Company rules

1. Work begins at 8.30 everyday, so you have to be here on time every morning.

2. Please turn off your mobile phone, because you can’t make personal calls inside the building.

3. The company has a no smoking policy, so you have to go outside for a cigarette.

4. Everybody has a personal code for the photocopier, so you have to get one before you use it.

5. It’s very important to ask your boss for permission to go home early, so you can’t leave early without asking her.

6. Mrs. Clark is the only person who can use the fax machine, so you can’t use it without her permission.

7. Everybody wears informal clothes here, so you don’t have to wear a suit.

8. The company restaurant is open all day, so you can get something to eat without leaving the building.

9. The coffee machine is free, so you don’t have to pay for hot drinks.

10. There are lots of restaurants and sandwich bars near the office so you don’t have to eat in the company restaurant.

11. Everybody has one hour for lunch, so you have to be back in the office by 2 o’clock.

TEMA 12. How to organize your resume

Задание 1. Прочитайте рекомендации по написанию своей краткой биографии и ответьте на вопросы.

A resume or a C.V. (curriculum vitae) is a summary of your history and professional qualifications. Make sure your resume (C.V.) focuses on the kind of work you can and want to do.

If you have worked successfully in an area related to the job you are applying for, emphasize it. It sometimes happens that the most qualified people don’t always get the job. It goes to the person who presents himself well in person and on paper.

Here is how you should organize your resume:

1. Your name and address go at the top. The resume usually consists of the following sections: Personal, Education, Work, Experince, Interests and Skills, Hobbies.

2. Under Personal you say:

1) when an where you were born;

2) your marital status (whether you are married, single or divorced), your children;

3) citizenship.

3. Under Education you describe:

1) the school you finished and the years of study (for example, 1956-1966);

2) University, the diplomas and degrees obtained, also mention the subject (e.g. the University of St. Petersburg, Economics);

3) any higher degrees, e.g. Ph.D., and the university which granted it.

4. Then comes Work Experience:

You always list the jobs, the years you worked, the positions you held and the addresses.

This should be presented in the reverse chronological order starting from the last job.

In case you have no work experience in the field, mention your summer jobs, extracurricular school activities, awards. Choose the activities that will enhance your qualification for the job you want.

5. Then come Interests and Skills:

Include the foreign languages you speak, computer skills, extensive travel, particular interests or professional membership, the clubs you belong to. This is your chance to let your future employer get some idea of your person.

6. The last is Hobbies:

It is a good to mention here a hobby that can help get the job you are after.

It should be noted that a resume (C.V.) can be structured differently and may vary in length from one page to three or more.

Send your Resume, along with a Cover Letter and a Letter of Recommendation or Reference to a specific person. The person should appeal to your reader’s own needs. Briefly explain why you are approaching his company. Refer him to your Resume and ask for an interview.

1) In what cases do people have to write a resume?

2) Should the resume you write be a detailed personal history or a summary of your personal history and qualifications?

3) When you write a resume you usually emphasize that you have worked successfully in an area related to the job you want to get. Why is it important do you think?

4) How is a resume structured?

5) What do you begin with?

6) What do you write under Personal, Education, Work Experience, Interests and Skills and Hobbies?

7) Why is it important to present oneself properly in a resume?

8) Do you usually present all the information about yourself in the chronological order?

9) Why do you think it is recommendable to present the information in the reverse chronological order?

10) How important is it to mention your computer skills and your command of foreign languages?