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At the very beginning of our professional career, we learn how to write a resume correctly. A resume is not an ordinary document that allows the employer to understand who he might be working with; it is a kind of self-promotion and self-presentation. The main purpose of such a document is to interest the person who will study it before an interview with you. It is the summary in English that determines whether this meeting will take place or not.

Writing a resume in English

A CV for applying for a job should be as short and concise as possible, but at the same time informative. Try to indicate in it all the data that is directly related to the professional skills and qualities that characterize you as a good employee. However, you should not overload your resume in English with unnecessary details. Examples and samples of a correct resume in English with translation can be found on the Internet.

Before sending or submitting a document, carefully analyze it, double-check what will be important and what will not be so important. And if you write a resume in English, then be doubly careful. Business English has its own characteristics, and the same applies to filling out documents, which sometimes differ from Russian.

Firstly, you should know that in the business English system there are two types of resumes:

• Resume- a shorter generalized certificate of education, skills, professional abilities and work experience
• CV (Curriculum vitae)- a detailed document containing complete information about education, professional successes and achievements, awards, etc.

After this, personal information is indicated, which is translated as Personal Data: date of birth, marital status, number of children (if any). Eg:

Date of birth: 04/16/1981
Marital status: married

Then, as a rule, in the resume in English the purpose (translation: Objective) with which you are applying for a job, the field of activity is written, and the positions of interest are listed. Afterwards, information about basic and additional education is located in chronological order. For example:

Education and Qualifications

Basic:
2002−2007: Moscow State University

Philology Department

Philologist

Additional:
2005: Professional Education College
Computer Operator - Certificate

Next comes the most important and informative block of a resume in English - about work experience, which is filled out in the following order: period of position held, company or firm, position and responsibilities. Eg:

2008−2013: Sapora Inc., Logistics Manager, shipment database maintenance

Then the “Skills” section is written, where various skills and computer skills, languages, as well as personal qualities and characteristics are indicated. Eg:

• excellent oral communication skills - excellent oral communication skills
• basic English - basic English
• expertise in human relations - knowledge of personnel management

At the very end, you can talk about your publications (Publications), awards (Awards) and recommendations (References).

I note that such a sequence of information presentation, as in the presented samples, is not strictly regulated when writing a resume in English. This is just one of the good options. But you can swap the items.

So, if you do not have work experience, but you think that your education will be of greater importance to the employer, then put this item earlier than information about your work experience. But if, on the contrary, your diploma is not so important, but your priority is rich experience, then it is better to indicate this block first.

Watch the training video and everything will become clear to you.

I think now you will not have any problems filling out the Curriculum vitae or Resume.

Good luck with your interview!

Before you start writing your resume, you need to clearly understand the purpose. The main purpose of writing a resume is to interest the employer and receive an invitation to an interview.

Let's imagine ourselves in the employer's place: if we are talking about a large successful company, usually this is a very busy person who looks at a large number of applicants, viewing a resume takes no more than 30 seconds, after which there is either interest or not. How to get interested?

Imagine yourself as an employer

What kind of employee would you like to hire?

• Use numbers - they will attract attention in the general text;
• Use professional language (demonstrate your competence, but remember that everything should be appropriate and moderate);
• Give preference to short sentences, express yourself clearly and concisely;
• Use more verbs that encourage action;
• Stick to a generally accepted resume structure.

Make a plan

• Heading(First Name, Surname, Date of birth, Address, Phone (Cellularphone, Home phone), E-mail) - document header. This section of the resume includes: first name, last name, date of birth, residential address, contact numbers (mobile, home), email address of the applicant;
• Objective- target. This block usually indicates the position for which the applicant is applying or the area in which he plans to develop;
• Work Experience(Dates, Position, Title of company, City, Major Duties, Special Projects, Accomplishments). This section describes the applicant’s work experience (period of work, position, company name, city, main responsibilities, projects, achievements);
• Education(Dates, Title of educational institution, Major, Degree). This section contains information about the applicant’s education (period of study, name of educational institution, specialization, title/academic degree). You can also mention here additional education: trainings, courses;
• Honors(Title, Awarding Organization, Date(s)) - awards (name of award, organization that awarded, date) - indicated whenever possible;
• Publications(Title and Type (Note, Article, etc.), Title of Publication (Journal, Book, etc.), Publisher, Date Published) - publications in a newspaper, magazine (topic of publication, type - note, article, etc. , in which magazine or newspaper it was published, date of publication) - indicated as far as possible;
• Special Skills(fluency in a foreign language, knowledge of a particular computer application) - professional skills (PC knowledge, foreign languages);
• Personal Information- personal information. In this block you can indicate your hobby, marital status, personal qualities, and so on;
• References- recommendations. If it is possible to provide references from a previous place of work or study, you can indicate at the end of the resume: “References are available upon request.”

Let's look at a sample resume

Joanna Silverstone
Objective

To gain experience and develop my skills in the company, where creativity, new ideas and enthusiasm would help me to make progress.

Contacts

Address: China, Guangzhou, Nanjin Street, 28
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +18664827470

Professional experience

September 2012-now: I am working as a Regional Manager for RG Company.

Responsibilities:

• Marketing research
• Supervising a team;
• holding meetings;
• training.

Responsibilities:

• Marketing research;
• dealing with customers;
• working in a team.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree (Diploma in Marketing, Beijin University);
• programming courses (Certificate, Oxford University).

Achievements and awards

• The best sales results of the team in Fast Track;
• increased sales by 15 per cent over the 3-year period;
• "The employer of the year" in 2011.

• Creativity implementing new ideas in Sales Department;
• customer service skills;
• teamwork;
• problem solving: I was involved in different complex projects.

Languages

• Russian: mother tongue;
• English: Advanced;
• Chinese: Elementary;
• Spanish: Elementary.

Computer skills

• Operate and install Windows, Linux;
• send and receive emails;
• browse the Internet;
• can program in Java, C++, PHP ;
• can design websites.

I enjoy traveling, because I can meet new people, get new experience and learn a lot. Moreover, it gives me inspiration and energy for work. Apart from that I like doing sports and playing intellectual games.

Characteristics

Goal oriented, confident, energetic, creative, reliable, trustworthy, leader, fast learner, respected by current stuff.

Referees

Robert Stiff
CEO of Fast Track
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 18652796325

Anna Wilson
CEO of Best Result
Regular customer
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +496325763112

Checklist for verification

After writing your resume, check the checklist:

Correct spelling:

• check spelling and punctuation;
• check the appropriateness of use;
• writing style.

Format:

• check your resume according to writing standards (indentation, font);
• volume (preferred volume - 2 pages);
• the paragraph does not exceed 7 lines (otherwise it will be inconvenient for perception);
• There shouldn't be too much empty space on the last page (it makes you feel like you're just running out of ideas;
• make sure the most important information is on the first page

Structure:

Clear structure with content-appropriate headings and logical layout, chronological order.

Style:

• Make sure to use list bullets;
• list markers should not just be in the form of a dash, but in the form of bold dots;
• Is the information in the table and columns conveniently located);
• using bold or italics to highlight key information;
• no more than 2-3 fonts (to highlight headings and subheadings);
• font color (black).

Personal information:

• Full name;
• A high-quality, clear photo of you smiling (this will increase your chances);
• The email address must be business, serious (not [email protected]).

Experience:

• written in reverse chronological order;
• included not only the position title, but also key responsibilities.

Skills:

• check if you wrote about languages ​​and computers;
• relevance.

Interests:

• you have shown yourself to be a person with an active position in life and a wide range of interests;
• connected interests with work;
• showed how disciplined and organized you are;
• demonstrate through your hobbies that you are striving for professionalism.

• 2 recommendations are enough;
• only positive recommendations.

Now count the points:

• 0–8 - Tear it up, no good, start again.
• 8–17 - Not bad, let your acquaintances, friends, colleagues read it, ask everyone for feedback.
• 17–23 - Very good, you can tweak it a little, buy a suit and
• 23–27 - Great! Employers will simply cut off your phone.

Another example of a good resume in English

Viktor Vasilev
123 Pushkin Street, Apt. 122
Moscow, Russia
Date of birth: March 10, 1980
Cellular phone: 8(***)111-11-11
Email: [email protected]

OBJECTIVE
Apply my skills as a regional sales manager with a company focused on quality, dedication and ingenuity

WORK EXPERIENCE

2007 to present

Regional Sales manager
Limited Liability Company Planeta
Moscow
Type of business - the distribution of soft drinks

Major Duties:

• management of 10 sales representatives;
• trade negotiations;
• direction of the sales force in planned towards selling specific goals;
• carrying out of store check.

Accomplishments:

• increased monthly regional volume 25 percent and helped to improve customer-company relations during my tenure;
• developed the training for sales representatives.

2003–2006

Trade representative
Limited Liability Company Diary
Moscow
Type of business - the sale of writing materials

Major Duties:

• search of new clients;
• execution of monthly sales plans;
• prepared sales forecasts and sales goals reports;
• trade negotiations, presentations of the production.

Accomplishments:

• increased client base by 50 percent;
• increased volume of sales by 200 percent during my tenure.

EDUCATION
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Master's Degree

1997–2002
Major: management

2007
Training for Sales managers in Limited Liability Company Planeta,
Moscow

SKILLS
Computer: MS Word, MS Excel, The Bat
Languages ​​(spoken and written): Russian (native), English (fluent)

REFERENCES
Available upon request

In addition, another piece of advice: now in the era of the development of the Internet and social networks, many employers (customers) check the social activity of those they hire. That's why be sure to ensure that your social networks are in proper shape, there were no drunk photos, but everywhere there was a high-quality photo, preferably taken in a professional photo studio. You should smile while wearing it.

Surely you have come across two terms: resume and CV [from Lat. Curriculum Vitae - path of life]. In our country, they are used as synonyms to define the concept of “resume in English”. In Europe they use the term CV, in the USA - resume. Recently, the fragile boundary between these concepts has completely blurred, and the terms CV and resume can be regarded as identical.

Structure of a resume or CV in English

Each document has its own structure that must be followed. We will tell you in detail how to write a resume or CV in English. Typically the sections go in this order:

1. Personal information In the upper right corner at the beginning of your resume you need to place a good quality photo of yourself. To the left of the photo, enter basic information about yourself. This section consists of the following items:

Name First and last name in English. If you have a foreign passport, write down this data from it letter by letter.

Address The address is usually written in this order: house number and street name, apartment number, city, postal code, country. Example: 201 Lenina Street, apt. 25, Moscow, 215315, Russia.

Phone number Phone number. Enter your number in international format, because the employer may call you from another country.

Marital status Marital status: married (married), single (single), divorced (divorced).

Date of birth Date of birth. We recommend writing the month in letters, since abroad there are different formats for writing dates. To avoid confusion, write, for example: 25th July 1985. Remember, the names of months in English are written with a capital letter.

Email Email address: [email protected]

In the same section, you can optionally indicate your citizenship (Nationality), and after email write other methods of communication: Skype, social networks, etc. We offer an example of this part:

Personal information

Name Ivan Ivanov

Address 201 Lenina Street, apt. 25, Moscow, 215315, Russia

Phone number home: +7-ХХХ-ХХХ-ХХХХ

mobile: +7-ХХХ-ХХХ-ХХХХ

Marital status Single

Nationality Russian

Email [email protected]

2. Objective

In this paragraph, you must indicate the purpose of the resume - applying for the position for which you are applying. In this case, you can not just write what position you are interested in, but also briefly justify why you should take it, what qualities of yours will help you successfully realize yourself in this position.

Examples of writing a purpose in a resume in English:

Sales manager. Sales Manager.

An office accountant position in the Name company. The position of chief accountant in the company “Company Name”.

A general office position with a focus on wholesaling. Office employee position with specialization in wholesale trade.

To contribute professional skills to achieving your company's goals as an accountant. Contribute to the development of the company using the professional skills of an accountant.

To obtain employment in the field of client support that will allow me to use my ability to communicate with people and take advantage of my knowledge of English. Obtain a position in customer support, which will allow me to use my people skills and knowledge of the English language.

I am seeking employment with a company where I can use my ability to communicate with people and take advantage of my knowledge of English. I am interested in employment in a company where I can use my ability to communicate with people with the opportunity to use my knowledge of the English language.

I am seeking a competitive and challenging environment where I can use my ability to communicate with people and take advantage of my knowledge of English. I am looking for a challenging and competitive position where I can use my interpersonal skills with the opportunity to apply my English language skills.

I am seeking a position in the banking sector focusing on microcredit. I am looking for a position in banking with a specialization in microcredit.

I want to obtain a position as an accountant in your company. I would like to obtain a position as an accountant in your company.

I am looking for a position as a sales manager for a distributive company. I am looking for a position as a sales manager in a distribution company.

3. Education

In this section you need to write what education you received after school and where exactly. That is, you need to indicate the full name of the educational institution, faculty, specialty and your educational qualification level.

If you graduated from several educational institutions, list them in reverse chronological order, from most recent to first. Look at an example of how you can indicate your education on your resume if, for example, you studied at a college or university:

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Economics department, Master’s degree in Marketing (2001-2006) Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics, Master’s degree in Marketing (2001-2005)

Krasnodar Marketing College Krasnodar College of Marketing

Marketing analyst – basic Junior marketing specialist

There are several more options for how you can indicate your education on a CV in English. They are all correct, you can use any of them:

Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science, department of Computer Science and computer facilities, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (2001—2005) Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science, department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, bachelor's degree in Computer Science (2001 —2005)

Department of Computer Science and computer facilities, Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science, Moscow, Russia Faculty of Informatics and Computer Engineering, Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science, Moscow, Russia

Bachelor's degree in Computer science Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science, Moscow Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science, Moscow

Master’s Degree in Computer science Master’s degree in Computer Science

Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science, Master’s Degree in Computer science Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science, Master’s degree in Computer Science

Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science, 2001—2006 Degree in Computer Science and computer facilities Master’s degree in Computer science Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science, 2001—2006, diploma in computer science and computer technology Master’s degree in Computer Science

Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science, department of Computer Science and computer facilities, PhD in Computer science (2006—2009) Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Economics, Doctor of Science in Computer Science (2006—2009)

Please note: educational qualifications in our country and abroad differ. To figure out what degree to write on your resume, check out this article.

4. Qualifications (additional qualifications)

In this section you can indicate all the professional courses that you have studied or are studying. If you also attended training seminars or conferences, be sure to indicate this fact:

September - December 2014; Programming in Java courses at the Solution Training Center, Moscow, Russia September - December 2014; Java programming courses at the Reshenie training center, Moscow, Russia

Marketing Specialist courses in Moscow Marketing College, started in 2014 up to present Marketing Specialist courses, Moscow College of Marketing, from 2014 to present

Certificate in Accounting Accountant certificate (if you received the certificate outside of the university)

5. Work experience

At this point, you must provide the potential employer with information about your professional experience. You need to list all jobs in reverse chronological order, that is, from last to first, indicating the period of time you worked in these companies. Also, list your job responsibilities. This way, your potential employer will see what skills you have acquired in your previous jobs. We recommend describing job responsibilities using a gerund, for example: writing program codes for mobile applications, preparing business plans, etc.

For each place of work, you must indicate the full name of the company and your position. Please also indicate which country and city you worked in. You can also indicate the type of activity of the company and the name of the department in which you worked.

If you do not have official work experience, you can indicate in this section industrial practice, internship, part-time work, freelancing, participation in any projects, etc.

In the same section of your resume in English, you can indicate your professional achievements (Achievements). This should only be done if you can be specific about your successes. For example, if you managed to increase sales by 2-5% or attract 100 new clients, be sure to indicate this in this paragraph. To describe achievements, we recommend using the Past Simple tense, for example: attracted 100 new consumers (attracted 100 new clients). Let's give an example of this CV point.

Company Name 1, 2012-present Moscow, Russia Financial analyst

• Preparing business plans
• Planning investment activities and budget
• Analyzing data sets collected through all departments
• Preparing financial forecasts
• Preparing reports for the board of management

Are you applying for a job in an international or technology company? Or maybe you are going to work in another country? Wonderful! All these are, of course, steep steps up the career ladder, and in personal development as well.
A resume in English is a passport to this new life. So let's try to turn it into an offer you can't refuse.

From this article you will learn:

• What does a classic English resume look like?
• Features, tips and mistakes when compiling each section
• Examples of key phrases and established expressions

In short, here it is 5 tips for writing a resume in English

1. Contacts: install international instant messengers for communication: WhatsApp, Fb messenger or Skype.
2. Summary: write it according to the elevator speech principle.
3. Education: use accepted abbreviations: BS, MA - to indicate academic degree, GPA - to indicate grade point average.
4. Skills: do not forget to separately mention Hard and Soft skills
5. Style: use bright tone for USA, modest tone for Europe

5 mistakes when writing a resume in English

1. Do not attach photos for US and UK
2. Don't use cliche phrases: experienced hard-worker, out-of-the-box thinker
3. Don't write obvious skills: Proficient in Microsoft Word, Windows user - this is like writing ability.
4. Do not exceed the length of your resume: for the USA – 1 page, for Europe – 2 pages.
5. Do not forget that every word in the title, positions, degrees, universities is written with a capital letter.

Now let’s go in more detail through the sections of the resume:

1. Personal Details and Contacts

Personal Details: First, the name is indicated (that is why it is “First name”), and only then the surname (“Last name”), in that order. Write as they are written in your passport. There is no need to write a middle name

Contacts. Install international instant messengers for communication: WhatsApp, Fb messenger or Skype. (We chat – if the employer is from China)

In addition to your email and phone number, you can leave a link to a social network: LinkedIn for the USA, Europe (except Germany, Xing is popular there). Still, a good recruiter will look at your profile to see how your views fit with those of the company. So why not be prepared for this in advance?

There is no need to add your entire address, just the city.
Here is an example of filling out contact information:

Tip 1: If you are sending your resume toAmericanor Englishcompany, it is better to do without a photo, inEuropeanHR companies expect a photo in the CV.

What is advisable to mention

phone number (where the necessary messengers are installed)
links to social networks

What will be superfluous

Surname
Date of Birth
marital status (the recruiter may be prohibited by law from being interested in this data)

2. Summary

In the Summary, the candidate describes the strongest aspects of their experience in three sentences to entice the recruiter to read further.

This is a short self-presentation, like an “elevator pitch” - which can literally be voiced during an elevator ride.

Example CV Summary:

What to mention

Tell us about your specialty and mention your main skills

Three invaluable tips for your resume: Be concise. Be bright. Be effective.
William Vanderbloemen
Forbes writer

3. Work experience

If you have at least a year of work experience, this section should be placed immediately after the Summary: this will be the main thing that interests the recruiter. Tell us about your professional experience starting with your last job and list all places in descending order (from last to very first).

According to the structure of writing, the so-called bullet points will be most familiar to a recruiter. Only non-native speakers often make punctuation errors here. Please note that if each bullet point is a complete sentence, you need to start with a capital letter and add a period. If it's a phrase rather than a full sentence, you can start with a capital letter or a regular letter and leave out any punctuation at the end.

For example:
Our department managed to complete 10 projects in two months .

10 projects completed in two months

Just don't mix different types of bullet points (full sentence and phrase).

Start each paragraph of achievements in a similar way, preferably with an active verb in Past Simple(completed, achieved, created, etc.). For example: released 20 applications in App Store and Google Market.

When listing your responsibilities, use gerund(verb with –ing ending). For example: communication with clients(communication with customers) preparing press-releases and articles on business subject(preparation of press releases and articles on business topics).

If you use noun phrases in your resume template, e.g. marketing activities do not use more than 3 nouns in a row.

Marketing activities in travel industry for East-Europe region

East-Europe travel industry marketing activities

Tip 2: To properly translate your position, try searching for a job with similar responsibilities on an international website (monster.com or indeed.com) and see what it is called there.

4.Education

For irrelevant or missing work experience, the education section should come first.

When writing the name of the educational institution, do not use abbreviations. Instead of KNU Shevchenko - Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Different countries may have different education systems, and not every employer will understand the difference between academic degrees. The following are the most common spellings in English.

In the American version of the description of education, you can most often find an indication of the field of study along with the degree.

For exact sciences:
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Master of Science (M.S.)
Doctor of Science (S.D.)

For humanities:
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Tip 3: You can look at the spelling of your university, specialty and degree on the English version of the site or from former graduates in their LinkedIn profile.

If you would like to indicate your grade point average, write as follows: GPA 4.5 (5), where GPA is grade point average, 4.5 is your result, and 5 is the maximum score. To refer to graduation with honors, it is better to use the generally accepted Latin term - “cum laude”.

In the USA, distinctions are of great importance and are determined very precisely based on the position in the graduation ranking, for example, summa cum laude (with the highest distinction), top 5% of class.

An example of an education section resume might look like this:

Tip 4: Capital letters. Each word in the title, degrees, universities/colleges, positions is capitalized.

For example: Master of Law, Customer Sales Representative at Microsoft

5.Skills

6. Certificates and About

Optional sections are Certificates/Courses and About.

The first one demonstrates your professional development, and the second one reveals you as a person.

In the About section, avoid the so-called. buzzwords – boring and standard phrases like Hard worker, thinking outside the box, Excellent communicator. They are the first thing that appears in template resumes from Google. Be more specific: I created/achieved A,B,C… or I managed/directed team and implemented 1,2,3.

Preferably

Created/ achieved A,B,C…
Managed/directed team and implemented 1,2,3
Succeeded A, B, C

Undesirable

hard worker
thinking outside the box
excellent communicator

And regarding hobbies: your yoga or skiing will not affect your ability to lead a project. Your employer will be much more interested in what tasks you prefer to do and what you strive for. Better use this section to answer this question in three sentences.

7. References

In Western companies, the candidate is expected to provide References (contacts of people who can leave feedback about your work). That's why at the end of the resume they write References: Available upon request.(Check in advance with your recommenders which communication channel (tel/email) will be more convenient for them).

Advice: Resume format – PDF. Why not standard docx.? In PDF format yourresume samplewill look exactly the way you wrote it, and in docx. Sentences and paragraphs may shift in different versions of the text editor. (Besides, it is not necessary that the recruiter has Word installed).

Advice: Resume volume forUSAshould not exceed 1 page, conciseness plays a big role, but at the same time you must clearly communicate your main skills in order to be noticed. ForEuropeon the contrary, the volume of the resume can be 2 or even 3 pages and have a neutral tone of writing.

Bonus: useful resources

And in conclusion, we add a couple of links to sites useful for your resume:

Thesaurus – Check your resume for repetitions and find similar words

Business Insider – overused words or words to avoid on your resume in English

Grammarly - check your finished resume for errors

We hope these tips will serve you well. In general, you can apply them directly on our website, at. It already contains all the correct structure and names + hints are given.

We sincerely wish you easy interviews and a job you love!

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A well-written CV (resume) in English is the key to success when applying for a prestigious job, because this is the first document that the employer will pay attention to. An ill-thought-out, hastily completed CV can simply mean a wasted opportunity and time.

What is a CV?

CV [,si:’vi:] - curriculum vitae (plural - curricula vitarum) - lat. "path of life" This is a professional biography that includes a brief description of education, professional experience and achievements. CV is a necessary document when applying for a job, submitting documents for participation in any. official competition, etc. The term CV is widely used in the UK and European countries. And in the USA it is used only in the fields of education and medicine. For Americans, the term “resume” is closer, which means the same thing - a short autobiography (information about education and professional experience). Since drawing up a CV (resume) is quite a responsible matter, it is necessary to properly prepare for writing it.

How to write a CV in English?

Before writing a CV in English, take a few important steps:

• define your goal - what position you are looking for;
• think over and write down all the main events in your life related to your studies and past places of work - college, university, academy, courses, trainings;
• correctly translate all proper names and put dates;
• from the employer’s point of view, analyze your additional skills and abilities - knowledge of computer programs, foreign languages, ability to drive a car...
• Prepare letters of recommendation from past employers.

Despite the fact that in Business English there are several ways to present information in a CV, the following structure is considered traditional:

1. Personal details (name, address, telephone, email) - personal data
2. Job objective - goal
3. Education - education
4. Qualifications - diplomas, certificates
5. Work experience - work experience
6. Skills - skills
7. Interests - interests
8. References - recommendations

Recently, they often write a small personal Profile (a brief description of personal characteristics) immediately after the Personal details.

Katerina Semaka: “No matter how live and good your language is, when it comes to creating your own CV, you can be always lost: which combination sounds better, which is more businesslike and which better describes the activity.

I have been in recruiting for more than 5 years. Due to my job functions I screen about 5,000 different CVs a year. I can tell you for sure that all that you write in your CV and how you write it matters a lot.

The main recommendation that I would give – CV should be informative, short and businesslike. It reflects not only your experience, but also you as a personality and tells much about you. In the text itself I would advise to use more gerund forms and nouns rather than infinitive forms (hint: according to CV content analysis infinitive forms sound more doubtful and less confident). Below are some of the phrases that could be of use, when you come to creating your CV in English.”

1. The volume of a CV is 1-2 pages of printed text. It’s better, of course, to keep it to 1 page, because... the second page may either get lost or end up in other documents by mistake. If there is a lot of information and it does not fit on 1 page, be sure to staple 1 and 2 pages, having first written your name, surname, and telephone number on 2.
2. Of course, in addition to the fact that your CV must be correctly composed, it must be properly proofread - spelling, punctuation,