БЫТОВЫЕ ДИАЛОГИ
англо-русский разговорник

EVERYDAY DIALOGUES
English-Russian conversation guide

    PREPARING  A  RESUME                        КАК СОСТАВЛЯТЬ РЕЗЮМЕ
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Jack Holden: I'm pleased to meet
you,Peter.My sister Linda has of-
ten spoken about you.

Peter Dubinsky: I'm happy to meet
you,Jack.

Jack: So you're a newcomer from
Russia.How long have you been in
New York?

Peter: I've been living here
about 10 months.

Jack: Do you like living here?

Peter: Yes,I do.New York is a
fascinating city.

Jack: Do you have a job?

Peter: Yes,I do.But that is a
sad story.I'm an electronics
engineer without American expe-
rience.Now I'm a cab driver.

Jack: Don't loose heart.Driving
a cab is not what you have dre-
amed of.But if you have a good
professional background,sooner
or later you will get a job in
your special field.Do you have
a resume?

Peter: Yes,I do.I have it with
me.

Jack: Could you show it to me?
I happened to work for the per-
sonnel department of a large
company.

Peter: Here it is.

Jack(reading the resume): That
kind of resume won't get you a
high-level job.Major companies
recieve about 300 resumes  a
week.They ignore 290 of them.
Peter:What's the reason for it?

Jack: Many job hunters stress
details that don't count. In
this resume of yours, these
long Russian words and names
are rather confusing for an
American employer.

Peter: But my resume should
reflect professional experi-
ence, shouldn't it?

Jack: Yes, of corse.You des-
cribe yourself as an elect-
ronics engineer.That's not
enough.No doubt, you have ad-
vanced knowledge.But what is
your objective? What kind of
position do you want? What
abilities qualify you for a
job as an electronics engi-
neer with Manhatten Elect-
ronics to name just  an
example?You should tell abo-
ut your strengths and expe-
riences which will let you
do that job.Your strengths
should be given more space.
Other information should be
left out.

Peter: Sometimes it's rather
difficult to decide what to
stress and what to leave out.

Jack: An employer's main in-
terest is in what you can do
for the company.Include  in-
formation that  shows  that
you are the right kind  of
person for the job.Leave out
anything that might give an
employer reason for passing
you by.

Peter: But what about the
lack of American experience?
That's a serious obstacle to
getting a job.

Jack: If the employer reali-
zes that you are the  right
man for a particular position
he will give you an appoint-
ment.I know quite a few Rus-
sians who hold top positions.
Write another kind of resume
and show it to me.

Peter: Thank you so much.

Jack: You are welcome.Call me
as soon as your resume is re-
ady.