Employment History

The most serious error^1made by many candidates is writing their employment history as if it were a conversation or a story, us­ing "I"- statements. Don't forget that your resume is a formal docu­ment, and if you want to write your history in its most basic form, it should follow the principle of "problem — solution^2— results". Use active verbs such as "managed^3", "provided^4","di­rected", "coordinated", "accom­plished", "maintained^5", "encou­raged^6", "increased^7", "conduc­ted^8", "participated^9", etc. It's better to write: "Man­aged client meetings, coor­dinated appointments^10,maintained scheduling^11and "paperwork" instead of: "/ was responsible for phones, client meetings, ap­pointments, scheduling, and paperwork." Experience is important for a chronological resume. Focus on your accomplishments and show results. Exclude positions you had for less than four months. Round off dates to years (2001—2003 in­stead of 6/2001—3/2003). Experience is optional in a functional resume. Here you may mention only dates, job titles, and company names and locations. List your work experience po­sition by position in reverse chronological order.

1.a mistake that causes problems 2. a way of solving a problem 3. controlled a process 4. made something available for use 5. made a process continue at the same level or standard 6. gave somebody support, courage or hope 7. made something greater in amount or number 8. organised an activity 9. took part in an activity 10.a formal meeting or visiting somebody 11.a plan that lists all the work that you have to do

13. What's the biggest mistake in writing about employ­ment history?

a) Omitting exact dates

b) Including positions held less than four months

c) Using "I"- statements, writing a story

14. Choose from the variants to complete the statements and answer the questions.

1. The results of your activities should be shown in

a) chronological resumes

b) functional resumes

c) both types of resumes

2. It's better to use

a) the verbs "be", "get" (e.g. I was responsible for...)

b) active verbs as "managed", "coordinated" (e.g. managed office operations)

c) makes no difference

3. What is the correct dating of work experience in a resume?

a) 1991-1993; 1993-1997; 1997-2002

b) 1997-2002; 1993-1997; 1991-1993

c) both are correct

15. Rearrange this "story" for

(A) a functional resume (B) a chronological resume

From 2000 until present I have worked for "Philip Wilson Publi­sher Ltd" holding the position of Secretary to the Production Manager. I was responsible for paperwork, telephone calls and client appoint­ments. I was successful in performing my responsibilities, because I was effective in coordinating and managing. From 1997 until 20011 worked as a Shop-assistant, selling clothes at "Cotton Market Ltd". The man­agement was proud of me because I increased sales by 25%.

Education

Give your education first if it has the greatest importance for the position you are applying for, or if it is the most recent^1accomplish­ment in your career. Your em­ployer is more interested in the in­formation which is most current^2and that information which shows your level^3of suitability for the po­sition, so, if you had any positions before, list them first. If you are a candidate with more than two years of experi­ence, list only degree^4,school, lo­cation, and date. If you are a recent college or university graduate^5,emphasize your strengths: awards^6and ho­nours^7,courses, studies, extra­curricular^8activities and education­al programmes you took part in.

1.that happened only a short time ago 2. happening now 3. a standard or quality 4. the qualification of students who successfully finish a university or college course 5. a person who has a university de­gree 6. prizes such as money 7. awards or official titles 8. not part of the usual course of work or studies at a school or col­lege

16. Mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones.

A. Your education should come before your experience even if it's not so important for the position you want to get.

B. Your education should come before your experience if you've al­ready worked after graduating.

C. Even if you have more than two years of work experience, you should mention all your awards and honours.

D. If you've just graduated, emphasize all your educational strengths.

E. The reader is mostly interested in the most current information.

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