实践性教学模式下英文简历写作课的创新研究
摘要：英文简历写作属应用文体，其目的是帮助求职者获得面试机会。然而，投递简历是一个复杂的实践过程，只讲授简历文本的书写是无法在实际的求职中帮助学生获得面试机会的。本文作者由此提出在实践性教学模式下，增加与投递简历相关的所有实用性知识的教授，这种创新型教学不仅弥补了学生社会实践性知识的空白，并且有利于学生把英文简历的写作更好地运用到实际工作中去，使他们迅速适应大四的求职活动。
关键词：实践性教学；英文简历写作；创新
一、英文简历写作教学中存在的问题
英文简历的写作是英语应用文写作中的教学重点。随着近年来大学生就业竞争压力的增大，学生也越来越重视这一部分内容的学习。纵观我们以往对于英文简历写作的教学研究，大都仅限于如何打磨出一个好的模板来让学生无限套用，而忽视了简历作为一个实用性文体的最本质的功能——获得面试机会。想要达到这一目的，单靠一个语法完美、用词优美的万能模板是无法实现的，因为投递简历其实是一个复杂的实践过程，包括：寻找招聘信息来源→选择职位和公司→阅读、理解招聘启事→结合不同招聘要求写出相应简历。一篇好的简历也仅仅只是这一流程中的一环，把简历的写作与其他环节割裂开，或者任一环节出现问题，都不能达到最终的活动目的，即获得面试机会。
二、实践性教学模式下的英文简历写作教学的创新
实践性教学是指将依据培养目标确定的能力结构而设置于课程之中的与学科实务相适应的具有实践性、应用性的教学内容付诸教学的教学活动。[1]对于英文简历写作这门课程来说，最具实践性、应用性的无疑就是向学生完整介绍包括英文简历模板在内的简历投递的全过程。
1.招聘信息来源。对于求职的应届毕业生来说，找到合适又可靠的信息发布媒体是一切工作开始的源头。一个资源不佳的招聘媒体很难为求职者提供优质、适合的职位，更有可能令求职者上当受骗。
2.应聘职位分析。在进入到招聘网站后，面对纷繁的招聘信息，学生应如何索引才能快速、高效地找到适合自己的职位，是每个刚刚开始求职的毕业生所面临的问题。学生对职位不了解，不知道哪个岗位适合自己，自己的专业又能做些什么，导致很多学生投了不适合自己的职位，浪费了时间，错失了其他工作的机会。
3.招聘启事阅读。近年来，有很多外资公司将自己的招聘启事全部英文化，包括职位名称、职位描述及要求。因此，如果不能很好地理解甚至看懂英文的招聘启事，求职者便无法写出与所申请职位相符的，具有说服力、竞争力的简历来，甚至还有可能走很多弯路，耽误了求职的最佳时机。以笔者进行问卷调查的班级为例，英语专业大三年级的学生，阅读一般的英文资料已经并不困难，但仍有超过半数以上（57.7%）的学生表示对于英文招聘启事不能完全理解其意。究其原因是由于学生们仅能从语言层面去阅读分析，而实际的文本中有很多用词、表达是商务化的、职场化的，所描述的内容也是实际的工作内容与要求，这些对于还没有真正走出校门的学生来讲无疑理解起来是有难度的。
（1）职位名称代表工作的分类，是求职者索引信息的根据。
如：English/Chinese Translator
从“Translator”可知该工作只是笔译没有口译，因此对英语口语应该没有太高要求。
再如：Project Manager Coordinator
“coordinator”在英语中是协调者的意思，看似和英语专业不相关，因此很多学生会错过这类职位。但这样的项目协调员所做的其实就是翻译兼秘书的工作。
再如：有很多学生选投了一些“Manger”的职位，因为他们看到除了工作经验部分自己都符合要求，于是自信满满地认为自己可以胜任。但其实像“Manger”这样的管理职位是不会交给一个刚出校门的学生来做的，工作经验对于Manger来讲是最重要的要求。在一个部门里，职位名称由大到小基本上是这样排列的Manger→Supervisor→Assistant，这里很多学生对于Supervisor是做什么工作的一直不太理解，因为它字面上是“监督者、监管人”的意思，而在实际工作中它只是一个部门中的职位等级，低于经理，高于助理。如：Marketing Supervisor可以理解为市场部专员。因此，学生可以应聘的其实只有Supervisor和Assistant而已，Manger过于牵强了。
（2）工作描述顾名思义就是对该职位的具体描述，目的是告诉求职者这份工作要都需要做些什么，求职者也可据此判断自己是否适合该职位，是否对该职位感兴趣。有些职位描述可以被求职者借鉴写入简历中，投其所好，得到面试的几率会大大提高。如英孚少儿英语教师的这篇招聘启事中职位描述这一段：
You love education and culture industry...[2]
求职者完全可以把第二人称you换成第一人称I再做些修改加入到简历的self-statement中。并且这种职业描述具有普遍性，应聘其他公司的少儿英语教师的时候也可以拿来借鉴。
（3）职位要求是整个招聘启事的重点，求职者必须看懂每一个标准再考量自己，看是否符合要求，如盲目投递是费时费工的。要求又分为软要求和硬要求两种。
如：Must be resourceful，confident and take initiative是能力、性格方面的要求，很难在简历与面试中考量，因此只作为自我评判的标准，是软要求。硬要求的限制主要来自于专业背景、学历证书和工作经验这三方面，如：A university degree above majoring in English and/or English Education这就是个硬性的规定，必须是英语专业的学生且本科学历；再如：English major or have oversea study/working experience with strong English skills （both oral and written）这条就不一定非要英语专业，有海外留学或工作经验的皆可，但英语水平一定要高。
4.英文简历的书写。对于如何打磨出一份高质量的简历模板，学生该如何进行套用，以及如何利用写作技巧使英文简历看起来更地道，已经被很多专家、学者、教师专门论述过了，本文这里不再赘述。
三、实践性教学模式下英文简历写作课创新的意义
在进行了上述英文简历写作课的教学创新实践后，笔者对天津财经大学珠江学院英语0704班29名同学进行了问卷调查，收回有效问卷27份。调查结果表明（见表1）：学生对于把简历投递全过程都作为知识教授给他们的这样的英文简历写作课表示十分欢迎，有92%的学生表示最喜欢简历投递全过程的介绍环节而不是简历模板讲解。原因是有80%的学生表示可以从互联网上下载到英文简历模板，有些甚至优于教科书上的范文。而投递简历的实践过程介绍这样的实用性知识，他们大多只能从这门课上才能获得（97%），并且认为这样的知识令他们感觉收获很大（90%）。
从表1的分析中得知：把英文简历写作课放在实践性教学模式下，为学生教授与求职直接相关的实用性内容，填补了学生的相关空白知识，使英文简历写作不再孤立，真正运用到了实践中，有助于他们顺利完成日后的求职活动。
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Opened new distributor and VAR channels in 12 countries, which directly resulted in two dozen key account wins totaling $35M.
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As Latin American Sales Elevated Latin American account sales by $48M (growth of 100%) from 1999 to 2003. Met or Manager (1999 to 2003):exceeded sales targets every year despite challenges presented by an aging product
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Helped revamp Acme’s website and marketing/presentation materials to improve customized
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As European Sales Manager (1998):
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exceed revenue and profit goals.
Proven track record of driving multimillion-dollar growth and global expansion.
Specialized skills in B2B technology sales to diverse-industry clients worldwide.
Strong command of international business protocols and experience conducting business with
foreign governments and executives across the globe.
Expert relationship builder, channel developer, negotiator and sales strategist.
Key Skills Global Market Expansion Strategies
Business & Channel Development
Sales Team Training & Management
Complex Negotiations & Sales Cycles Territory Startup & Turnaround Strategic Partnership Building Key Account Management Forecasting & Market Analytics Fortune 500 Retailers:
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Progression ACME, INC. — New York, NY / Mexico City, Mexico / London, UK
International Sales Manager, 2004 to 2009 European Sales Manager, 1998
Latin American Sales Manager, 1999 to 2003 Account Executive, 1997
Progressed through a series of promotions, culminating in challenge to direct Fortune 1000 IT
solution provider’s global sales organization. Supervised a multinational sales force of 25+
AEs located throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, South America, Mexico, Hong Kong and
Malaysia. Managed a $22M+ portfolio of global accounts and led all forecasting, market
analytics and sales team training/development programs.
Achievement
Highlights Earned repeated commendations for sales leadership throughout +11-year tenure with Acme,
Inc. Significant results include:
As International Sales Quadrupled revenues from international accounts, catapulting non-U.S. sales from $40M in Manager (2004 to 2009):2004 to $161M in 2009. Achieved 100% of quota in first year as international sales
manager and exceeded targets in all ensuing years by up to 235%.
Built an A-caliber team of multinational sales talent. Recruited staff; led ongoing
mentoring/training on Acme’s full suite of software and network monitoring solutions; and
coached consultative sales, customer care and closing best practices.
Achievement
Highlights
(continued) Landed Acme’s first foreign government contracts (ranging from $2M to $18M), leveraging expert abilities in relationship-building and multilingual skills to conduct adept negotiations in Arabic, Farsi, French, Spanish and English.
Opened new distributor and VAR channels in 12 countries, which directly resulted in two
dozen key account wins totaling $35M.
Closed some of the largest contracts in company history, including two $20M+ wins with
Global 2000 manufacturers.
Penetrated new markets, landing first-time wins in countries including Indonesia, Saudi Arabia,
Jordan, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia and Turkey.
Harnessed strengths in forecasting, opportunity identification, goal-setting and motivation to
outdistance the competition and drive peak productivity from +25-member sales force, resulting in record-setting sales year-over-year.
As Latin American Sales Elevated Latin American account sales by $48M (growth of 100%) from 1999 to 2003. Met or Manager (1999 to 2003):exceeded sales targets every year despite challenges presented by an aging product
platform and dwindling technical support resources.
Helped revamp Acme’s website and marketing/presentation materials to improve customized
messages/appeals to Latin American nations.Delivered first-ever business wins in Costa Rica, Venezuela and Brazil while growing existing
accounts in Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina and the Caribbean.
As European Sales Manager (1998):
Demonstrated strong crisis management skills in preventing the threatened loss of $75M+ in
business from key accounts in Europe. Took immediate, decisive steps that repaired damaged relationships, rebuilt trust and cemented
loyal customer partnerships that have continued to the present day.
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