Building Careers and Writing Résumés参考.ppt

Prentice Hall, 2008 Business Communication Essentials, 3e Building Careers and Writing Résumés Securing Employment in Today’s Job Market The Employment Search How Employers Approach the Recruiting Process Organizing Your Approach Three-Step Résumé Process Planning Your Résumé Analyze Audience and Purpose Gather Information Choose the Medium Organize the Résumé “Red Flags” for Employers “Red Flags” for Employers Typical Résumé Formats Writing Your Résumé Keep the Résumé Honest Adapting to the Audience Consider the employer’s perspective Build on past accomplishments Stress your future potential Translate skills and experience Clarify educational achievements Composing Your Résumé Completing Your Résumé Common Résumé Problems Producing Your Résumé Traditional Printed Résumé Printed Scannable Résumé Digital Résumé Formats Proofreading Your Résumé Distributing Your Résumé Posting Résumés Online Posting Résumés Online As with other business messages, planning a résumé means analyzing your purpose and audience, gathering information, choosing the best medium, and organizing the content. To focus attention on your strongest points, adapt the appropriate organizational approach--chronological, functional, or a combination of the two. The right choice depends on your background and your goals. In a chronological résumé, the Work Experience section dominates and is placed in the most prominent slot. This approach is the most common way to organize a résumé. It has three advantages: (1) employers are familiar with it, (2) it highlights growth and career progression, and (3) it highlights continuity and stability. This approach is especially appropriate if you have a strong employment history and are aiming for a job that builds on your current career path. A functional résumé emphasizes skills and accomplishments, identifying employers and academic experience in subordinate sections. This pattern stresses individual areas of competence, so its useful for people