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.
I agree that life skills should be taught to young people at school along with traditional subjects like math and science.
First of all, we need to know what life skills are? Life skills are actions derived from things that people have been learned to respond effectively to situations or interact appropriately with those around them. So it is a very essential thing for life. For example, if we are injured, the life skill is to help us know how to bandage the wound or when there is a fire or an earthquake, it helps us to know how to escape. If we don't learn life skills, then we will have rude behavior in public places, from not knowing how to give room to the elderly to jostling each other when shopping, etc. Survival skills are the attitudes that manifest every day in life, it will be very difficult if we do not apply it on a regular basis to become good habits. But on the contrary, if we care and express ourselves in every situation, from greetings, dear ... to learning how to organize learning, playing and doing a good thing every day then everything will become simple, natural.
First of all, you should appreciate yourself, know how to equip yourself with skills to protect yourself. Then know how to respect the rules of society and take care of others. Just every day you do a good thing and do a good deed, even though simple and small, you will gradually equip yourself with skills in a safe and happy life!
We all know that life skills are very important, and my parents usually say that they are even more important than traditional subjects, such as maths, science, ... And in real life, there are many opinions about what things are more necessary. Therefore, I highly agree with this statement. And here are some reasons.
Firstly, life skills are really vital for all children, even after they graduate. Here are some of my definitions of life skills. From my point of view, any skill that is useful for one's life, such as tidying the room, cleaning the house, using a computer, etc..., can be a life skill. So, life skills are very important for each person's life. And if children study about life skills, after graduating school, they can be self-confident and they will successfully deal with every changes and challenges.
Secondly, with life skills, children can determine their life. As I have noted, small but necessary skills can be life skills, so if children don't know any skills or they can only do simple things, their living capital can be limited, so they must always have someone to help them. I think this is not really reasonable, because it means that children always depend on someone, and their lives will be very mechanical - they can't do what they want themselves.
In short, although traditional subjects provide children a large amount of knowledge, life skills must be taught together with those subjects. So, totally agree with the statement!