Тема 8. Job hunting
Exercise1. Read and translate:
Text A CURRICULUM V1AE (CV) (Am. E.: RESUME) There are some international guidelines concerning what to put in CV, in what order. Consider two patterns of CV. The first is more detailed with the names of people giving an applicant letters of recommendation which are sometimes enclosed (attached). The second CV is briefer.
Pattern I
Curriculum Vitae
Name Place of birth Date of birth Marital status Nationality Telephone number Present address Military service Education
Qualifications Business Experience Present employer Present job (in some detail: about a paragraph) Publications (if any) Previous jobs (with dates, but few details, unless the latter are important,)
Languages spoken (say whether spoken fluently) Laisure activities (not too much detail) Referees (names and addresses of two people who can give confidential details about your character and ability)
Notes
1. Ideally you should not need more than one or a maximum of two sides of A4 paper for your CV. It must attract interest, yet leave you things to say at the interview and courage the reader to want to meet you! Your CV may be one of dozens received, so it must stand from the others.
2. Don’t mention salary in your CV or in your letter: this must remain for the interview.
Pattern II
Personal details Date of birth Place of birth
Parents Marital status Education Business experience Qualifications
Curriculum Vitae
Personal details:
Date of birth: Place of birth: Parents: Marital Status: Education: |
David Brown. 21 South Road, Richmond, Surrey RD7 6AJ 16 March 1957 Richmond, Surrey Thomas Brown, businessman Edith Brown, art teacher Single Richmond Primary School Richmond Senior School GCE 0 level mathematics French, German, art. GCE A level German, French, art |
Some recommendations
A general rule is to send a typed Curriculum Vitae. CV must be clean, correct and clear. A dirty, illiterate CV can create a bad effect before an interview. If you are going to include your photo, make sure it does you justice. All this is more important than you may think. Don t forget you are participating in job marketing campaign. It is your CV that helps companies to see what type of person you are. Give your CV a lot of air. It should be attractive to the eye. An interviewer, a person who has the power to interview people, may make some notes and marks on CV before seeing you and talking to you. If you had some previous jobs, give details only concerning your last one. In English-speaking countries, it is a good general rule to give the names, addresses and telephone numbers of those people who give information about your ability, professional skills and character. It is good to have some authoritative people to address to and get letters of recommendation from them. Such letters are supposed to show you in a positive light and create some favourable response about you.
Exercise 2. Write your CV.