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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
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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.comhttp://www.chinajob.com/ • JobStreet.com http://jp.jobstreet.com/ • Best Jobs Australia http://www.bestjobsau.com/ • Monsterhttp://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 • Websitehttp://www.wikispaces.com/ • Wiki tutorial (link1)(link2) • Wikispaces is a place where one can write, discuss, and build web pages together • Sing up now
【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!