Unit 4 How to write a winning resume

如何写一份成功的简历

The main purpose of a resume is to convince an employer to grant you an interview. There are two kinds. One is the familiar “tombstone” that lists where you went to school and where you ve worked in chronological order. The other is what I call the “functional” resume--- descriptive, fun to read, unique to you and much more likely to land you an interview.

简历的主要目的是如何说服雇主给你一次面试机会。这有两种模式。一个是大家熟悉的“墓碑”式，以时间顺序列出你在哪里上学和你曾在哪里工作。另一种就是我称之为功能型简历——一种描述式的，让人乐于去读，让你看起来独一无二，同时极有可能会使你成功获得一次面试机会。

It s handy to have a “tomb-stone” for certain occasions. But prospective employers throw away most of those un-requested “tombstone” lists, preferring to interview the quick rather than the dead.

在某些场合可能“墓碑”式简历更简便。但极可能雇主们会把大部不愿回复的“墓碑”式简历扔掉，他们更愿意去面试那些灵活而非死板的人。

What follows are tips on writing a functional resume that will get read--- a resume that makes you come alive and look interesting to employers.

下面是一些如何写一份可能被阅读的功能型简历的建议，它将使你的形象跃然纸上，并让雇主对你产生兴趣。

Put yourself first: In order to write a resume others will read with enthusiasm, you have to feel important about yourself.

首先要重视自己：为了写一份他人都有兴致阅读的简历，你必须要认为你自己是很重要的。

[D]: A woman once told me about a cash-flow crisis her employer had faced. She d agreed to work without pay for three months until business improved. Her reward was her back pay plus a 20 per cent bonus. I asked her why that marvelous story wasn t in her resume. She answered, “It wasn t important.” What she was really saying of course was “ I m not important.”

一个女人曾告诉我她的雇主曾面临一个资金流危机。她答应无偿工作三个月直至经营状况改善。而她之后得到的报酬追加了20%的奖金。我问她为什么这个传奇般的故事没有出现在她的简历里。她回答说：“这并不重要。”她真正想说的当然就是：“我是不重要的。”

Sell what you can do, not who you are: Practice translating your personality traits, character, accomplishments and achievements into skill areas. There are at least five thousand skill areas in the world of work.

推销你可以做什么，而不是你是谁：试着将你的个性特质，性格，成果和成就融入进工作领域。在职场中至少有5000种技能领域。