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I. Прочитайте и переведите текст. How to write a resume

Whether you call it a curriculum vitae, a CV, or a resume, it basically comes down to the same thing: it should be a fairly complete description of yourself, since it is one of the major selling points of your professional portfolio. Here are important details on how to write a resume.

A resume is a one or two page summary of yourself; your skills, accomplishments, work experience, and education; all aimed at piquing your future employer's interest. A resume is like life itself: it goes through many changes. It must be updated and tailored constantly. It's important to make different drafts of your resume to come out with the best possible one, especially if you venture into different fields of work. If you are applying to different jobs, better yet, different industries, each resume requires a targeted evaluation of your skills according to the job in question.

If you want to learn how to write a resume, then there are five main components you should use:

- Career Objective

- Work Experience

- Education

- Additional Information

- References

Career Objective

The career objective serves as a prelude to the more systematic resume where personal information is listed in a fairly technical matter. This section serves to illustrate what your short and long-term goals as a professional are, and how you see yourself developing and honing your skills over the years.

It indicates your work preferences in a brief and consistent manner with the rest of the resume, and can be used as an alternative to an objective statement. This is the perfect opportunity to highlight your strengths at the very beginning of your resume.

Make sure not to repeat yourself. Paraphrase, improvise; do whatever needs to be done, but be creative and original because employers have seen it all!

Work Experience

This part is more of a point-form approach at describing what you can do, and how you learned to do it. You might have an idea of the requirements needed for a specific job, but specifying what these skills are might actually show your future boss that you would be better suited for another position maybe even with better pay.

Be sure to include all your work experience in reverse chronological order. Include the following for every description:

- Title of the position

- Name of the organization

- Location of work

- Date of employment

You should describe your work responsibilities using action words, such as produced and created and emphasize your best and most relevant achievements. Don't feel the need to fully describe your areas of non-expertise; omit them if need be.

Once you have described your actual on-the-field experience, some employers are very keen on learning about your education and training.

Education

This part is especially important if you do not have extensive work experience for the applied position. Follow the same reverse chronological listing as for the work experience.

The following are the basic aspects that should be mentioned in this section:

Degree

Institution(s)

Major/Minor, Concentration Classes

Seminars; Special Workshops; Related Courses

Overall G.P.A.

This is a fairly simple way of plugging in the information. Just remember to be aesthetically consistent.

Additional Information

This part of the resume can include various sub-sections such as interests, computer knowledge, activities, language proficiency, etc. This section is the melting pot of all other relevant information that did not find a spot in your resume earlier.