几项应避免的简历误区

 　　Many of the old-school rules and much of the conventional wisdom when it comes to resumes is either outdated¹ or was never really on target to start with:

　　许多学校提供的如何写简历的法则，以及一些传统的观点，要么就过时了，要么没有切中要害。比如：

　　You should never have a resume of more than one page.

　　简历不要超过一页。

　　List your hobbies.

　　罗列你的爱好。

　　Include a statement and summary of your "goals and objectives."陈述和总结一下你的目标。

　　Keep the document dry and professional.

　　让你的简历看起来简洁、专业。

　　The problem, according to professional resume writers, is that much of this advice establishes a cookie-cutter formula that makes it hard for your own document to stand out.

　　在简历专家看来，这些建议会让你的简历看起来千篇一律，毫无特色，无法出众。

　　Among the mistakes experts single out: showing only your job descriptions without accomplishments²; one-page, brief resumes for people with considerable experience; using small font size and abbreviated³ descriptions to fit into one page; listing hobbies, interests and personal data; placing references directly in the resume; courier font, unusual fonts and "fancy" formatting⁴; explanations of "reasons for leaving" previous positions; and lying, exaggerating or misrepresenting your credentials⁵ and accomplishments.

　　简历专家指出常见错误有：简历中往往只写上工作岗位描述，而没有相关成就;“一页简历”的潜规则导致应聘者即使经验丰富，简历也十分简洁，有时还不得不缩小字体，缩短文字，以免超出一页;罗列兴趣爱好，个人信息;在简历中直接放上推荐信;使用courier字体，或者其他不常见的字体，采用花哨的排版;絮叨之前辞职的原因;作假，夸大或者篡改相关证书和成就。

　　What does work: showing your accomplishments for each job description; including email and Web addresses; highlighting special projects and assignments; and creatively presenting entrepreneurial activities.

　　行之有效的作法是：在每个工作岗位后加上你的成就;在简历中写上邮箱地址和网址;强调特殊的项目以及任务;用创意的手法呈现企业活动。

1 outdated   

adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时

参考例句：

• That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
• Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。

2 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》

3 abbreviated   

adj. 简短的，省略的 动词abbreviate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand his article. 他的文章缩写词使用太多，令人费解。
• The United States of America is commonly abbreviated to U.S.A.. 美利坚合众国常被缩略为U.S.A.。

4 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

5 credentials   

n.证明，资格，证明书，证件

参考例句：

• He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
• Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。