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British And American English

There are sometimes differences between British and American English and conventions. Here are some of the most important differences for your CV/ résumé and covering letter.

UK: CV/curriculum vitae

US: resumé, resume

UK: Yours faithfully

US: Yours truly

UK: covering letter

US: cover letter, covering letter

UK: Yours sincerely

US: Sincerely, Sincerely yours, Yours truly

Paper sizes:

UK: A4 (210 x 297 mm)

US: Letter (8 1/2 x 11 inches)

UK: Managing Director (MD)

US: Chief Executive Officer (CEO), General Manager

UK: Mrs, Miss

US: Ms

Date formats:

UK: DD/MM/YY example: 30/12/99 30 December 1999

US: MM/DD/YY example: 12/30/99 December 31st, 1999

Example of cv

Curriculum vitae

Personal details

Name: John Michael Trevor

Address: 126, Walkman Rise, Wingbridge, Yorkshire, YE 8PQ

Telephone no: Wingbridge (0738) 927684 (Home)

Wingbridge (0738) 476766 (Work)

Age: 19

Date of birth: October 15 1980

Personal status: Single

Education

Sept 1997 - date Yardley College of Further Education

(Part-time)

Sept.1992 - July 1997 Sponsford Comprehensive School

Academic qualifications

1999 National Diploma (BTEC) in Business and Finance

1997 GCSE: English (B), Maths (C), French (C),History (C), Geography (C), Biology (D), Physics (D), Technology (D)

Work experience

1998 - date Trainee Underwriter, Menton-Foreshaw Brokers, Wingbridge

1997 – 1998 General Clerk (Claims), Beacon International Assurance Corporation, York

Additional skills

Good working knowledge of IBM PC : MS Office; Windows 2000, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat; proficient Internet user.

Fluent in English, good working knowledge of German.

Driver’s license (car).

Interests

Rugby-football (Local Club League)

Surfing/sailboarding

Piano (Grade 5)

References

Mrs P.Conaghan, Mr H.Davies, BSc, FCII,

Personnel Manager, Senior Partner,

Beacon International Ass. Corp., Mention-Foreshaw Brokers,

Beacon House, Wantage Street, 127 North Hill, Wingbridge,

YORK. YE5 7PQ Yorkshire. YE2 7TD

SUMMARY

Your résumé's job is to get you an interview. To do this, it must:

  • attract

  • inform

  • persuade

  • sell

A good résumé/CV is one of your most important tools in the search for employment.

What a résumé or cv is not

  • a book.

  • an obstacle.

  • boring or difficult to read.

  • your life story or autobiography.

  • a catalogue of your personal opinions.

  • a list of problems with past employers.

What a résumé or cv is

  • short.

  • seductive.

  • an important document.

  • answers the question "Why?"

  • is interesting and easy to read.

  • is a list of benefits for the employer.

  • is as much about the employer as about you.

Task 1. Writing a CV/ Résumé.

Look in the newspaper and select a job that you are qualified for and/or would like to have, and write a CV/Résumé for it.

CV

Name:

Address:

Telephone no: (Home) (Work)

Age:

Date of birth:

Personal status:

Education

Work experience

Additional skills

Interests/activities

Referees

RÉSUMÉ

(name)

(address)

(tel. )

Objective:

Education:

Employment/Experience:

Personal details:

Interests:

Read each other’s résumé. Critique the positive and negative aspects of each other’s résumé. Use the résumé evaluation guide given below.