Career history

NAME IN FULL George Guy Michaelides

PRESENT ADDRESS 45 Richmond Road, Colchester, Essex C04 2JK

TELEPHONE NUMBER 0453 25982 (home) 0453

7^m April 1950

British

Married, 2 children (7 and 4 yrs.)

87967 (daytime)

DATE OF BIRTH

NATIONALITY

MARITAL

STATUS Married, 2 children (7 and 4 yrs.)

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Northgate Grammar School, Ipswich, GCE 8 '0' levels: 4 'A' levels (French, Maths, Chemistry, Physics).

1970-1974 University of London BSc Mechanical Engineering Professional Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers

EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

1984 — to date: Neptune Engineering Ltd, Quay Road, Poole (manufacturers of marine engines and equipment).

Export Sales Manager responsible to Managing Director for sales of engines to over 40countries in Europe and overseas. Staff of 35 representatives and 15 office staff Also responsible for budgeting, recruitment and training of staff. Built up sales from £13M to over £45M. Set up and trained sales teams to cover markets outside EEC.

1977-84: Poseidon Shipping S. A., Piraeus, Greece (manufacturers and repairers of cargo vessels).

Sales Manager responsible to owners for contracts with shipowners in all countries outside Greece. Staff of 4 representatives and 4 office staff. Built up sales by over 250 %. Researched and established new markets in Britain, Japan and over 20 other countries.

1974-77: Trident Engines, Manchester Road, Salford (manufacturers of heavy-duty diesel engines and transmissions).

Trainee sales engineer/Assistant Export Sales Manager responsible to Sales Managers for sales to France, Germany and Greece.

OTHER INFORMATION

1985 — to date: Presentations at trade exhibitions in EEC countries. Technical articles in journals and conference papers.

Fluent French and Greek (both spoken and written); good spoken German; reasonable spoken Italian and Spanish.

ADDITIONAL EXERCISE

If you decide to apply for a job in the western countries you will probably need to form two documents: a letter of interest and a resume.

This is the way how to do it. Read the letter of interest and a resume and try to write your own documents of the same kind.

a) a letter of interest:

Dear sir or madam,

I graduated from Tver State University in 1985. Now I am finishing post-graduate studies to defend my candidate thesis this winter. My major is called the theory of literature, which includes the study of Russian and foreign literature.

I am interested in working in the Russian department of your university as a teacher of Russian and Russian literature for the school year 2010-2011. In high school I gained experience in teaching Russian to foreign students. In your department I could assist in teaching grammar, conduct a class in Russian conversation or give lectures on Russian literature.

If you are interested please write me at the above address. I will look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely, I.I. Ivanov

b) a resume:

EDUCATION Tver State University, Faculty of Modern Languages, English Department (1983).Tver State University. The Department of Foreign Literature. I deliver lectures on European literature of the 17-18th centuries (Fall 1988-present). Tver State University. The Department of Russian Literature. Lecturer on Russian Literature of the 19-20th centuries at the Preparatory Department (Fall 1988— summer 1990).Tver State University. Summer courses of Russian for Foreign Students. Teacher of Russian (Summer 1989, 1990).

Tver State University. The Department of Foreign Languages for Humanities. Teacher of English (1986-1988).

Tver secondary school teacher of English, German,

Literature (1983-1986.

PUBLICATIONS I am an author of 6 articles published in

different editions of collections of articles.

The topic of these publications is connected with

folk and romantic British balladry.

This is the subject of my candidate

thesis which I am going to defend this winter.

LANGUAGES Russian (native language), English, German.

Letter of Reference

A.N.Y. Company Ltd

69 Any Street, Anyville, Anystate Tel.: 0123456789

Date

To Whom It May Concern: Reference for Mr. James Blond

James Blond joined the A.N.Y. Company in July 1998. Since then he has proved to be a most reliable and effective member of the sales team.

James is professional and efficient in his approach to work and very well-liked by his colleagues and executive clients. He is well-presented and able to work both independently and as part of a team.

His contribution to all areas of company activities in which he has been involved has been much appreciated.

I believe that James will make a valuable addition to any organization that he may join. We deeply regret his decision to move on and I recommend him without hesitation.

I would gladly answer any request for further information.

Sincerely,

C: Produce your own caree history in English. Work in pairs.

1) Discuss what your own CVs or resumes will include. Make notes.

What information will it include?

What elements of CVs will it include? What further details would you include in yours?

How much space will you allow for your education and training, and how much for your work experience?

How long will your CV be — can you fit everything onto a single

side?

2. Draft your CV and give it to your teacher to be checked.

3. Rewrite your draft CV and, if possible, have it typed or word processed.