- •Unit 1 “student’s life”
- •Vocabulary
- •International institute of distance education
- •Education: university
- •1. Read these sentences spoken by university students. What is each person studying?
- •2. What do you call:
- •3. Replace the underlined verbs with different verbs that have the same meaning in the context.
- •4. How similar is university education in your own country? Answer these questions. If possible, compare your answers with someone else from your own country and/or someone from a different country.
- •The profile of the distant student.
- •Tutorial system
- •A day in the life of a typical distance learning student
- •The open university
- •A student’s workday
- •Vocabulary
- •How to pass exams
- •Studying for exams
- •Unit 2. Job hunting
- •Sample resume/cv
- •Curriculum vitae
- •Profile Summary
- •Degree:
- •It Skills
- •II. Read and compare Luisa’s and Aisha’s cVs. Do you think they have written a good cv. Are there any things you would like to change?
- •The most common mistakes in resumes
- •Job application form
- •Imagine you are applying for a job. Fill in the application form.
- •Cover letter
- •Covering letter for resume or cv
- •Topic 2. Job interview
- •Dos and don’ts for job seekers
- •Top 50 interview mistakes
- •Funny interview questions
- •Advice on job interview
- •Job interviews: breaking the ice
- •Sample job interview
- •Job interview dialogue
- •Vocabulary
- •1. In the dialogue find these expressions in English
- •Job-hunting
- •Unit 3. The world of computers
- •Smart tvs - television and the internet
- •The role of a computer programmer
- •Programmer analyst job description
- •Computer technician job description
- •Social networks
- •Web 2.0
- •Myspace surprises everybody
- •Key to success
- •Health and safety in the office
- •Individual task: Internet search
- •Healthy work habits
- •Working together
- •Steve jobs (24 february 1955)
- •Bill gates (28 october 1955)
- •Tim berners-lee: father of the web and champion of it freedom
- •Bill gates: mixing maths and money to build microsoft
Curriculum vitae
Peter Fenderson
Date of Birth: 19 June 1976 23 St Johns Way
London SE99 7XX
tel: (016)53260178529
petr_fenderson@gog.am
Profile Summary
I have recently completed my degree at Bournemouth University. I am a well-motivated and enthusiastic individual. I am looking for a career in management, and see myself in three years as a senior manager for a successful London company.
Degree:
1995 - 1999 |
Bournemouth University |
BA (Hon's) Business Studies |
While studying at university I was hardworking, adaptable and resourceful, the course required me to be versatile and equipped me with a number of essentials skills such as communication, presentation, IT and general business skills, which are transferable to any business environment.
Key Achievements: In my final year I managed my time, organized meetings.
Skills: While at university I have developed leadership skills. I also studied an additional evening course to enhance my language skills.
Work Experience: Student Union Bar Bar Person
Working on the student’s bar allowed me to earn extra money. I worked with others as part of a team. Here I was also responsible for cashing up the till at the end of the evening and training new staff.
It Skills
I have a good range and understanding of all the Microsoft packages which include Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint of which I have achieved a number of certificates City & Guilds and BTEC first while studying at college.
I am also competent in a number of graphic design packages including Corel Draw, PhotoShop.
While at University I also developed the student unions web site as part of team.
Languages
My extra evening course at university has helped me achieve an understanding of the French language, which allows me to converse confidently in French.
Hobbies
Clubbing: I also enjoy going clubbing where I like to dance and enjoy meeting and drinking with my friends.
Reading: When I am trying to relax I enjoy reading, and have done this throughout my life; I find it helps develop my English and communication skills.
Travel: I enjoy travelling. I used my holidays at university to travel to Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. I found this a great experience, and it has helped me broaden my cultural knowledge.
Sports: I enjoy a variety of sports in particular netball, where I was part of a team that won the County Netball championships in 1998.
Referees
Employment Education
Students Union Bar Dissertation Tutor
Tim Burns Joe Bloggs
Bournemouth University Bournemouth University Bournemouth Bournemouth BH15 8ES BH15 8ES
REFERENCES AVAILABE UPON REQUEST
Exercise 1. Complete Antonia’s CV with the headings from the box.
Address Achievements E-mail Personal details Qualifications Experience Profile Referees Special skills Telephone | |
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Curriculum vitae Antonia Sophia Mehditash
An Assistant Marketing Director in a medium-sized company, Orey Tours, seeking a more challenging position with more responsibility.
Coordinated the work of the sales, marketing and advertising personnel.
Working as part of team Proficient user of MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, Quark XPress
July-Sept 2000 Work Placement at Portugalia Airlines (London office)
1994-1998 BA in Economics at the University of Coimbra
Driving licence Full clean
Professor of Economics Director MBA Programmes Avendia do Brasil 27 P-16 Lisbao Brenford College 4 Burrard Str. Tel: +35117220893 Tel: +375857975207 E-mail: alsantos@netcabo.pt E-mail: mbadir@BMBAac.uk |