With today’s increasing job mobility and worldwide searches for the “
perfect candidate”, multinational companies are often swamped with hundreds
and even thousands of resumes for each job opening they have. In order to
catch the attention of the recruiter, applicants must be able to present
themselves using a format preferred by the company. This is often difficult,
because styles differ between U.S.-based, Europe-based, and Asia-based
companies. However, there are basic “Golden Rules” to ensure that your
resume makes it to the top of the pack.
1.Make your resume easy to read: Resumes should be simple, not complex.
Providing strong accomplishments in bulleted format will give the recruiter
the basic gist. Furthermore, make sure that the formatting itself is easy on
the eyes. A nice, legible font and plenty of white space will help out
tremendously.
2.Brand and promote yourself: Responsibilities do not tell the recruiter
much about your successes at the company. If you say that you “managed a
budget”, was it $1,000, $10,000, or $1,000,000? Also, was your budget
management successful? Relative measures and the scope of your project can
tell us a lot more than vague statements. Remember to “brand” yourself:
What is your career path? Are you a “Marketing Executive” or a “Restaurant
Service Professional”? These bold statements will give you the credibility
you deserve.
3.Be transparent and match keywords when possible: Make it easy to
understand your previous experience. A sentence or two is all the recruiter
needs to understand whether you are a good fit, usually by targeting your
resume to include the keywords listed in the job description.
4.Describe any additional skills you have: Computer, professional, and
language skills are always critical. Make sure to highlight any extra skills
you can bring to the table, particularly those that are job-related.
5. Use strong, active actions instead of weak, passive ones: Companies want
people that will rise to become their superstars and leaders. If accurate,
instead of “working on” and “supporting”, use words such as “led”, “
created”, and “improved”.
Following these steps will go a long way to improving your resume/CV for a
global-ready application. For examples of how these Golden Rules can be
implemented, please check out our website at thecareerguys.tw in the “Samples
” section. Good luck and happy hunting!
摘自 The Career Guys http://thecareerguys.tw/blog.html
最近想要開始準備英文的履歷以備不時之需，這是我來自美國的朋友分享給我的寫作重點
大家可以參考一下~~ >W<
不過有些部分真的跟中文履歷差好多阿....