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What Makes A Great English Resume



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he idea of an English            English employers do NOT like to  
Resume is to sell yourself:     see a photo on the Resume and, in 
An English Resume is seen       fact, including one could work    
as an opportunity to sell             against you. Only include a photo 
yourself and should emphasise         if it has been specifically       
your skills, experiences and          requested for a particular job    
achievements. You should include      application.                      
successes and wherever possible                                         
include facts and figures to          English Language skills: This is  
support your claims. Do NOT           a very important aspect of your   
include information that is           Resume and your professional      
negative.                             career. You must explain your     
                                      knowledge of the English language 
Spelling and Grammar Check:           under the ‘Skills' heading.     
Correct spelling and grammar are      Describe your level of knowledge  
of absolute importance in an          as one of the following:          
English Resume. Employers will                                          
NOT tolerate any mistakes. It is      "· Bilingual - You can speak      
very important that a native          English as well as your mother    
English speaker checks your           tongue                            
Resume before you send it to an       "· Fluent - You have a complete   
English-speaking employer.            working knowledge of the English  
                                      language, both written and        
CVwriting.net can provide a full      speaking.                         
spelling and grammar check and        "· Working knowledge- you have a  
suggest any changes to the            good practical knowledge of       
content of your Resume in line        English for professional          
with what employers expect.           purposes.                         
                                      "· Conversational - You can       
Do not include a photo: Most          converse adequately in English    



with good comprehension.              long.                             
                                                                        
English Resume Format:                Do NOT use initials for company   
                                      names or qualifications, as these 
Your name, address, telephone         could be meaningless to an        
number and email address should       English employer. Always write    
appear at the top of your English     the words in full.                
Resume. Always use a capital                                            
letter at the beginning of a name     Headings:                         
including the name of a street,                                         
town or country. Do NOT put           1. Profile: This is an            
Resume or Curriculum Vitae as a       opportunity to summarise the      
heading.                              skills and experience you have    
                                      described elsewhere in your       
Your Resume should be produced on     Resume. It is the first part of   
a word processor, not hand            the Resume that the employer will 
written, and be available             read. It should be only one or    
softcopy as a Word or PDF file.       two paragraphs long otherwise the 
If you are printing your Resume       reader may not go on to read the  
you should use good quality           rest of your Resume. You should   
paper.                                also include your career          
                                      aspirations.                      
An employer will scan your Resume                                       
in thirty seconds looking for         2. Achievements: list any special 
keywords that are relevant to the     achievements from your career     
vacancy he is trying to fill.         history or education that may     
Keep your Resume short and            make you stand out from other     
concise so that your positive         candidates. List no more than     
attributes stand out. Your Resume     six.                              
should be no more than two pages                                        



3. Career History: This is a very     Make sure you explain any         
important part of your Resume.        non-English qualifications or try 
The most common Resume format is      and put the English equivalent,   
written in reverse-chronological      e.g. Baccalaureate, French        
order. Start with your most           equivalent to the Higher Leaving  
recent employment and work            Certificate and A levels. Do not  
backwards. List the dates between     include grades unless they are    
which you worked for each             particularly impressive.          
employer the name of the                                                
employer, your position and the       6. Personal details: It is not    
location at which you worked.         necessary to include all of your  
Write a short description of the      personal details on an English    
company and then describe your        Resume as your skills and         
responsibilities including facts      experience are of paramount       
and figures as much as possible.      importance. However, you need to  
                                      include your nationality and it   
4. Skills: In an English Resume       is normal to include your Date of 
it is necessary to list               Birth such as: 11th November      
particular technical,                 1967. Do not put your age.        
professional or other skills                                            
separate from your career             7. Interests. You do not have to  
history. An English employer will     include your interests on an      
not necessarily be familiar with      English Resume but they will help 
non-English professional              to give the employer a rounded    
qualifications therefore you must     picture of you as an individual.  
explain each one.                                                       
                                      Signature: It is not necessary to 
5. Education: You must enter your     personally sign your English      
highest qualification first, then     Resume.                           
where achieved, and then dates.                                         



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