求职文书-Writing A Resume 如何写简历

      - Bob Harris, features editor

YOUR RESUME will meet a potential employer long before you will. It''s job is to persuade the employer that you are interesting and have something to offer. It has to stand out and argue your case more convincingly than every other resume in the pile. It has to say "I''m what you''re looking for, buy me!"

Although the facts you put on your resume will always remain the same, the way you present them should be carefully honed and targeted to match the job you''re applying for. To do that your resume has to be a piece of advertising copy that sells your skills rather than an autobiography that tells your life story. It has to look elegant and speak the employer''s language.

Here''s how to make your resume sell you:

Where to begin

1. Decide what you''re offering


Begin by making a list of all the activities you have been involved in. Put down all of them, you can decide later which are relevant. Next, list the tasks you performed at each of these activities and the skills you developed from those tasks. Finally, try to describe how those skills could be of benefit to an employer.

This is what you have to offer, and these are the messages your resume will have to put across. How you present them, which skills you emphasize and which you leave out, will depend on the needs of the position you''re applying for.

2. Find out what''s being offered
In order to target your resume to a particular position, you''ll need to know as much about the job as possible. If you are looking for a job in the same field, then you''ll probably already have a good idea about the kind of skills the employer is looking for. On the other hand, if you''re trying to change track, or you''re just starting out, then you''ll have to do some research. Read the wanted ad carefully to glean as much information as possible. Talk to people or companies working in the same field. Try to put yourself in the position of the person doing the hiring.

Your job now is to match the skills you have to the job they''re offering in a way that makes it clear you fit.

Writing a resume that sells

Most resumes are scanned not read. You''ll have about 20 seconds to grab an employer''s attention and put across your argument. Divide your resume into two sections. Think of the first section as "The Promotion." This is the first thing the employer will read and should explain what you''re offering. It should catch his eye and entice him to keep reading. The second section should contain "The Facts." This is where you put all the basic information, the evidence that backs up the claims made in the first section.

The Promotion

1. The Objective
If you''re planning a career change, or looking for your first job, then your resume will begin by stating your Objective. This should be a concise phrase describing clearly what you''re looking for - which of course, will be the job on offer. From an employer''s point of view, your objective shows that you understand the requirements of the job and that you have the desire and motivation to do it successfully. The best way to do this is to concentrate on what the employer wants, rather than what you want. A simple but effective format would be "An X position in a company which requires Y and Z", where X is the job you are applying for and Y and Z are the skills you have and they need!

For example:

"A fund-raising position in a development organization which requires a record of collecting unprecedented amounts of revenue and broadening the donor base."

This tells the employer that you not only want the job, but understand what the job requires and have the skills it demands. It also shows that your first concern is to make a contribution to the company, rather than improve your own abilities or gain further experience.

Above all, your Objective should be focused. An Objective that says "An opportunity to utilize my skills in a new and exciting environment," says nothing about you or about the job you''re applying for. On the other hand, if your experience is limited, or if you''re unsure about precisely what the job demands, then your Objective can still be general and effective.

For example:

"A programming position with a start-up company in Silicon Valley."

If you are already working in your desired field, then you''ll want to concentrate on where you''ve been rather than where you want to go, and you can leave out an Objective in favor of a strong Summary.

2. The Summary
The Summary is a little golden nugget of you. It is probably

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