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Part IV Comprehensive Language Practice Sample Résumé Hong Qin
Rm. 316, New College Dormitory
Xuanwu University, 2270 Zhongshan Road Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009 Tel: (025) 89709399 Email: hqin@yahoo.com.cn Employment Objective
Reporter position with a major newspaper or magazine Education
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Xuanwu University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, July 2010 ? Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.6 on a 4.0 scale ? Proficient with MS Office, Lotus Notes, Windows XP and the Internet ? Courses taken included:
Reporting Public Affairs Feature Writing
Computer Assisted Reporting Theories of Mass Communication Writing for Mass Communication Advertising and Public Relations World Press Systems Advanced Newspaper Design Employment Experience
Reporter Internship with the Yangtze Evening Post, 101 South Zhongshan Road, Nanjing,
Jiangsu 210005, June 2009 to August 2009
? Researched information for stories for the Transportation and Tourism columns ? Interviewed contributors both over the phone and in person
? Met every daily deadline successfully, with 100% completion of all assigned reports by specified deadlines
Assistant Editor/Reporter with Jinling Evening News, 53 Jiefang Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210016, July, 2008 — present
? Responsible for reporting student activities at Xuanwu University ? Developed fortnightly stories without missing a single deadline Awards
Second Place in the News Writing Competition for Students of Journalism in Nanjing, 2009 Xuanwu Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2008 Professional Interests
Member of the Journalists’ Association of Jiangsu Province Vice chairman of the Student Union at Xuanwu University Proficient in both Chinese and English Personal Data
Date of Birth: June 27, 1987
Place of Birth: Jinan, Shandong Province, China Nationality: Chinese Sex: Male Health: Excellent
Hobbies: Photography, music, chess
References and writing samples available upon request.
Unit 3
Part I Listening Task Script for the recording:
As you battle the competitive job market, your résumé is going to be the key weapon you use to get hired. For better or for worse, this is your calling card to the recruiting directors of the business world.
There is one key piece of advice that seems to get lost on most people, one of the most important things you can do when applying for a job. And it is this: Target your résumé. People, we work in advertising. What do you think your résumé is? It’s just an ad for you. Just like a good ad targets its consumer, a good résumé hits the target right between the eyes and says, ―You have to hire me.‖ In this case, the consumer is the recruiting director at the company where you’d like to work. Never forget that.
Here’s what I mean: Recruiting directors are a practical lot. They want to find the ―easiest‖ possible person to hire. That is, someone who fits their job description perfectly.
If the job description says they are looking for an account director with, at least, 5 years of experience and a background in package goods, that’s exactly who they want to hire. Now, that doesn’t mean they won’t consider anyone else, but where do you think they are going to start?
If you have more than five or so years of experience, you can start your résumé with a summary. A summary captures about four or five bullet points that show why you’re a perfect match for the job. In our example above, that first bullet point would say something like:
Account director with more than 5 years of experience leading diverse agency teams as large as 18 on package-goods accounts including Unilever and Hershey.
When they pick up that résumé, you want them to nod and think, ―This person is perfect for the job.‖ After Listening
1. calling card 2. target one’s résumé 3. job description 4. summary Part II Reading Task Comprehension
Possible answers to content questions: 1. He runs a manufacturing company. 2. Almost all of them were no.
3. This applicant was ill prepared for the job he was applying for and therefore ill qualified. 4. Prepare to win.
5. They now have to switch jobs frequently.
6. A 90-year-old tennis player who wanted to work on his weakness -- backhand court. 7. Believing in yourself, even when no one else does. 8. Because he will mention a cab driver who is different. 9. His efforts to make a difference.
10. He was offered a ride on a day when Minnesota was hit with one of the worst snowstorms in years and the international airport there was closed for the first time in decades.
11. Because there were no tracks left in the snow, which means he was the first person to take off from there.
12. Carlson was excited about being first, which is exactly what the writer recommends to job applicants.
Text Organization 1.
Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas
Part One Paras 1- 6 An ill-prepared college graduate failed his interview. Part Two Paras 7-27 Four pieces of advice on being a successful interviewee. Part Three Paras 28-31 Make your own tracks in whatever you do. 2.
Suggestions Examples
1) Prepare to win. 1) Michael Jordan
2) Never stop learning. 2) a 90-year-old tennis player
3) Believe in yourself, 3) the four-minute mile, the New York Marathon and the even when no one else does. Vietnam veteran.
4) Find a way to make a difference. 4) a New York cabdriver. Language Sense Enhancement 1.
(1) checked with (2) interview (3) grill (4) clippings (5) be right for (6) follow up (7) indicating （8）hand-delivered (9) prepared (10) prospective Language Focus I. 1.
1) rude 2) physically