Are you a graduate, postgraduate or PhD student? Building a CV or profile can be difficult for anyone, but especially for those whose first language is not English. This book is essential for those looking to promote themselves in the academic community, and can be used both for self-study, as well as in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course. The book contains tips, do's and dont's, and discussion points that can be used by instructors.

Based on interviews with recruiters and an analysis of hundreds of CVs from around 40 different countries, the book is structured as a series of FAQs. Topics covered include:

• how recruiters and HR people analyse a CV
• whether using a template is a good idea
• how to present your personal details and whether to include a photo
• how to write an Objective and a personal profile
• what to write in each section (Education, Work Experience, Skills, Personal Interests)
• how to highlight your language, communication and team skills
• how to get and write references
  The last chapter of the book contains a simple template to help you get the job of your dreams!

Other books in this series include:

English for Writing Research Papers

English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar

English for Presentations at International Conferences

English for Academic Research: Grammar / Vocabulary / Writing Exercises

English for Academic Correspondence

English for Interacting on Campus

Adrian Wallwork is the author of over 40 books aimed at helping non-native English speakers to communicate more effectively in English. He has published with SpringerNature, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Scholastic, BEP and the BBC.

Useful for those looking to promote themselves in the academic community Can be used both for self-study, as well as in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course Contains tips, do's and dont's, and discussion points that can be used by instructors

Autorentext

Adrian Wallwork is the co-founder of English for Academics (e4ac.com), which specializes in editing and revising scientific papers, as well as teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to PhD students. He has written course books for Oxford University Press, discussion books for Cambridge University Press, and other books for BEP and Scholastic and several publishers in Italy. Adrian also self-publishes discussion books for the TEFL market (tefldiscussions.com). For SpringerNature, he has written three series of books on Academic English, Business English and General English. His passion is teaching PhD students and researchers how to write and present their research.

Klappentext

Are you a graduate, postgraduate or PhD student? Building a CV or profile can be difficult for anyone, but especially for those whose first language is not English. This book is essential for those looking to promote themselves in the academic community, and can be used both for self-study, as well as in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course. The book contains tips, do's and dont's, and discussion points that can be used by instructors. Based on interviews with recruiters and an analysis of hundreds of CVs from around 40 different countries, the book is structured as a series of FAQs. Topics covered include: how recruiters and HR people analyse a CV whether using a template is a good idea how to present your personal details and whether to include a photo how to write an Objective and a personal profile what to write in each section (Education, Work Experience, Skills, Personal Interests) how to highlight your language, communication and team skills how to get and write references The last chapter of the book contains a simple template to help you get the job of your dreams! Other books in this series include: English for Writing Research Papers English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar English for Presentations at International Conferences English for Academic Research: Grammar / Vocabulary / Writing Exercises English for Academic Correspondence English for Interacting on Campus Adrian Wallwork is the author of over 40 books aimed at helping non-native English speakers to communicate more effectively in English. He has published with SpringerNature, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Scholastic, BEP and the BBC.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Preliminaries - thinking about the type of job you want.- Chapter 2: Templates and Recruiters.- Chapter 3: Personal Information.- Chapter 4: Objectives and Personal Profiles.- Chapter 5: Personal Statements, Bios, and Publications.- Chapter 6: Education.- Chapter 7: Work / Research Experience.- Chapter 8: Technical and Soft Skills.- Chapter 9: Personal Interests.- Chapter 10: References and Reference Letters.- Chapter 11: Cover Letters.- Chapter 12: Checking your English and more.- Appendix: Downloadable templates for CVs.- Key to What's the Buzz exercises.- Sources.- Index.