英语俚语天天说 第136期:简历中这5个错误一定不能有

 　　【简历错误集锦】

　　Does it matter if you make a mistake on your resume? It does.In fact, the quickest way to get screened out as an applicant¹ is to submit a seriously flawed resume.

　　Top 5 Resume Mistakes

　　1. Misspellings and grammatical errors are resume killers².

　　Spell check then proofread³ by placing a finger on each word and then have your document reviewed by a career coach or a friend or family member.

　　Misspelling 拼写错误 grammatical error 语法错误 proofread v. 校对

　　2. Not including keywords that match the job posting.

　　Your resume should include the same keywords that appear in the job listing.

　　If your resume doesn't have the right keywords, it most likely won't get noticed because you won't appear to be a fit for the job.

　　fit n.匹配

　　3. Including too much information. Don't tell your readers everything about each job.

　　Focus on the highlights; keep your document to 1 - 2 pages.Use formatting⁴ techniques like bullets and short paragraphs to enhance readability（易读性）.

　　highlight n. 重要的事情，精彩的部分 formatting technique 排版技巧 bullet n. 着重号

　　4. Including a career summary that doesn't match the job requirements.

　　Don't use a mismatched summary of qualifications at the top of your resume.

　　Your key skills in the summary should match many of the job requirements or else leave it off.

　　career summary 工作经历摘要 mismatched adj. 不匹配的 leave it off 丢掉

　　5. Being too modest.

　　Share any awards or recognition you have received in a matter-of-fact manner

　　"Promoted to associate director(副总监) after increasing annual donations by 25%."

　　matter-of-fact adj. 实事求是的

1 applicant   

n.申请人，求职者，请求者

参考例句：

• He was the hundredth applicant for the job. 他是第100个申请这项工作的人。
• In my estimation, the applicant is well qualified for this job. 据我看, 这位应征者完全具备这项工作的条件。

2 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。

3 proofread   

vt.校正，校对

参考例句：

• I didn't even have the chance to proofread my own report.我甚至没有机会校对自己的报告。
• Before handing in his application to his teacher,he proofread it again.交给老师之前，他又将申请书补正了一遍。

4 formatting   

n.格式化v.使格式化( format的现在分词 )；规定…的格式（或形状、大小、比例等）；安排…的格局（或规格）；设计…的版面

参考例句：

• Select the block of text and-click and choose Default Formatting. 选择目标文字块，点击鼠标右键，选择默认格式。 来自互联网
• There are emerging conventions about the content and formatting of documentation strings. 这里介绍文档字符串的概念和格式。 来自互联网