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1、First the good news. You do not have to be William Shakespeare to compose a solid, well-organized, professional-looking resume. All you need are the ability to express your ideas in proper English and an understanding of how a resume should be organized and written. Being able to handle the basics o
2、f English grammar, spelling, punctuation, proper word usage, and so forth has become a critical skill in todays e-mail and facsimile-driven business environment. If you lack confidence in your ability to use English properly, think about enrolling in a writing workshop or community college course. A
3、lso, get the classic book The Elements of Style,3rd Edition, by William Strunk and E. B. White (Allyn you can frequently leave out the articles a, an, and the. e.g.: Instead of this: Spent three years working on major accounts, as both a lead generator and a closer, demonstrating proven skill in org
4、anizing and managing a territory with efficiency as well as in developing customer databases. Write this: Spent three years working on major accounts. Generated leads and closed sales. Demonstrated proven skill in organizing and managing a territory and in developing customer databases. e.g.: Instea
5、d of this: I was involved in the creation and implementation of statistical reports for a large metropolitan hospital, which required the use of spreadsheet software for cost analysis and, in addition, the creation of a database to track patient visits. Write this: Created and implemented statistica
6、l reports for large metropolitan hospital. Analyzed costs with spreadsheet software. Created database to track patient visits. Or try a bulleted format: Created and implemented statistical reports for large metropolitan hospital. Analyzed costs with spreadsheet software. Created database to track pa
7、tient visits. Use plain English 使用朴实的英语 Dont be victimized by the myth that the bigger the word you use, the more impressed the reader will be with your intelligence. Keep things simple. Go easy on the adjectives. And be especially wary of those grammatical constructions known as nominalizations tha
8、t is, nouns that are built around verbs and become part of a bulky phrase that can just as easily be expressed in a single word. See the examples in Table 1. Table 1 Using Plain English Bulky PhraseBetter Effected the solution of Solved Engaged in the operation of Operated Offered assistance in the
9、facilitation of Helped facilitate Use bullet statements when appropriate 在适当的地方把内容分条列出 You usually have a choice when you are writing your resume to combine a series of related statements into a single paragraph or to list each sentence in that paragraph as a separate statement, each occupying its o
10、wn line. There are pros and cons for each option, and sometimes you have to base your decision on the amount of information you need to get across. Bulleted information is more readable and tends to stand out more than the same information contained within a paragraph. But bulleted information also
11、takes up more room. Your best bet is to combine the two.If you decide to express information in bulleted style, keep the bulleted items brief and pay attention to parallelism. That is, try to make all the items in a sequence adhere to a similar grammatical pattern. Examples of nonparallel statements
12、 include: Reconcile all statements for cardholders Purchases are approved Have experience in performing training of tellers Examples of parallel statements include: Reconcile statements Approve purchases for Marketing department Train tellers Go from general to specific 从一般到具体 Sequence the informati
13、on in a section by beginning with a general statement and following it with more specific ones. e.g.: Instead of this: Supervised training of seven toy-making elves. Responsible for all toy-making and customer-related activities in Santas workshop. Answered customer complaints during peak season. (Note that the second of these two sentences is more general than the first.) Write this: Responsible for all toy-making and customer-related activities in Santas workshop. Supervised training of seven toy-making elves. Answered customer complaints during peak season.
