrainingSchool,ChangshaZhangYanhong,ProfessorofEnglish,HunanUniversity,ChangshaDirections:InpartⅠ,youhavepreparedarésuméforQiuXiaoyun,nowyouarerequiredtoreviseyourownworkaccordingtothe5-Cprinciplesinthetable.PracticesRevising1Purpose

ClarityHastherésumébeentargetedtothegoalclearly?Layout

CorrectnessIsthelayoutinalogicalfashionandvisuallyappealingtothereader?Language

ConcisenessHaveyoukeptthedescriptionclearandtothepoint?Content

CompletenessHaveyouincludedallthekeypoints?Tone

CourteousnessHaveyoupaidattentiontothepolitenessallthroughthewriting?1)ExcellentStudentLeader优秀学生干部2)Toobtainapositionrelatedtocomputer