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Business English: Résumés Communicating with people in a business context often requires a more formal style than when writing to friends and family. Similarly to business letters, which we covered in the November issue of MED Magazine, résumés often follow set phrases and headings. Below you can find an example résumé and notes explaining its features. These notes also include some useful set phrases often used in résumés.
1 Give your name, address, and contact information. It is no longer usual to include information on your age or marital status. 2 Make a strong statement of what your goals are, but make sure they match the position that you are applying for. 3
Skills relevant to the job are often listed before employment history.
Useful phrases include:
4 This can also be called Experience or Employment history. Start the list with your most recent job and finish with the earliest one. If you have had many jobs, include only your relevant work experience. But do not leave large unexplained gaps in you work history. 5 Start with your most recent degree or diploma and work backward. If you have a college degree, it is not necessary to mention your secondary education. Do not include details of your primary education. 6
References (the people that the employer can contact to get information
about you) can be listed either at the end of the résumé
or included in a separate letter. In the next issue of the magazine we will look at communicating by e-mail. |
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