How to create a resume in English

CV in English as in Russian, should take 1-2 A4 page (can be 3-4, but only if two extra pages will take work experience). Some foreign companies are asked to provide a summary of 10-15 pages, but it is rather an exception to the rule. prepare a resume is not necessary in advance.

The text uses no more than two fonts. Small as the largest written name and surname of the candidate for the post and Objective (goal). The remaining titles - a little smaller than the main text - the smallest. Value can be: 20 - 16 - 12 nm, or 18 - 14 - 11 pt.

The file with a summary is available in RTF format: his employer will be able to open, no matter what operating system and a text editor it may be used. In the subject line please indicate the name of the position and the candidate, such as: Accountant vacancy - Yuliya Pavlova(job Accountant - Julia Pavlova). The name of the file must also be meaningful: Accountant-Yuliya-Pavlova.rtf. Help the employer immediately clear from whom and what the letter.

The English-language summary of frequent compound adjectives, in which you need to put a hyphen. For example: problem-solving skills (the ability to solve problems), growth-oriented company (a company focused on the development), full-time employee (an employee full-time).
Do not put a hyphen after the adverbs on -ly: highly organized (highly organized), extremely motivated (highly motivated), deeply engaged (deeply enthusiastic).
When a noun stands in the possessive case (Possessive Case), you need to remember about the apostrophe:
- I hold a Master's degree in ...
- I have a master's degree...
- I have five years' experience in ...
- I have five years experience in ...

The structure of the summary does not depend on the country (summary candidate from Ireland will look the same as that of the US candidate) and always consists of more or less the same set of blocks. Blocks of Experience (experience) and Education (education) can be swapped: the priority is the one that is more closely linked with the vacancy. Before the last block of References (recommendations), you can insert a section Interests and Hobbies (hobbies), if the beneficial interests are you as a candidate for the position.

The word Header should not be written. You can write a CV or résumé, but it is not mandatory.
Both options - CV (curriculum vitae - Latin. "Course of life") and résumé - is now equal. Resume permissible but not desirable because it can be read as a verb [rɪzjuːm] - resuming, summarized.

Title again written. Written name and surname - in that order. Middle name in English resume point is not accepted. Name and surname transliterated from the Cyrillic to the Latin script for any of the systems: BGN / PCGN, ALA-LC, and so on. This can be done online Transliterator.
and the English equivalent of the name suitable for a foreign company (Helen - Helen, Michael - Michael).

The block may also be called Job Objective, Career Objective, Job Goal or Career Goal. Here you specify what position applying for (if you are applying for a specific) or see their work in what direction.
It is advisable to do without blurry phrases like:
- I am seeking a job where I can use my experience to help your company meet its goals.
- I'm looking for a job where I can apply my experience to help your company to achieve the goals.
The goal can be noted briefly. For example: Graphic designer. It can be deployed more using complete or incomplete sentences:

Here in a couple of sentences candidate describes his career achievements, education and skills that make him the best candidate for this position.
How to do this briefly? That's how, for example:

A partition can also be known as Work Experience, Career Summary (overview of career achievements), Employment History (history of work). Here, in reverse chronological order you list the organizations that worked.

First, specify the duration of work, the company's name (you can also specify the scope of the business or market position), its address (city, country). Next - your job title, duties that you performed, and the results achieved.
Since the dates of recording formats in the UK and the US are different, to avoid confusion is better to write the date of the number, and a month - in a word.
How to burn "12 July 2016"? In the UK - 12.07.2016. In the United States - 12/07/2016.

Optimal: July 12, 2016, or July 12, 2016.

However, the exact date is not necessarily specify, month and year will suffice.
If you work somewhere at the moment, the timing is specified as follows:
(Starting date) - Present.
For a description of the duties in the present tense is used Present Simple, in the past - Past Simple:
- I manage. - I managed.
- I run. - I ran.
- I translate. - I translated.
- I translate. - I translated.
You can write and incomplete proposals (not to be I - «I»). The main thing - to use the active voice Active Voice, and not passive Passive Voice.
Correctly:

When you list your achievements (accomplishments), be sure to specify the numbers in which they can be measured. At the same time, remember that in the English language as a separator between the integer and fractional part of the number is used a point and point big numbers are divided into groups of three characters from the right.

In the event of a break in the work of state reason. For example: relocation - moving or maternity leave - maternity leave. Maybe you just long to find a job or have a break, but in that time have passed some courses (courses) to obtain a certificate (certificate).
If there is no work experience, this unit can enter the internship (internship and traineeship), practical training (work placement), part-time work (part-time job), participate in the projects as a freelancer (freelance job) - also with timelines, responsibilities and results. In this case, Experience unit to go after the Education Unit.

In reverse chronological order, list the educational institutions who visited from the university to the school. Specify the duration of studies, the name of the institution, faculty (faculty), department (department), specialty, academic degree.
The official name of the university in the English language is on the university website (in English version). And in the statute of the university, which can be found there as well.

You can include your GPA GPA (grade point average), specifying the points system (from 5, 10, 100). For example: GPA 4.5 (5).
If you received a diploma with honors, and write: diploma with distinction or diploma with honours (honors in the American version).
If you are still learning:

On the same block write workshops (seminars), conference (conferences) and workshops (workshops), who attended, if they are relevant to the desired job, and your publications in the media and scientific magazines.

This specifies the skills, knowledge, and skills that make you a suitable candidate for the position.
Firstly, it is knowledge of foreign languages. Indicate your level: basic (basic), intermediate (middle), advanced (advanced), fluent (fluent), native (mother tongue). If you pass the international language examination, record the result. For example:
English (IELTS 7.5 - advanced).
Second, ownership of work tools and technologies. For example:
Programming languages ​​(JavaScript, PHP, C ++) - programming languages.
Systems (UNIX, Windows, VMS, NeXTSTEP) - OS.
Databases (Oracle, Sybase) - database management systems.

Look, what qualities are required of the candidate for the position, you want to take, and copy those that have.

In English-speaking countries attach great importance to letters of recommendation (reference letters, letters of recommendation), so be sure to attach them. In order not to "shine" your referees contact details, leave a line Available upon request (recommendations available on request).

Cover letter consists of 5-7 sentences. Motivation letter - is, in fact, expanded the cover: it is larger and takes approximately page of A4.
Both letters should answer three "why":

Experience how the summary is described using the time of Present Simple and Past Simple: