如何打造完美英文简历

 　　1. Organise¹ your life 

　　第一步：组织好你的经历 

　　In functional² CVs, you put your skills into categories then briefly³ list past job titles at the bottom. These are suitable for those who have been unemployed⁴ for long periods, held different types of jobs in the past, changed jobs too frequently, are returning to work after a long period or who wish to change career。 

　　功能型简历——强调技能、资质以及成就。适合于以下情况：有很长时间没有工作过了、过去频繁更换工作不想给招聘者留下不好的印象、工作经历有中断、跨专业求职，但你具有申请职位所需的相关技能。 

　　Recent graduates and others on a consistent career path usually opt⁵ for the chronological⁶ format⁷. These CVs list your jobs and duties for each in reverse chronological order。 

　　时序性简历——是要按照逆时序记录你曾就职的职位的。适合于应届毕业生，或者工作不曾未间断过。 

　　2. Categorize your achievements 

　　第二步：给你的成就分类 

　　When doing up a chronological CV, you should outline sections of your experience, education and skills to show what you’ve accomplished⁸. HR personnel and employers take less than a minute to scan your CV, so it’s imperative⁹ to highlight and organize items into several concise¹⁰ and relevant segments。 

　　写时序性简历时，应该着重概括你的经历、教育和技能。HR人员和你的雇主会对你的简历一扫而过，所以简历上必须突出和分成几个简洁、相关的部分。 

　　If you’re a recent graduate and therefore have not yet been employed, put your Education section first. In addition to the basics – university name, degree and graduation date – you can include relevant coursework, honors or awards。 

　　如果你因为刚刚毕业所以还没有工作经验，那么把你的教育经历放在首位。包括一些基本的方面，比如大学名称，学士学位和毕业日期。当然也包括你修过的相关课程、所获荣誉或奖项等等。 

　　Other categories might include Relevant Work Experience, Volunteer Experience, Computer Skills, Publications, Activities, Language Skills and so on。 

　　其他分类还包括相关工作经验、志愿者经历、电脑技能、发表过的文章、参加过的活动、语言能力等等。 

　　3. Appearance can make or break your CV。 

　　第三步：格式可以成就你的简历，也可能毁了它 

　　– Fonts: Whether you email, fax or post your CV, keep your font plain and easy to read. And select a reasonable size – anywhere between 9 and 12 points should be acceptable. Use a sans serif font like Arial or Verdana, not Times New Roman。 

　　– 字体：无论你是发电子邮件、传真或是邮寄你的简历，都应该让你的字体看上去舒服、易于阅读。记得要选择一个合适的字体大小，最好是9号到12号之间。字体方面，最好用Arial或Vrdana，而不是Times New Roman。 

　　– Formatting¹¹: Too many different fonts, colors and graphic¹² styles will hold the reader up. Simple bullets are best for separating your duties and skills; use bold and italics sparingly. Formatting should highlight your accomplishments¹³, not draw attention away from them。 

　　– 格式：过多的字体、颜色和样式会分散读者的注意力。简单的项目符号能最好地表明你的职责和技能，同时，有节制地使用粗体和斜体。使用格式是为了突出你的成就，而非分散别人的注意力。 

　　4. Content is King 

　　第四步：内容才是王道 

　　– Action-words: Use strong Action Verbs to highlight your job experience and duties. Instead of starting your sentence with a noun, kick off with an active verb. For example: Customer Service Representative. Assisted customers, trained and supervised 15 new employees, organized special promotional events。 

　　– 行为动词：使用简洁有力的动词来突出你的工作经验和职责，而不是用名词开头。比如：客户服务代表。帮助客户，培训和监管15名新员工，组织专门的销售活动。 

　　– Numbers: It’s a good idea to include numbers, percentages and amounts in your job descriptions to back up your achievements. For example, Increased monthly sales by ?100,000 over a 6-month period. Increased turnover¹⁴ by 20% in first year. Supervised a team of 10 people。 

　　– 数字：在简历中使用数字或百分比使成就更具有说服力是个不错的主意。例如：销售额在6个月间以每个月?100,000的速度增长，第一年增加了20%的营业额。监管一个10人的团队。

　　– Length: No one wants to scan through two or more pages of long-winded accomplishments and experience. If it doesn’t all fit, cut it down to the most relevant and impressive items。 

　　– 长度：没人愿意看长篇大论的简历。遇到不必要的部分就删减掉，留下最相关、给人印象最深刻的部分。

1 organise   

vt.组织，安排，筹办

参考例句：

• He has the ability to organise.他很有组织才能。
• It's my job to organise all the ceremonial events.由我来组织所有的仪式。

2 functional   

adj.为实用而设计的，具备功能的，起作用的

参考例句：

• The telephone was out of order,but is functional now.电话刚才坏了，但现在可以用了。
• The furniture is not fancy,just functional.这些家具不是摆着好看的，只是为了实用。

3 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

4 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

5 opt   

vi.选择，决定做某事

参考例句：

• They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
• Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？

6 chronological   

adj.按年月顺序排列的，年代学的

参考例句：

• The paintings are exhibited in chronological sequence.这些画是按创作的时间顺序展出的。
• Give me the dates in chronological order.把日期按年月顺序给我。

7 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

8 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

9 imperative   

n.命令，需要；规则；祈使语气；adj.强制的；紧急的

参考例句：

• He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.他老是用命令的口吻讲话。
• The events of the past few days make it imperative for her to act.过去这几天发生的事迫使她不得不立即行动。

10 concise   

adj.简洁的，简明的

参考例句：

• The explanation in this dictionary is concise and to the point.这部词典里的释义简明扼要。
• I gave a concise answer about this.我对于此事给了一个简要的答复。

11 formatting   

n.格式化v.使格式化( format的现在分词 )；规定…的格式（或形状、大小、比例等）；安排…的格局（或规格）；设计…的版面

参考例句：

• Select the block of text and-click and choose Default Formatting. 选择目标文字块，点击鼠标右键，选择默认格式。 来自互联网
• There are emerging conventions about the content and formatting of documentation strings. 这里介绍文档字符串的概念和格式。 来自互联网

12 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

13 accomplishments   

n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就

参考例句：

• It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
• Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

14 turnover   

n.人员流动率，人事变动率；营业额，成交量

参考例句：

• The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。
• Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。