I have seen a lot of resumes and CVs in my nearly 40 years in business. Most of them have one or more of these flaws that keep the resume from even being read carefully.
1. Focused on you and what you want, not on the company and how you can help them.
2. Using passive phrases and vague verbs, not active verbs that feature what you do, what you have accomplished, and what you can do for the company.
3. Presenting your career as a series of unrelated experiences, not as a unified story.
4. Trying to include everything in your background, rather than just the important highlights.
5. Jamming too much on one page, with small fonts, narrow margins, little white space.
Make these mistakes and your chance of an interview goes down to nearly zero.
Are you guilty of any of these?
What other flaws have you noticed?
Experts agree that to get ahead in business these days you need to speak English well. I am looking for serious students who understand this and are committed to advancing their career.
If this is you, please look up my profile to learn more about me and how I can help.
Hi. I focus exclusively on teaching English for International Business to intermediate and advanced students. I am looking to develop some new courses and new teaching materials.
I'd like the input of the italki community.
What would appeal to you most?
Here are some ideas, but please feel free to add your own.
Everyday English in the workplace
English for specific functional areas: finance, accounting, marketing, production, research and development, etc.
English for more specific tasks: business planning, market analysis, marketing research, new product development, etc.
English for launching a startup
English for job search and interviewing
English for negotiations
Thanks very much for you opinions and suggestions.
Business English Ed
Hi. I focus exclusively on teaching English for International Business to intermediate and advanced students. I am looking to develop some new courses and new teaching materials.
I'd like the input of the italki community.
What would appeal to you most?
Here are some ideas, but please feel free to add your own.
Everyday English in the workplace
English for specific functional areas: finance, accounting, marketing, production, research and development, etc.
English for more specific tasks: business planning, market analysis, marketing research, new product development, etc.
English for launching a startup
English for job search and interviewing
English for negotiations
Thanks very much for you opinions and suggestions.
Business English Ed
