ReportandTechnicalWriting--ResumeDefinitionAresumeisashortwrittenaccountofone’seducationandpreviousjobthatonesendstoanemployerwhenlookingforajob.ItisanimportanttoolcareeringasithelpsmakeaninitialimpressiononthepotentialemployerItisabriefsummaryofone’slifehistoryorthemaineventsofhis/herlife,anditgivesabrief,factualsummaryofyourqualificationbeginningwiththewriter’sbirthandfollowedbyalistofhis/hereducationbackground,workexperience,professionalaccomplishmentsandhobbies,whilearesumecoverletterexplainsyourqualificationtoshowwellyoucanfitintheposition.II.Types(orformats)ofresumeYourresumeformatcouldmakeaconsiderabledifferencetotheinformationthatareaderderives.KeepinmindThereisnocorrectorstandardresumeformatYourresumeformatshouldbeappropriatetoyourpositionYourchosenresumeformatmustnotbeseenasamethodofconcealinginformationYoumustfollowaconsistentformatinallsectionsofyourresumeThefollowingresumetypes(formats)areprovidedforthewritertochoose1.Basicformat(基本型):Itcontainsthemostbasicinformationsuchaseducationexperienceaswellasgeneralpersonalinformation.Itistheidealformatchosenbystudentswhohashadnoworkexperience2.Chronologicalformat(经历型):Itisarrangedintheorderoftime.Moreappropriatelyitisarrangedinthereversetimeorderasyoulistthemostrecenteducationattainmentandworkexperiencefirst.Thisformatisbyfarthemostpopularkindofformat.Aspiringbusinessmajorslookingforajobshouldusethisformat,unlesstheyhaveworkedinawidevarietyoffunctionalareas.3.Functionalformat(功能型):Itisbasedoncertainparticularskillsforaprospectivejob.Itpresentsagoodperspectiveonwhatyoucandoratherthanonwhenyoudidit.Businessstudentswantingtoshowhighlydiverseworkexperienceshouldchoosethisformat.4.Combinationformat(混合型):Purelyfunctionalresumeisnotpopularanymore.Manypeopleprefertouseacombinationoffunctionalandchronologicalformatsinstead.5.Targetedformat(目标型):Ifyouhaveafairlysingle-trackedcareersofarandintendtoremainonthesametrack,youcanusethisformat.Thismeansyoucanuselanguageandkeywordsthatarelocaltoyourindustry.Atargetedformatcouldbeinthechronologicalformatorinthefunctionalformatoracombination.Eachformathasvariousadvantagesanddisadvantages,dependingonthedifferentbackgroundandpurposeoftheapplicant.Applicantscanaddordeletesomesectionsonthebasisoftheoneoftheaboveformatstodesignaveryindividualandspecialresume.III.TipsforwritingagoodresumeMostemployersarebusypeoplewhonormallyjustglanceataresumeforonly10to20seconds.Theyhavegotnotimetoreadyourresume.Inotherwords,yourresumeisscanned,notread.Soone’sresumemustsufficientlycatchtheirattentiontopassthe10to20secondevaluationtest.Aresumemustfollowfourbasicprinciplesforeffectiveness1.Catchthereader’s(employer’s)attention2.Persuadethereaderofyourbenefitsorvalue3.Convincethereaderwithevidence4.MovethereadertoacquiretheproductTofollowtheseprinciples,agoodresumeshouldbeeffectiveinthreeaspects:1)Content(内容)a.Clearlycommunicateyourcompetenceinrelationtotheemployer’sneedsTheinformationofferedintheresumeshouldbecloselyrelatedtotheobjective.Trytoconvincetheemployerthatyouaretherightpersonforthejobandyoucansolvetheirproblemsb.MakestatementswithfactsandfiguresApplicantsshouldkeepinmindthatfactsandfiguresaremoreconvincingthanlotsofstatementsofaccomplishments.Trynottomakestatementsyoucan’tdocument.c.AvoidexaggerationTheChinesewayofmodestywillnotbenecessary,buthonestyandintegritywillstillbeadheredto.Exaggerationonaresumecannotbealifelongtacticinjobhunting.Behonest.Thatisthebestpolicy.d.ExcludetheirrelevantdataandnegativeinformationAlltheinformationofferedbyaresumeshouldberelatedtotheworkobjectiveandcommunicateapositiveimageoftheapplicant.2)Language(语言)a.EasytounderstandLanguageshouldbedirect,concise,andexpressive.Donotuselengthysentencesandwordydescriptions.Jargonsshouldbeavoided.Phrasesandincompletesentencesarepreferabletolongcomplexsentences.b.KeepconsistentDonotchangeverbtense.Trytousethesamekindofphrasesandstructures.c.PositivelytonedratherthannegativelytonedInsteadofsaying“neverfailed”,say“alwaysdidwell”,or“alwaysmanagedto”.d.Donotrefertooneselfas“I”Toomany“I’s”willleaveanimpressionofbeingego-centered.Intoday’sbusinessworld,thequalityofteamworkmanshipisverymuchvaluedasthatmeanscooperation,communicativenessandcoordination.Insteadofsaying“Iamverycommunicativeandperformedwell”,onewouldbetteruseaphrase“communicativeandwithgoodperformance”.Nowyoucanseewhyphrasesarepreferableinresumewritingnow—notonlybecauseofthebriefnessbutalsotheefficiency.e.Docheckspelling,grammar,andpunctuationcarefully3)Layout(编排设计)a.Strongestpointfirstb.Maintainaneye-pleasingbalancec.DonotmaketheresumecrampedandcrowdedUseamplespacesandhighlightsforachievinganeatappearanceandanimpressionofbeingwellorganizedandprofessional.d.GetitproperlysizedOnepageistheideallengthforaresume.Ifyouproduceatwo-pageresume,oneofthebestformatsistoattachasinglesupplementalpagetoaself-containedone-pageresume.IV.Componentsectionsofaresume1)Contactinformationandworkobjective2)Education(degreesmajors,schools,dates,highlights,majorcourses,specialtraining)3)Workexperience(includingjobtitles,employers,dates,