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The main purpose of a resume is to convince an employer to grant you an interview. There are two kinds. One in the familiar "tom

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问题     The main purpose of a resume is to convince an employer to grant you an interview. There are two kinds. One in the familiar "tombstone" that lists where you went to school and where you’ve worked in chronological order. The other is what I call the "functional" resume—descriptive, fun to read, unique to you and much more likely to land you an interview.
    It’s handy to have a "tombstone" for certain occasions. But prospective employers throw away most of those un-requested "tombstone" lists, preferring to interview the quick rather than the dead.
    What follows are tips on writing a functional resume that will get read—a resume that makes you come alive and look interesting to employers.
    【B1】 Put yourself first:
    In order to write a resume others will read with enthusiasm, you have to feel important about yourself.
    【B2】 Sell what you can do, not who you are:
    Practice translating your personality traits, character, accomplishments and achievements into skill areas. There are at least five thousand skill areas in the world of work.
    Toot your own horn!
    Many people clutch when asked to think about their abilities. Some think they have none at all! But everyone does, and one of yours may just be the ticket an employer would be glad to punch—if only you show it.
    【B3】 Be specific, be concrete, and be brief!
    Remember that "brevity is the best policy."
    【B4】 Turn bad news into good:
    Everybody has bad disappointments in work. If you have to mention yours, look for the positive side.
    【B5】 Never apologize:
    If you’re returning to the work force after fifteen years as a parent, simply write a short paragraph (summary of background) in place of a chronology of experience. Don’t apologize for working at being a mother; it’s the hardest job of all. If you have no special training or higher education, just don’t mention education.
    The secret is to think about the self before you start writing about yourself. Take four or five hours off, not necessarily consecutive, and simply write down every accomplishment in your life, on or off the job, that made you feel effective. Don’t worry at first about what it all means. Study the list and try to spot patterns. As you study your list, you will cone closer to the meaning: identifying your marketable skills. Once you discover patterns, give names to your cluster of accomplishments (leadership skills, budget management skills, child development skills, etc.) Try to list at least three accomplishments under the same skills heading. Now start writing your resume as if you mattered. It may take four drafts or more, and several weeks, before you’re ready to show it to a stranger (friends are usually too kind) for a reaction. When you’re satisfied, send it to a printer; a printed resume is far superior to photocopies. It shows an employer that regard job hunting as serious work, worth doing right.
    Isn’t that the kind of person you’d want working for you?
    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 mention 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 three 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 cash-flow 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. "
【B4】
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答案A
解析 本题的原文标题信息首先说明了“Turn bad news into good(把坏消息转化为好消息)”，之后的原文阐述信息继续说明：“Everybody has bad disappointments in work．If you have to mention yours，look for the positive side．(每个人在工作中都有令人失望之处。如果你必须提及的话，要从积极的角度去谈论。)”从这些信息我们不难推测与本标题可以匹配的段落信息必然要涉及工作中令人失望的经历，并且将此失望经历在简历中正面地描述出来。我们很快定位出选项A)和D)都提及了失望经历，但马上注意到选项D)中的“complained(抱怨)”这个关键信息点与本标题要匹配的段落是完全不同的方向。这样，只有选项A)的信息是在描述“一位女士失去了工作”，形成了失望的工作经历，但是她在简历中写了“Principal of elementary school cited me as the only teacher’s aide she would rehire if government funds became available(校长评价我是唯一一个她愿意重聘的教师助理——如果政府资金足够的话)”，这显然是用此例子说明“Turn bad news into good”。
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