每年這時候,揭開「換職潮」的序幕。不論你換不換工作,不妨利用此時更新之前的履歷,或準備一份全新的英文版本,追加過去一年新增的職責,更重要的,新增的業績、成果、貢獻、得獎。這些都是你的工作表現,才是吸引用人主管的目光,而不是你的工作內容。
英文履歷寫法很多,可以從網路上找到許多範本,直接下載,調整內容。但這些範本的用字、措詞差異頗大,如何挑選適合自己的範本很多時候取決於你的經驗和想應徵的職位。
因為英文履歷是要凸顯你的技能與專長,要做到這一點,在你所挑選的範本,試試看將「工作內容」轉換成「工作表現」,讓用人主管知道,你好不好用,或者,你會給公司什麼「好處」。
描述職務的寫法
下面是一位工作三年業務代表的經歷,假設這是個網路範本,而且也接近你的情況,讓我示範如何將職務描述改成工作表現的寫法:
SAN ANTONIO COMMUNICATION, Taipei 2008 - Present
Sales Representatives, Sales Department
* Prospecting for sales leads through directories, magazines, newspapers, and all other business related publications.
* Coordinating and implementing direct mail promotional campaigns and telemarketing sales activities.
* Conducting formal and informal presentations of the company's products and services to potential clients.
* Developing effective sales and referral networks through participation in business association and organizations.
* Continuously obtaining feedback from present clients in order to understand any product problem and to obtain valuable market information.
問題點
a. 英文「經歷」欄的寫法是「動詞+受詞」。這部分動作如果還在進行(還在任職中),則動詞用「簡單現在式」;若是無重複性的專案或活動,則動詞時態改成「簡單過去 式」(之前的工作)。
b. 5點職掌中,包含3個能力:‘Coordinating…’、‘Conducting…’、‘Developing…’,其他兩點,似乎業務份內的職責,看不出真正的技能所在。
強調工作表現的寫法
調整後的內容如下面:
San Antonio Communications, Taipei 2008 – present
Sales Representative
* Identify and analyze sales leads through printed materials and websites to increase sales volumes
*..Coordinated and implemented direct mail campaigns and telemarketing activities to improve product awareness of the target market
* Make product presentations and demonstrations to potential customers to develop new business
* Maintain trusting relationships with clients by analyzing customers’ needs and feedback, and consulting with staff engineers for better solutions
* Develop effective sales and referral networks through participation in business association and organizations
劃線部份強調技能和專長:
* to increase sales volume (增加業績)
* to improve product awareness (提升產品曝光率)
* to develop new business (開發新產品)
* by analyzing..., and consulting... (分析、溝通能力)
* through participation in... (人脈、社交能力)
這些表現,搭配你的工作內容,會比單純描述你的職責更吸引人,這不就是你要的嗎?
別擔心自己沒有太多的貢獻, 仔細想,不也是因為你的付出、參與或經驗,什麼事情得已順利完成,哪些人受惠,某些情況獲得改善。這些都是你的功勞,把這些和其他值得表彰的事蹟,用上面的方式寫下來,你的好處和好用的地方就一目了然。