节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-04-18
难易度:High
关键字:resume, superfluous, attribute, legitimacy, skydiving
Hello, and welcome to Studio Classroom.
My name is Gabe.
And my name is Carolyn.
And we're very glad that you could join us for today's lesson.
Especially if you are interested in careers or maybe you are looking for a new
job, the next couple of days are just for you.
The lesson is called Should I Put This on My Resume?
We'll talk more about that Word Bank word "resume" later.
But basically, your resume has information all about you that you will give to
the company that you might work for.
Well, have you ever written a resume?
And what kind of information did you put on it?
Carolyn, did you have to write a resume when you came to work at Studio
Classroom?
I did need to write a resume.
And each time I write a resume, it's a little bit different.
But some things that I always include are my education and my previous work
experience,
and things that I think are relevant or important to the job that I'm applying
for.
All right.
Those are important things to include on your resume.
And if you're interested in knowing more,
then please pay attention to this lesson because it will include what you should
put in your resume and what you should leave off of your resume.
So let's get started with the first reading for today.
(Music).
Should I Put This on My Resume?
Tips for what is important when you apply for a job.
Are you a 5-foot-7 woman who has three dogs and loves skydiving?
Unless you're applying for a job as a dog walker or skydiving instructor, these
details do not belong on your resume.
Resumes should only include information that is relevant to the position, was
requested by the employer or makes it easy for them to contact you.
Anything superfluous - hobbies and personal attributes for example - should not
be shared.
While every situation is unique, and it's important to take the job and employer
requirements into account,
there are some general rules for what does and doesn't have a place on your
resume.
(Music).
Today and for the next few days we will be talking about the rules or things
that you should and shouldn't put on your resume.
And right in the title we see: Should I put this on my resume?
And "resume" is a very important word since that is our topic for this article.
A resume is a document or a piece of paper that you want to give your employer
so that they know what your background is,
what education you have, what other jobs have you had, and are you a good match
for the job that you're applying for.
What else can you tell us about this word "resume," Gabe?
Well, you might notice that this word "resume" has a little accent mark on the
last E.
So it's not pronounced re-sume.
It's pronounced re-su-meh.
There are other English words like this that actually come from French.
When you see that accent mark, usually it's from French.
Another word with be "cafe." What's another word kind of like this, Carolyn?
Well, another word would be "fiancee." It also has an accent mark on the last E.
So it has more of an "A" sound.
Well, at the very beginning we see that this article was written by Debra
Auerbach.
And she is a writer and blogger for CareerBuilder.com and its job blog, The Work
Buzz.
Well, how does this article start, Gabe?
All right.
Well, right at the beginning we see: Tips for what is important when you apply
for a job.
And there's the sentence here, it's a question:
Are you a 5-foot-7 woman who has three dogs and loves skydiving?
Carolyn, are you a 5-foot-7 woman who loves skydiving and has three dogs?
Um, I am not a 5-foot-7 woman, and I do not have three dogs, and I've never been
skydiving.
But this question is trying to get you to think about are these things important
on your resume?
Do you need to include them?
Do you need to include them?
Well, the next sentence says:
Unless you're applying for a job as a dog walker or skydiving instructor, these
details do not belong on your resume.
Uh well, what is a dog walker?
That's someone who has a job walking someone else's dogs, taking care of their
pets.
And a skydiver... or a skydiving instructor will teach you how to skydive.
That is one of our More Information words, skydiving.
Carolyn has never been skydiving, neither have I.
But I would love to try... jumping out of a plane through the sky.
And of course, you need to be careful and where you parachute.
Skydiving, it sounds like a lot of fun.
And in the article we see that resume should only include information that is
relevant to the position, was requested by the employer or makes it easy for
them to contact you.
So these are things that you want to include in your resume.
But there are also things that you shouldn't include.
How does the next sentence continue, Gabe?
We see: Anything superfluous - hobbies and personal attributes for example -
should not be shared.
Well, let's take a look at that word "superfluous." It might help you understand
this sentence and what you should not include in your resume.
If it is superfluous, it's too much information.
It's unnecessary information.
How might you use that word, Carolyn?
What is superfluous?
Well, I really like the word "superfluous." Some people think that the word is
superfluous.
It is not necessary.
It's a word you don't need.
But I really like this word to describe things that you don't need.
It's a very fun word to say, and it is not superfluous.
Well, the word is "superfluous," and it's a necessary word.
But it is true - sometimes you might be reading a book or watching a movie, and
you think:
Wow! Where did this come from?
This has nothing to do with the plot.
This information seems superfluous.
So there are different ways that you might use that word.
We see another word in this sentence here in our lesson, "attribute." This is
also from the Word Bank.
And an attribute of something is a characteristic.
It's something to describe something, an attribute.
So where might you see that word, Carolyn?
Well, an attribute is a kind of quality.
And you might say: Well, after his interview, it was clear that his personal
attributes made him perfect for the job.
Interesting. His personal attributes made him good for the job.
All right.
Or I might say that love is one of God's attributes.
There are many more things we can know about Him, but love is one of his
qualities or attributes.
Well, it's time for us to continue learning something with Steve and Ken in the
Information Cloud.
The purpose of a resume is to land a job interview and then hopefully, the job
itself.
But how do you get people interested in reading it?
Use a cover letter.
Its purpose is to get job recruiters and hiring managers to read your resume.
Now think of a cover letter as an appetizer.
If the recruiter finds it tasty, then he or she will likely continue on to the
main course, which is your resume.
But if the cover letter is not tasty, the meal ends abruptly, and your resume
winds up in the trash.
So make your cover letter delicious by making it look professional and keeping
it concise.
Yes, concise. Just a few short sentences are all that's required.
Mention things like what job opposition you're applying for and where you heard
about it.
And definitely mention something that will differentiate you from other people
who might be applying for the same position.
Then close strong and say thank you.
Remember, a cover letter should not repeat information already in the resume.
You should complement it.
Now, a carefully-constructed cover letter could make the difference between
getting the job you want or not.
(Chinese).
In the next sentence we see:
While every situation is unique, and it's important to take the job and employer
requirements into account,
there are some general rules for what does and doesn't have a place on your
resume.
Well, in that sentence we see a phrase: take something into account.
And if you take something into account, that means that you think about it.
What sort of thing should you take into account, Gabe?
Well, maybe you're going on a trip, and you need to drive some cars.
You need to take into account how many people are going with you.
That way you know how many cars you should take.
Or maybe you need to take into account the weather so that you know when you
should go somewhere.
You can take different things into account.
So when you are trying to make a decision about something, it is important to
take different things into account.
If you want to make a big purchase, you might want to take your budget into
account.
How much money can you spend on a car or on a house?
You need to take things into account.
Well, now it is time for us to learn something with Michelle in the Language
Lab.
Hi, everyone. I'm Michelle.