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1. Welcome to Practical Business Writing Lectured by Satine Lee Guangzhou Open University

2. ResumeQuiz • You resume has to sell you in short order. • When describe work experience, the paragragh style is prefered. • It’s perfectly acceptable to use personal pronouns (I, me, my) on a resume. • Action verbs need to be included in all resumes.

3. 5. The best resumes have specific job accomplishments rather than job descriptions. 6. Having any typos（打字稿，打印错误） or misspellings on a resume are lethal（致命的，破坏性的）. 7. You should not try to put all the information about you into the resume.

4. Purpose of a Resume • A successful resume • shows how your experience and educationrelate to the job you’re applying for • persuades the supervisor that you are someone worth talking to • gets you an interview

5. Killer resume or “killed” resume • A job often attract 100 to 1000 resumes • 10 to 20seconds is all the time you have to persuade a prosperctive employer to read further

6. Why Resumes Fail ?

7. What Employer say about resumes • Use correct spelling • Include an accurate phone number • List dates of employment • Be honest • Target your resume to the job • Describe actual achievements • Include a cover letter

8. Basic Resume Format You resume is your most important calling card in your job search

9. Resume writing step by step

10. Step 1. Collect Your Facts • What facts do you need? • Names of past employer • Dates of past employment • Degrees and certificates • Volunteer activities • Association memberships • Special skills

11. Step 2. Plan Your Resume • Decide what you’re applying for • Use action verbs • What is the employer looking for? • Emphasize the skills needed in the job

12. Step 3. Write Your Resume Resume Components Heading (contact info.) Job Objective Work Experience Education Skills Activities and Honors Certificates and Licenses References

13. 1. Heading • Your contact information • First Last Name • Street Address • City, State, Zip • Phone (cell/ Home) • Email • Avoid nicknames • Use both current and permanent addresses • Choose an e-mail address that sounds professional

14. 2. Objective • It should be a sentence or two about your employement goals • Be specific about the job you want • Relates your existing skills directly to the job. • Ex.To obtain an entry-level position within a financial institution requiring strong analytical and organizational skills

15. 3. Education • New graduate without a lot of work experience should list their educational information first • Begin with the highest level of educational achievement • University attented & Degrees • Major/ Minors • Date of program completion Ex. B.A. Business Administration, July 2011 A.A. Business English, July 2009 Guangzhou Open University

16. 3. Education— Relavant Courses • List relevant courses that • Help you stand out from the applicants • Provide you with specific skills or knowledge • In the education section • Japanese (2 semesters) • Computer Science • Business Writing • Business Law

17. 4. Work Experience • Describe your work responsibilities with emphasis on specific skills and achievements • Use action verbs to describe your job duties • Include your work experience in reverse chronological（时间倒序方式）

18. 4. Work Experience Ex. September 2009 to present May 2002 to August 2009 Marketing Manager ASA Export Inc. Shanghai Sales Coordinator P&G CO., Ltd. Guangzhou • Include: • title of position • name of organization • location of work • dates of employment

19. 5. Skills • Include skills related to the position you are applying for Management skills Leadership skills Language skills Computer skills • Coordinated efforts between customer needs and group essential • Served as social coordinator for my sorority program council • Proficient in written and spoken German • Fluent in English • Software: Ms Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher

20. 6. Activities and Honors • Include relevant activities and honors to show your interests, motivations and skills (e.g. organizational, leadship, interpersonal, etc.) • Ex. • President of Comedy Club, 2009-present • Stationmaster, Guangzhou Open University Broadcast Station, 2010-present

21. 7. References • Ask people if they are willing to serve as references before giving their names to a potentical employer. • It is enough to state that “References are available upon request.” • Choose professional references (employers and professors who know you and your work)

22. 善用Action Verbs（避免用do, get, make, have） Administered Advised Analyzed Built Compared Compiled Coordinated Designed Developed Evaluated Guided Handled Implemented Interviewed Managed Organized Planned Reported Supervised Trained

23. Which statement is better? Creat accurate reports using Excel and powerPoint Able to use Excel and PowerPoint Supervised staff of 8 Supervised staff A. Knowledge of safe equipment operation B. Operated equipment safely

24. Types of Resume Chronological Functional Combination • Organized by jobtitles with the most recent position listed first • For people with solid experience and a logical job history • Combines the benefits of chronological and functional formats • Have a steady and progressive employment history • Hightlights skills and accompliment • For a new graduate, changing fields or industries

25. Correct Clear Clean Concise Final checkup

26. On-line Resources • Functional http://www.quintcareers.com/resume_sample_1.html • Chronological http://jobsearch.about.com/library/samples/blretailresume.htm • Combination http://www.job-employment-guide.com/combination-resume-samples.html

27. On-line Resources • www.collegerecruiter.com • www.developercareers.com • www.writinglettersandresumes.com • www.professional-resumes.com • www.1stresumes.com • www.a1resumes.net

28. THANKS!