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  Answer the question: “What’s a resume?”

Match the word with its definition.

1. the employee’s tool to be interviewed for the position he or she is seeking.

A resume  is                b) the employer’s tool for choosing among candidates.

3.  the employee’s tool to say any important information he or she didn’t discuss during the interview.

2. Find the English equivalents for the word “a resume”:

a business letter, a job  application form, a questionary, a personality profile, a curriculum vitae (CV), a cover letter

Resume writing.

1. When you want to find a job you need a ... .
2. A resume is a kind of business …  that helps employers to choose among candidates.
3. A resume should tell about your successes,  ...   and  … .
4. It should quickly cover your past tasks that you have done  and future …  because employers spend only 15 to 20 seconds on each resume.

4. Read and translate the rules of resume writing.

Never write!

1. Don’t use cheap paper. Don’t use bright colours, if you want to look conservative and business-like.
2. Don’t write a resume longer than 2 pages. Never write it on two sides of the same paper.
3. Don’t forget to put your name on the second page, if you have two-page resume.
4. Don’t handwrite your resume. The best way of typing a resume is using a computer and a printer.
5. Don’t include personal information such as: weight, nationality, race, desired salary, the reasons why you left the previous job ( sometimes personal  interests and hobbies).
6. Don’t use “I”-statements because it’s a formal document but not a story.
7. Don’t forget to give your work experience  and education in reverse chronological order.
8. Don’t avoid to use active verbs such as “managed”, “provided”, “directed”, “coordinated”, “accomplished”, “maintained”, “encouraged”, “ increased”, “conducted”, “participated”.

5. Learn the strategies how to write a resume.

RESUME STRUCTURE

https://www.cvmaker.com.ua/blog/cv-writing/yak-napysaty-rezyume-anhliyskoyu-movoyu?gclid=CjwKCAjwjbCDBhAwEiwAiudBy0nrS3v62lUdnnXvKipsUAIN5ED3CPyiJcSrInAjLGb9WH-f5IZg0hoC9t4QAvD_BwE

THE MODEL OF A RESUME

            Contact information

Peter Brown

35 Green Street,

New York, WA 87954

Phone (503) 456-6781

Fax (503) 456-6782

E-mail petert@net.com

Date of Birth

3 October 1966

Objective

Employment as a manager in important clothing retailer

Work Experience

1998-Present Jackson Shoes Inc. New York, WA

Manager

Manager staff of 10

Provide helpful service to customers concerning shoe choices

1995-1998 Smith Office Supplies & Yakima, WA

Assistant Manager

Managed warehouse operations

Interviewed new applicants for open positions

Education

1991-1995 Seattle University, WA

Bachelor of Business Administration

Additional Skills

Computer literacy, good knowledge of French, driving license

Interests

Football, diving

References

John Campbell

Managing Director

Jackson Shoes Inc. New York, WA

Tel: (503) 202-4224

6. What are the functions of these resume parts? Choose the right heading from  the box.

Contact information    Objective   Work Experience    Education   Skills   Reference

________________________

1. September 2009 to present: Sales Assistant,

     S & S Clothes Store, 19 Lefferts Boulevard,

     New York 11202.

 

________________________

2. Will be furnished on request

________________________

3. Jeffrey Stevenson

     25 Queens Boulevard,

     NY 11202

     (212)824-4466

________________________

4. The Bowker Business School, 500 Fifth Avenue,

New York, New York 10011, June 2011

Certificate on travel and Tourism Courses

included: The World of Travel; Time Management;

Travel Sales and Services.

           

            _________________________

5. Effective in communication and time management,

good typing skills, good knowledge of Spanish and

French, computer literacy, driving license

           

            _________________________

6. an entry-level position in the travel industry

7. Put the parts of the resume in the right order.

8. Copy the underlined words and expressions in your exercise-books. Find their transcription and translation. Learn them by heart.

Homework: read the text and make up the resume of Julia Nikolayeva.

Julia Nikolayeva lives in Moscow in Tamanskaya Street. Her house, №22, is a multistoreyed brick building. She lives on the 7th floor in flat 76. She is 19 years old. Julia is a nice sociable girl with many interests. Her phone number 7639912 is known to all her friends and on her birthday, March 19, they always come to her place. She is fond of classical music and can play the violin. She also likes gardening and there are a lot of beautiful flowers in her garden. She is a PC user and likes emailing and chatting in the Internet. Her email is htpp.www.info@junik. She left school № 1423 last year and worked as a courier in the Swedish furniture shop Ikea. She also learned Swedish and studied at the secretarial courses. She received a diploma confirming her skills as a typewriter and shorthand. She types 180 letters per minute. She wants to work in Sweden in the Russian branch of Ikea as a secretary.