Work Experience, или Employment
Обычно указывают не более трех последних мест работы. Укажите полностью название компании, свою должность, отдел, в котором вы трудились. Перечислите свои основные должностные обязанности.
Special skills
В разделе специальных навыков нужно указать:
а) знание иностранных языков и уровень этих знаний.
б) уровень компьютерной грамотности.
в) наличие водительских прав (driver’s license)
г) опыт воинской службы, если он есть и если он может иметь отношение к вашей предполагаемой работе.
References
Обычно рекомендаций должно быть как минимум две, и не от коллег, а от непосредственных начальников. Укажите конкретные лица, которые могут рекомендовать вас, напишите полностью имя, должность, место работы и контактную информацию ваших поручителей.
36. Here are some samples of CV. Look through them in order to compose your own CV:
Sample 1
На должность администратора /секретаря
JASON DAWSON
235 White Road
San-Francisco, California 029992
+ 01 (245) 987-6543
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain an administrative assistant position which would utilize my administrative skills and offer opportunity for growth.
EDUCATION:
Technical College of San-Francisco September 1988 — May 1991
EMPLOYMENT:
6/94 to present
The Institute of Medical Care; San-Francisco
Unit Secretary, Child and Adolescent Unit — Responsible for maintaining patient charts, entering patient data on database, transcribing medication orders, tracking and paging medical personnel. Relaying patient records to other treatment facilities and fielding incoming phone calls.
10/91 to 5/94
University of National Law; San-Francisco
Administrator, Registrar's Office
— Answered telephones, filed documents, produced letters for certification and deferment, proctored exams. Registered students for courses, proofread grade sheets, registration materials, exams and course schedules, computed grade point average, Interacted with students, faculty and staff.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Languages: English – mother tongue, German – beginning
Computer literate: word-processing (Word Perfect & Word for Windows), Spreadsheet (Lotus 1-2-3)
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
REFERENCES:
Available upon request
Sample 2
На должность маркетингового аналитика
ELENA K. PETROVA
0/01-1000 Neizvestnaya St., Moscow
Tel. (home): + 7 (095) 000-0000
E-mail:[email protected]
OBJECTIVE:
A full-time position as a Market Analyst, where a motivated high-energy team player capable of individual initiative will contribute to the efficiency and profitability of the company.
EDUCATION:
September, 1991 – June, 1996: Institute of International Economic Affaires, Finance Academy (Moscow)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
June, 1998 – present
Procter & Gamble, Junior Marketing Manager, Cosmetics department:
— register clients’ orders on the data base;
— analyze the efficiency of sales;
Area of work: My duties are to provide the Head of Marketing Department with the relevant information about the market of cosmetic goods in Moscow, about costs’ dynamics and to maintain the clients’ data base.
September, 1995 — June, 1998
Milling Ltd, Specialist in advertising and marketing:
— Development of advertising strategy of the company;
— Copywriting advertising information;
— Clients data base administration.
Area of work: During my work for Milling Ltd I developed advertising profile for the company, created its corporate web site and conducted constant analysis of relevant markets in Russia.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Languages:Russian — Mother tongue, English — fluent at the Advanced level, French – fluent at the Intermediate level.
Computer literate: Windows 95/98/NT, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, CorelDraw, HTML.
Clerical: Typing 20 wpm.
Other: A professional Internet user. Have a driving license and prepared to be as mobile as necessary to provide the best performance.
REFERENCES:
Available upon request
WRITING PRACTICE
| Sir … or Madam… | § I’d like to apply for a position as a … § I've been interested in working in … § I can offer many skills, for example … § I'm available for interview from … | § communicative § hard-working § strong academical qualifications § enthusiastic § team-player § leading qualities § competence § flexibility § receptive § a strong command of (language) | § acquired § achieved § established § assisted § coordinated (a project) § developed (a new way of working) § delivered (the project on time) initiated (a new system) |
37. Compose your own CV. The phrases below and the Action Verbs will help you:
Action Verbs
Action verbs should be used abundantly throughout your resume and cover letters to promote your achievements. They help make a strong impression.
| Management | Communication | Research | Technical | Teaching | ||||
| achieved | arranged | clarified | analyzed | adapted | ||||
| administered | drafted | collected | assembled | advised | ||||
| analyzed | developed | conceived | built | clarified | ||||
| consolidated | defined | critiqued | calculated | coached | ||||
| coordinated | directed | detected | computed | coordinated | ||||
| decided | edited | diagnosed | designed | defined | ||||
| developed | formulated | disproved | devised | developed | ||||
| executed | interpreted | evaluated | engineered | enabled | ||||
| improved | moderated | examined | fabricated | encouraged | ||||
| incorporated | motivated | extracted | inspected | evaluated | ||||
| increased | negotiated | identified | maintained | explained | ||||
| inspired | persuaded | inspected | operated | facilitated | ||||
| managed | promoted | interpreted | overhauled | guided | ||||
| organized | reported | interviewed | programmed | informed | ||||
| planned | researched | investigated | remodeled | initiated | ||||
| produced | summarized | organized | repaired | instructed | ||||
| reported | spoke | researched | solved | presented | ||||
| reviewed | translated | searched | trained | stimulated | ||||
| scheduled | wrote | studied | upgraded | trained | ||||
| strengthened | systematized | updated | ||||||
| Financial | Creative | Helping | Clerical or Detail | |||||
| administered | acted | advised | activated | |||||
| analyzed | applied | assisted | assembled | |||||
| appraised | composed | coordinated | approved | |||||
| balanced | created | demonstrated | arranged | |||||
| calculated | designed | diagnosed | classified | |||||
| compared | developed | educated | collected | |||||
| computed | directed | encouraged | described | |||||
| developed | established | facilitated | edited | |||||
| estimated | evaluated | guided | executed | |||||
| managed | formed | helped | implemented | |||||
| marketed | founded | inspired | maintained | |||||
| planned | integrated | maintained | monitored | |||||
| projected | invented | modified | observed | |||||
| reevaluated | originated | performed | organized | |||||
| reconciled | performed | referred | prepared | |||||
| researched | presented | represented | published | |||||
Additional Action Verbs
| checked | experimented | lectured | received | selected |
| classified | explained | lifted | recommended | separated |
| collected | expressed | listened | performed | served |
| completed | fixed | maintained | piloted | showed |
| conducted | followed | managed | predicted | solved |
| consolidated | formulated | mediated | prescribed | sorted |
| constructed | founded | monitored | processed | symbolized |
| controlled | gathered | motivated | projected | synthesized |
| delivered | generated | predicted | promoted | talked |
| detailed | headed | persuaded | purchased | tended |
| eliminated | helped | memorized | recruited | trained |
| empathized | imagined | negotiated | protected | translated |
| enforced | implemented | observed | reduced | treated |
| estimated | informed | originated | related | tutored |
| evaluated | initiated | performed | rendered | unified |
| examined | innovated | piloted | restored | utilized |
UNIT 8
| Pre-Text Exercises: Word Building Active Vocabulary Text 8 A. Transport Text 8 B. Who Iinvented the Automobile? Text 8 C. Geographical Challenges Facing Urban Transportation Text 8 D. Automobile Dependency Text And Vocabulary Exercises Conversational Practice Writing the CVs Writing Practice |
PRE-TEXT EXERCISES
1. Here are some expressions with the prepositions with and without. Translate and learn them:
| § to cover with | § to fill with |
| § to leave with | § to shake (tremble) with |
| § to be pleased with | § to be popular with |
| § to be pale(red) with | § to be satisfied with |
| § without fail |
2. Fill in the gaps with the word combinations above in the appropiate form:
1. The mountains and hills were ___ snow and it was very cold.
2. The children were ___ and crying in the dark room.
3. The dean was ___ the results of the session.
4. The writer is very ___ the children and his books have been sold.
5. He ___ the gaps ___ the prepositions and started a new exercise.
6. She was ___ and left the room hurriedly.
7. As a very famous actor he is ___ the spectators.
8. Ann was ___ the results of her exams because she got only ‘fives’.
9. He was ___ because he got frightened.
3. Correct the mistakes:
1. This book is rather popular at young people.
2. Neil stood under and left the room.
3. The truck ran in the tree and broke it
4. She always does it in envy.
5. The chidren congratulated their mother of her birthday.
6. Canada borders at the USA in the south.
7. Barry had been ill for a long time and fell after the group.
4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences:
1. We came home ___ night and went to bed at once.
a) in; b) at; c) on
2. It happened ___ a cold winter day and we couldn’t help him.
a) in; b) at; c) on
3. The debates were ___ this urgent problem.
a) by; b) over; c) on
4. She is the best ___ mathematics and chemistry.
a) in; b) on; c) at
5. The bumblebee stung him ___ the leg when he went barefoot.
a) in; b) on; c) at
6. The international conference ___ the problems of disarmament has already started.
a) by; b) over; c) on
7. He promised he would come ___ Friday.
a) on; b) at; c) on
8. The lecturer read the lecture ___ the problems of natural environment.
a) by; b) over; c) on
9. Have you heard? Sally’s dog bit her ___ her hand.
a) in; b) on; c) at
5. Explain the meaning of the following phrases in English:
| § Transport networks | § urban planning | § modes of transport |
6. Fill in the gaps with the suitable word to complete the sentences:
1. The automobile industry ___ often regarded as the main engine of industrial growth of the 20th century.
| is | are | has | have |
2. The automobile industry ___ an important and dynamic sector of economics.
| remain | is remaining | remains | remained |
3. Europe is the largest producer ___ automobiles in the world.
| in | of | at | with |
4. Some ex-colonies of the British Empire continue to drive ___ the left, but others, such as Canada, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and the United States switched to the other side.
| on | in | at | within |
5. In the United States each state ___ its own traffic code.
| has | have | will have | had |
6. The first legal reference in Britain to an order for traffic to remain on the left occurred in 1756 ___ regard to London Bridge.
| in | with | on | at |