1. Think of the answers to the following questions:

• What do you think a chronological resumé is?

• What is a functional resumé, in your opinion?

2. Skim the text:

TYPES OF RESUMÉ

There are two types of resumé: chronological resumé and a functional resumé.

I. The chronological resumé.

When you have an impressive work history, it is the Chronological Resumé. As the name implies, the focus of this type of resumé is a laying out of the chronology or time sequence of the positions you have already held, along with a brief description of the duties you performed in these jobs. This type of resumé is the most common used.

An impressive work history is one in which:

a) you have stayed with an enterpriser for at least six month (unless the work is seasonal)

b) you have worked primarily in the field in which you are currently applying.

c) there are no long time periods during which you were unemployed.

d) your work history shows career growth from one position to the next.

The Chronological Resumé is very easy to write since it sticks to the facts and simply lists the dates of your work history in chronological order. A Chronological Resumé involves the following:

Personal Data

Employment objective

Work Experience

Education

Special skills

1. Personal Data. Begin by stating your name, address, telephone number at the top of the page. It is common to place this information in the centre of the page. Remember that it is not necessary to give additional personal information such as marital status, age, ethnic background, religion, etc.

2. Employment objective. If you are certain of the job you want simply state the job type (e.g. Electro-Mechanical engineer, or Security Guard).If you are not sure what type of position would suit you, write an objective in more general termsг.

3. Work Experience. Here list the positions you have held, starting with your most recent job down your earliest work experience. For each job you have held, list the:

dates of your employment

name of the enterprise you worked for

position title

description of the duties you performed.

In order to indicate that you are still employed in this position put the date you started and “to present” (e.g. 2000 to present).

4. Education. Your educational experience including vocational training may be listed under the heading “Education”.

5. Special skills. Here you describe your best skills and abilities and your fine personal work traits.

II. The Functional Resumé.

This type of resumé is used when an applicant has had very little work experience. A Functional Resumé emphasises the functions and roles that the applicant has already performed or could perform. This very effective type of resumé describes the accomplishments, achievements and abilities of the applicant, gained through paid work experience, vocational training, hobbies, volunteer work, community activities or just life experience.

3. Answer the questions:

1. What is a Chronological resumé?

2. What is a Functional resumé?

3. What is the main difference between a Chronological and Functional resumé?

4. Who usually writes a Chronological (Functional) resumé?

4. Look through the samples of Chronological and Functional resumés. Fill the forms of your own on analogy.

HOME READING

Text 10 D

1. Read the text and find equivalents to the following word-combinations:

адреса відправника; посилання; особисто в руки; додатки; від імені; заключні фрази; звертання; текст листа; до уваги; дата; адреса одержувача; увічливе звертання до чоловіка; звертання до заміжньої жінки; звертання до незаміжньої жінки; звертання до жінки, якщо ви не знаєте чи заміжня вона; щиро ваш, …; кома; за вибором.

2. Translate the following. Consult the dictionary if necessary:

private; confidential; leaflets; prospectuses; types; handwritten; faithfully; complimentary closes; the body of the letter; colon; comma; sender’s address; date; figure; confuse; abbreviation; Mr; Mrs; Ms; per pro (p. p.); certificate; on behalf of; acquaintance; space; personal name.

BUSINESS LETTERS

1. Sender’s address is written on the top right-hand side of the page. In the UK it is not usual to write the sender’s name below the sender’s address.

Date. The date is written below the sender’s address, sometimes separated from it by a space. In the case of correspondence with a printed letterhead the date also usually is written on the right-hand side of the page.

The month in the date should not be written in figures as they can be confusing; for example, 11.1.2001 means 11^th January 2001 in the UK but 1^st November in the USA Abbreviations should not be used for the month, e.g. NOV for November. The abbreviation “th” after the date, e.g. 24^th October instead of 24 October can be left.

The inside (receiver’s) address is written below the sender’s address and on the opposite side of the page. If you know the surname of the person you are writing to, you write it on the first line of the address, preceded by a courtesy title and either the person’s initial(s).

For the attention of is used if you don’t know the recipient’s name or position.

Salutation Dear Sir opens a letter written to a person whose name you do not know.

Dear Sirs is used to address a company, firm …

Dear Madam is used to address a woman, whether single or married, whose name you do not know. Dear Sir or Madam you use to address a person of whom you know neither the name nor the sex.

Dear Mr. Smith, Dear Mrs Smith, or Dear Ms Smith is used for example when you know the name of the person you are writing to. Salutation takes the form of Dear followed by a courtesy title (Mr, Ms, Mrs) and the person’s surname. Initials or first names are not used in salutations: Dear Mr Ivanoff, not Dear Mr V. Ivanenko or Dear Mr Vladimir Ivanenko. The comma after the salutation is optional (Dear Sir, or Dear Sir). Note that in the USA a letter to a company usually opens with Gentlemen colon not with Dear Sir.

2. The body of the letter. This may be intended or blocked. It is an matter of choice. It is usual to leave a line space between paragraphs in the body of the letter.

3. Complimentary closes. If the letter begins – Dear Sir, Dear Sirs, Dear Madam or Dear Madam – it will close with Yours faithfully. If the letter begins with a personal name – Dear Mr Petrenko, Dear Mrs Blacl, Dear Goldmith – it will close with Yours sincerely.

Do not use old-fashioned phrases: We remain yours faithfully; Respectfully yours. The Americans close even formal letters with Yours truly or Truly yours which is unusual in the UK in business correspondence. But a letter to a friend or acquaintance may be ended with Yours truly or Best wishes. The position of the complimentary close – on the right, left or in the centre of the page is a matter of choice.

4. Signature. Always type your name after your handwritten signature and your position after your typed signature. The term per pro (p.p.) is used in signature and means for (за) and on behalf of . Secretaries sometimes use p.p. when signing letters on behalf of their bosses. When signing on behalf of a company, enterprise, firm it is useful to indicate your position in it in the signature.

Enclosures. If there are any enclosures, e.g. leaflets, prospectuses, etc. the letter, these may be mentioned in the body of the letter. It is written Encl. at the bottom of the letter and if these are a number of documents they are listed e.g. (B/L, Insurance certificate 1 copy), Certificate of origin (1 copy …).

Private and Confidential or Strictly Confidential. This phrase may be written at the head of the letter or better on the envelope.

References usually show the chronological number of the letter, number of the department, the number of the case, name of the typewriter (MR). References indicate what letter refer to (Your Ref) and the correspondence to refer to when replying (Our Ref). But it is not necessary to write references.