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1、WRITING RESUMES AND APPLICATION LETTERS,ANALYZE YOURSELF,Marketable skills?10 achievements youre proud ofEducational preparation?Volunteer work?Awards?Scholarships?Personal characteristics?,What do you have to offer?,What do you want to do?,Decide what you like to do every dayEstablish some specific
2、 compensation targetsConsider the type of environment you prefer,Where do you find employment information?,Newspapers-business magazinesDictionary of Occupational Titles,Occupational Outlook HandbookPrivate Employment AgenciesState Employment Agency,Professional and trade journalsThe World Wide WebM
3、any books-What Color Is My Parachute?Career CounselingContactsUniversity Placement Office,CAREER BUILDING EFFORTS,Develop an employment portfolioGain intercultural experienceParticipate in internship programNetwork with others in your fieldTake interim jobs and classesExpand your life experience,WRI
4、TING YOUR RESUME,Format and Style,Must look good-decision made in 45 secondsWhite or light bond paper-letter and resume on matching paperLaser printer onlyEverything correctOne full page of infoOne page with references,Contents,Your strengths-Your assetsBare essentials-name,address,education,work ex
5、perienceDont exaggerate,but dont dwell on negatives,Career Objective,Solicited Application-specific objectiveUnsolicited Application-general objective“To obtain a job that will allow me to use my training and education”not a good objective,Education,Most recent firstSchool,major,minor,degrees and/or
6、 certificates,date of graduationScholarshipsGrade point average?,Work Experience,Most recent firstName and location of employerWhat organization doesYour titleTime employed thereDuties and responsibilitiesSignificant achievements,Other Information,Relevant SkillsLanguageComputer expertiseDate availa
7、ble for workActivities&AchievementsSpeaking,writing,athletics,tutoringFund raisingLeadership roles in student organizations,Other Information,Personal DataHobbiesTravel experiencesAvoidGender,sex,religion,marital status,race,color,ageList military serviceReferencesName,Title,Company,AddressGive titl
8、e,COMMON RESUME PROBLEMS,Too longToo short or sketchyHard to readWordyToo slickAmateurish,COMMON RESUME PROBLEMS,Poorly reproducedMisspelled and ungrammatical throughoutBoastfulDishonestGimmicky,RESUME FORMATS,Chronological(16.3)Most recent experience firstMost common type of resumeFunctional(16.4)S
9、tresses areas of accomplishmentsTargeted ResumeFocus on particular skills,APPLICATION LETTERS,PARAGRAPH 1-ATTENTION,Solicited or Unsolicited ApplicationBusinesslike beginning from one or two of the following:SummaryNameQuestionNews itemOtherMention specific job or field,Summary-Two or three outstand
10、ing qualifications,Retailing experience in a department store similar to yours,business knowledge gained academically,plus a sincere interest in these areas have helped me learn the basic requirements for running a department efficiently.I would like to contribute the practical skills I have acquire
11、d by becoming a part of your management training program.,Summary-Two or three outstanding qualifications,It is my understanding that a continuity writer for your station must have an interest in and knowledge of classical music.She or he must have ambition and a desire to achieve.Above all,this per
12、son must be able to write.I have these qualifications and should like to be considered for the job.,Name-an individual or office the reader knows,Dr.Horace Brann,professor of accounting and chairperson of the Accounting Department at Middle Tennessee State University,has informed me that your firm i
13、s looking for an accounting major who is interested in managerial accounting.I should like to be considered for the opening in your training program.,Name-an individual or office the reader knows,Your ad in the Sunday Times for an aggressive person to sell your graphic communication products and ser
14、vices calls for qualifications that match mine very closely.With three years successful selling as well as servicing of duplicators and electronic systems,plus genuine enthusiasm for selling and ability to solve complex graphic communications problems,I would like to join your staff as a sales train
15、ee.,Question-for reader benefit,For your tourist store in(City),do you need a reliable assistant store manager who speaks French and German fluently and who has successful sales experience and a broad background of business training?I have these qualifications and would like to put them to work for
16、you.,News item-related to employer,In a recent(name of journal)article I read with interest that your firm is planning to open a branch office in Mexico.Because my college background and work experience,plus facility with Spanish,fit your basic requirements for a research assistant,I would like to a
17、pply for that job in your branch office.,News item-related to employer,Your firms consulting activities,and especially its work in“information systems,”may make an individual with my qualifications and aspirations of interest to you.My academic concentration on“open systems theory.”coupled with prac
18、tical experience,would enable me to perform well as a member of your management consulting staff.,Interest,Desire,Conviction-2 or 3 Paragraphs,Discussion of your qualifications from a reader-benefit or reader-interest viewpoint.Include your:Education and trainingWork experienceSignificant personal a
19、ttitudes,interests,and/or qualities-related to job requirementsReference to resume-once,Action-1 paragraph,Request for interviewAt readers convenienceState when you are availableEasy to respondPhone numberHours you can be reached,Action-1 paragraph,As I will be in(city)from April 20 to April 25,I wi
20、ll appreciate the opportunity to see you during that time to discuss further my desire to serve as one of your investigators.After you have reviewed my qualifications and examined the enclosed resume,please name a convenient time in a letter to me at my Seattle address.,Action-1 paragraph,My class s
21、chedule allows me to come to your office any afternoon except Tuesdays.May I have an interview to answer any questions about myself that you might have?You can reach me by telephoning 615-555-1234 before 10 a.m.or after 4 p.m.,Action-1 paragraph,Although the resume and this letter give you some idea
22、 of my qualifications,I am eager to have a personal interview with you.Or,perhaps I could discuss my qualifications in greater detail with your regional personnel representative.Please let me know how I can get in touch with him or her.,APPLICATION LETTER DONTs,Dont copy a letter written by some oth
23、er person Dont write an autobiographyDont overwork I,me,and myDont be unduly humbleDont beg or ask for sympathy,Dont sound too casualDont lectureDont bragDont use a present employers stationeryDont express dissatisfaction with a present employer,APPLICATION LETTER DONTs,Dont emphasize graduation unnecessarilyDont use worn expressionsDont write in vague,general termsDont simply repeat resume infoDont say you are qualified;give evidence,APPLICATION LETTER DONTs,
