Exercise 2. Rearrange the following story into a resume using the example provided below.

Johnathan S. Fisher is the Vice-President at the Export-Import bankof the USA. Appointed in January 2008, Mr. Fisher is the senior officer responcible for all the Bank’s long-term loan and credit guarantee programs, including risk-management and diversificationof loan portfolio.

Mr. Fisher joined Ex-Im Bank in January, 1999, as a senior loan officer. From November, 2004 to December, 2005, Mr. Fisher served as Deputy Vice President for Credit Administration. He was then asked to take on the responsibility of creating Asset Management Devision. He served as the Vice President od asset management fron December, 2005 to December, 2007.

Prio to joining Ix-Im Bank, Mr. Fisher was an Assistant Vice President with the Foreign Credit Insurance Association (FCIA) inNew York, where he worked from 1991 to 1999, acquiring first hand experience in the field of international finance and investment.

Mr. Fisher was awarded a bachelor of Arts degree from Standford University, and has subsequently completed the Training Program of Business Studies in Georgetown University.

Mr. Fisher lives in Rockville, Maryland, with his wife and two daughters.

 

Fill in the Blank Resume Form

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your name, capitalized, boldfaced and 16 pt. font

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street address

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town, ME zip code

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home phone number

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email address

 

OBJECTIVE ______________________________________________________

 

SUMMARY OF SKILLS _____________________________________________

 

EDUCATION (each heading should be in capital letters and boldfaced)

Dates ________ educational establishmehnt__________________________, degree _________ qualification ___________________

 Major area of study (or coursework): ___________________________________

 

WORK EXPERIENCE (list any job you have held)

 Dates _________ ‑ ________, company _________________________________

Position_____________________, responsibilities _________________________

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describe your position duties and skills learned using key verbs

Dates _________ ‑ ________, company _________________________________

Position_____________________, responsibilities _________________________

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OTHER ACTIVITIES ______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

 

AWARDS (list any awards or special recognition you have received)

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 title of award month, year

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

 (birth date)________________________________________________________

 Single / married / divorced / ___________________________________________

 

REFERENCES

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Exercise 3. Think of apossible answer to the following 25 questions often asked during an interview.

1. Why are you here?

2. If you had only one word to describe yourself, what would it be?

3. When have you failed? Describe what happened and what you learned from it.

4. What's the one accomplishment you're most proud of? Why?

5. What qualities in your co-workers bother you most? Do you appreciate most?

6. How do you take advantage of your strengths? How do you compensate for your weaknesses?

7. If I were to ask your current boss what your greatest strength is, what would he or she tell me?

8. If I were to ask your current boss to tell me one thing you do that drives him crazy what would he tell me?

9. What's one thing you would like to do better? What's your plan for improving?

10. What changes have you made in working with others to be more effective at work?

11. What do you think are the most important attributes of successful people? How do you rate yourself in those areas?

12. How do you make decisions?

13. If you were limited to just one person to get advice and help from, which person would you choose? Why?

14. Tell me about a work incident in which you were totally honest, despite a potential risk or downside.

15. What would you do if you made an important business decision and a co-worker challenged it?

16. Describe a crisis you faced at work. What was your role? How did you resolve it? What were the results?

17. Describe a time when you were asked to do something you weren't trained to do. How did you handle it?

18. Describe the boss who would get the very best work from you.

19. What will make you love coming to work here everyday?

20. What would you do if management made a decision you didn't agree with?

21. What is there about this opportunity that most excites you?

22. What's your greatest fear about this opportunity?

23. If you get the job, how could you lose money for me?

24. Assume that you come to work here. One year from now you go home one Friday evening thinking that accepting this job was the best thing you ever did. What happened during the year for you to feel that way?

25. Is there any question I haven't asked you that I should?

 

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