Isn’t that the kind of person you’d want working for your?
［A］A woman who lost her job as a teacher’s aide due to a cutback in government funding wrote:“Principal of elementary school cited me as the only teacher’s aide she would rehire if government funds became available.”
［B］One resume I received included the following:“invited by my superior to straighten out our organization’s accounts receivable. Set up orderly repayment schedule, reconciled accounts weekly, and improved cash flow 100 per cent. Rewarded with raise and promotion.”Notice how this woman focuses on results, specifies how she accomplished them, and mentions her reward—all in 34 words.
［C］For example, if you have a flair for saving, managing and investing money, you have money management skills.
［D］An acquaintance complained of being biased when losing an opportunity due to the statement“Ready to learn though not so well educated”.
［E］One of my former colleagues, for example, wrote resumes in three different styles in order to find out which was more preferred. The result is, of course, the one that highlights skills and education background.
［F］A woman once told me about a cashflow crisis her employer had faced. She’d agreed to work without pay for three months until business improved. Her reward was her back pay plus a 20 percent bonus. I asked why that marvelous story wasn’t in her resume. She answered,“It wasn’t important.”What she was really saying of course was“I’m not important.”
［试题分析］
这是一篇如何写好个人简历的文章。
首先，我们要通读全文，了解大意。作者在文中强调了这么一点：简历应该要引起招聘者的兴趣，应该是有趣的，具有个性的，同时又能与招聘要求吻合的。在文章中，作者给出了写简历时的一些诀窍，每个诀窍都提炼出一个小标题，给出解释和举例。考生应该明确一点，这些小标题不一定等同于论点或段落总结句。小标题一般都较短，只看小标题不参考其解释，就会出现“只见树木，不见森林”的现象，很容易出现偏颇。因此，考生碰到这种情况时，一定要保持冷静，不要急于求成，而是应该结合正文理解观点的含义，然后再结合小标题提炼出论点，最后再去和选项结合。
第一点，“Put yourself first”。字面意思是把自己置于第一位。什么意思呢？下面的句子进行了解释，“要想让自己的简历使人读起来富有激情，那么你首先要对自己有自信”。再看选项中哪个例子能进一步说明这一点呢？从选项中可以发现，有些例子是成功的例子，有些是不成功的例子。那么就有可能从正反两方面举例了，［F］就是一个反例，证明了第一个观点。作者通过例子说明，不要认为自己做过的事情不值一提，瞧不起自己的人别人又怎么会重视呢？
第二点，“Sell what you can do,not who you are ”。字面意思是给别人展示你能干什么，而不是你是什么样的人。要强调能力而不是性格。下面的解释是这样的：“要学会把自己的个性和成就转变限制到某个具体技能领域中，世界上有至少5000种技能领域”(意思是，这么多技能中，总有一种和你自己的经验相吻合)。再带着这个观点来看后面的选项，文后的例子中［C］项是这么说的：“例如，如果你有节约、投资、管理钱财的天分，那么你拥有理财的能力。”这就是把一般的个性特征和相关的技能领域结合起来的例子。
第三点，“Be specific,be concrete,and be brief!”意思就是说要简洁、具体。可以推断，相关的例子应该是表现出简历具体、简洁的一面。哪个选项说明了这一点呢？［B］项描写一位女士仅用了34个词就把重点说明白了，这反映的是简洁这一特色。