Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question.
There are many mistakes that people make when writing their resume (CV) or completing a job application. Here are some of the most common and most serious.
The biggest problem is perhaps listing the duties for which you were responsible in a past position: all this tells your potential employers is what you were supposed to do. They do not necessarily know the specific skills you used in executing them, nor do they know what results you achieved - both of which are essential. In short, they won’t know if you were the best, the worst or just average in your position.
The more concrete information you can include, the better. As far as possible, provide measurements of what you accomplished. If any innovations you introduced saved the organization money, how much did they save? If you found a way of increasing productivity, by what percentage did you increase it?
Writing what you are trying to achieve in life - your objective - is a waste of space. It tells the employer what you are interested in. Do you really think that employers care what you want? No, they are interested in what they want! Instead, use that space for a career summary. A good one is brief - three to four sentences long. A good one will make the person reviewing your application want to read further.
Many resumes list ‘hard' job-specific skills, almost to the exclusion of transferable, or ‘soft’, skills. However, your ability to negotiate effectively, for example, can be just as important as your technical skills.
All information you give should be relevant, so carefully consider the job for which you are applying. If you are applying for a job that is somewhat different than your current job, it is up to you to draw a connection for the resume reviewer, so that they will understand how your skills will fit in their organization. The person who reviews your paperwork will not be a mind reader.
If you are modest about the skills you can offer, or the results you have achieved, a resume reader may take what you write literally, and be left with a low opinion of your ability: you need to say exactly how good you are. On the other hand, of course, never stretch the truth or lie.
Why did the author mention that applicants should write a good brief career summary?
A. To make the employers interested in what they want.
B. To make the interviewers more curious about you
C. Because the employers do not care for what you want to achieve.
D. Because it can provide their specific skills in their positions.
Đáp án C
Như đã được đề cập trong đoạn 2, các tình nguyện viên nên chủ ý điều gì khi tim một công việc tình nguyện?
A. Họ không nên đề cập những công việc tình nguyện mà họ đã làm trong bản sơ yếu lý lịch.
B. Họ chỉ nên thể hiện các khả năng của mình khi làm những công việc có trả lương.
C. Loại công việc tình nguyện tốt nhất là nên có liên quan đến công việc mà họ muốn nhận lương sau này.
D. Những nhà tuyển dụng có thể cho rằng bạn đã lãng phí thời gian làm các công việc phi lợi nhuận.
Từ khóa: volunteers/ pay attention to
Căn cứ thông tin đoạn 2:
“The best volunteer jobs for you to consider are ones where the experience you acquire will be applicable in the "for—pay" position you want to attain. It's often the case that once you display your passion for the organization and its mission, and have demonstrated your abilities, you'll earn strong consideration when a paying position opens up that can benefit from your talents.”
(Công việc tình nguyện tốt nhất mà bạn có thể xem xét là những công việc mà kinh nghiệm bạn sẽ tiếp thu có thể sử dụng được trong vị trí việc làm mà bạn muốn nhận sau này. Đó thường là việc mà bạn sẽ thể hiện lòng say mê với tổ chức hay sứ mệnh của nó, và bộc lộ được khả năng của bạn, bạn sẽ nhận được sự đánh giá cao khi vị tri việc làm mà được lợi từ tài năng của bạn xuất hiện.)