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ENGLISH FOR WORKPLACES
求職英文
Agenda
Grouping Employment/Job Searching Resume/Curriculum Vitae Top Resume Mistakes Personal Statement Wikispaces
Grouping
Find your group members Form a group of 4-5 Discuss your group presentation
topic for this semester Arrange office meeting time
Employment
Warm-up discussion (p. 9) Picture A Picture B Your ideal job Basic interview skill (link)
Advertising a position
Want ad (p.14) Graphic designer wanted
Employment website- Job bank
104 人力銀行 http://www.104.com.tw/ 518 人力銀行 http://www.518.com.tw/ 1111 人力銀行 http://www.1111.com.tw/ ChinaJob.com http://www.chinajob.com/ JobStreet.com http://jp.jobstreet.com/ Best Jobs Australia
http://www.bestjobsau.com/ Monster http://jobsearch.monster.com/ Job Bank USA
http://www.jobbankusa.com/
Applying for a job
Cover letter/Job application email (p.15)
Resume (p. 17) Autobiography or personal statement
(if needed)
Cover letter
A cover letter is a letter of introduction attached to, or accompanying another document such as a resume
Resume
A resume is a summary of your education and work experience that you send with a cover letter or application email when you apply for a job (p.21)
Resume guidelines
Your resume is generally your first introduction to an employer
It should be written with great care and consideration
Your resume is your marketing brochure, showcasing those skills, achievements, and qualification required
Resume categories
Identification/Personal Information Objective Education Work experience Skills/Additional qualification Professional affiliation
Top resume mistakes
Typos and grammatical errors Lack of specifics Attempting one size fits all Highlight duties instead of
accomplishments Going on too long or cutting things
too short
Top resume mistakes (Con’t) A bad objective No action verbs Leaving off important information Visually too busy Incorrect contact information
Relevant videos & links
How to write a resume (link) How to get a job : Creative resume writing
(link) Perfect CV/resume: Tips, lay-out,
wording (link) Cover letter assistance (link) Cover letter for resume (link) 投履歷表絕對不能忘 cover letter (link) Cover letter/job letter 解釋 (link)
Curriculum vitae
A CV concentrates on academic pursuit and de-emphasizes materials not directly related to education background and achievement
Different use between UK, US, Canada, European Union (link)
Personal statement
A personal statement should introduce you to your perspective employer and provide information about your personality and goals
Personal statements should reflect on the applicant positively while making him/her stand out
Personal statement (Con’t)
How to write a personal statement for a job application form (link1) (link2)
Job application: Personal statements (link) What you should include in a personal
statement (link)
Wikispaces
Website http://www.wikispaces.com/ Wiki tutorial (link1) (link2) Wikispaces is a place where one can
write, discuss, and build web pages together
Sing up now
Issues for discussion
【願景工程‧搶救人才】從德教育雙軌制 看台灣技職體系
德國強盛經濟與精良工藝，與德國雙軌職訓傳統密不可分，專業的技術人力，一百六十萬的 技職大軍，更是讓德國這個超級引擎擁有動能的強力柴火。台灣的大學生技術能力不足，很 難上手，於是企業引進師徒制，自己栽培實作力強又心細的「學士黑手」。 (Link)
Q&A
Thank you very much for your listening!
