(Resume¹)

Lisa: Good evening, Mr. Ruby². Nice to see you again.

Steven: Good evening, Lisa. Nice to see you, too.

Lisa: I wrote an application letter today. Could you have a look at it?

Steven: Let me have a look, please.

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APPLICATION LETTER

April 2, 1990

Dear sir,

In answer to your advertisement in today's China Daily for the position of secretary
to the general manager, I would like to apply for the job.
As you will note from the enclosed resume, I'll graduate from the English Department
of Beijing Languages Institute, and have just completed a training class in Secretarial
English. During the last summer vocation³, I have had experience as a secretary with the
Goodluck Foodstuff⁴ Co. as listed in the resume.
If these meet your requirement, please grant me an interview. I am free any time from
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. except Sunday.

Yours faithfully,

Lisa Wang

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Lisa: What do you think about it, Mr. Ruby?

Steven: Almost perfect, Lisa. You absolutely got it.

Lisa: Any mistakes?

Steven: Small one, unimportant⁵. I suggest you use "the post" instead of "the job" at the end
of the first paragraph.

Lisa: Yes. I agree with you.

Steven: Do you remember what the next step is?

Lisa: Is it to write a resume?

Steven: Yes, right.

Steven: Yes, right. The next thing to do is to write a personal data sheet.

Lisa: A personal data sheet? Do you mean a resumer?

Steven: Yes. Some people even call it a CV——curriculum vitae.

Lisa: Then, can you tell me how to write a resume properly?

Steven: I've got a sample resume here. I'll show it to you in a minute, Simply saying,
a resume should include the following points.

Lisa: What're they?

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