分享一个online course~如何进行文书写作~

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和大家分享一个谢菲尔德大学10月6号开课的online course，叫HOW TO SUCCEED AT: WRITING APPLICATIONS~是futurelearn出的课程，总共只有三周的课程，明天就开始第二周了，不过仍然可以加入~
这个课程既适用于文书写作也适用于工作申请，第一周的课程还比较浅显，不过提出了一些概念比较有启发性，比如how to create a personal brand, 要形成自己的unique selling point之类的~ 随堂会提供一些表格供大家进行自我能力的梳理，还会在语言上提醒applicants多使用powerful words之类的~

不过最触动我的是 课程里有好几个50+的英国阿姨们也在学习~她们说是想在退休之前再做一次尝试~真是有勇气的人啊~看看她们觉得咱们出国这点困难算啥呢~我们还这么年轻 还有这么多机会~ 所以大家加油去做吧！

课程链接在这里 感兴趣的同学可以加入看看~虽然第一节课没讲的太深入 但也有些启发~期待后面的课程~
HOW TO SUCCEED AT: WRITING APPLICATIONS

然后贴两个第一节里比较有用的点~ 有点长 看起来晕乎乎的同学可以去课程里看 代入感更强~
1）Here are our five top tips to help you to practice writing in an effective way.
Tip No.1 - Don’t list
When writing about your experiences don’t just list your activities or duties. This will mean very little to the recruiter as they won’t know what those duties actually involved or what you got out of them. Where possible, go on to describe the results you achieved and the skills or qualities you demonstrated.
Tip No.2 - Use ‘power words’ - here are a few examples
Accomplished
Achieved
Adapted
Advised
Analysed
Co-ordinated
Communicated
Completed
Created
Delivered
Developed
Enhanced
Established
Fulfilled
Helped        Implemented
Improved
Influenced
Led
Maintained
Motivated
Negotiated
Organised
Participated
Persuaded
Planned
Researched
Resolved
Team Working
Trained
Tip No. 3 - Use verbs at the start of the sentence
Starting a sentence with a verb or power word (eg, Completed…, Negotiated…, Delivered…) not only provides a strong and clear opener but it can also make your skills and achievements stand out, especially if the recruiter is speed-reading your application. It also stimulates the reader to want to learn more about you.
Tip No. 4 - Write in an active style
An active style puts the emphasis on the action you took, rather than what you were expected to do - the latter sets a rather passive tone which won’t impress a recruiter. Here’s an example:
Passive style: ‘The project required me to research information from various sources. I had to make conclusions and present my findings in a report. It involved working under pressure and coping with deadlines.’
Active style: ‘Researched information using various sources including databases and scientific journals. Produced a comprehensive report that detailed my findings which received 76% (equivalent to a ‘distinction’ level grade). Learnt the value of prioritising tasks for effective time management.’
In the passive style, the sentences are accurate, but weak and vague. Using the active style, the writer implies that they took the initiative.
Tip No. 5 - Write concisely (short sentences, line spaces & bullet points)
This paragraph shows how text in a CV or application form can often be difficult to read when grouped together in one huge ‘block’. Selectors could have difficulty in extracting the key information and this is not what you want to happen. Not only can it be difficult to extract pertinent information, huge blocks of text don’t always look good on the page, and can create a poor first impression. This negative attitude may influence how employers react to the content of applications. It can also lead to a negative judgement on how well you communicate. If you claim to have good communication skills and then present long paragraphs of text that are off-putting to read, then you are failing to communicate effectively through your application.
Compare a large block of text with a bullet point approach, where text is also broken up by sub headings and line spacing:
Organised information
•        Look how easy it is to get a similar number of words across by splitting the text into two sections and using bullet points and bold text.
•        These are easier to read, look neater on the page, and grab a recruiter’s attention to create a positive first impression.
•        Recruiters can see your key points clearly without real effort.
Effective wording
•        You have to use short sentences and get to the point.
•        You need to give examples and evidence to prove your point.
•        This style makes it easier to read and communicate key selling points relevant to the job or course.
You can also save a copy of the tips for positive writing in your portfolio.

2）Create a personal brand （这个可能更针对找工作的 但写文书也可以借鉴这种思想）
Personal branding is about understanding yourself and creating a strong professional image.
Every time you communicate with recruiters, you are developing your personal brand so make sure you are marketing yourself effectively. Communication can be face-to-face, email or telephone, but it can also be via social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. Remember to use positive language.
To create your personal brand you need to think about the following three things:
•        your talents
•        your values
•        your unique selling point (USP)
Your talents focus on what you do well, your skills and also what you enjoy. Knowing these will give you confidence in ‘marketing’ yourself to recruiters.
Be aware of what is important to you; if you know your values and are true to them then you will stand out from the crowd. This will also help you to match up your values to those organisations or institutions that you are looking at, so that you will find one that fits with what you value.
Your USP ties all of these together and adds in your experience and your career aims. You may include your USP within the introductory paragraph of an application’s personal statement, the brief profile section within a CV or the summary or biography sections within the social media platforms that you use.
Here’s the summary from the Linkedin profile of Eddie Employable who you will meet next week, along with more information on how to create a professional identity via social media.
Hardworking and dedicated life scientist keen to pursue a career in clinical embryology. Eager to combine my Biomedical Science degree and Medical Research Council-funded laboratory experience with people-skills developed in various customer-facing student jobs. My aim is to work for an organisation dedicated to improving lives and in a hospital environment working with people from a wide variety of professions.

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还是找代写比较靠谱，起码质量有保障

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LandonBi 发表于 2014-10-12 17:56
还是找代写比较靠谱，起码质量有保障

我觉得谁都没有自己有保障啊~代写肯定没有自己了解自己嘛~自己写好了让别人修改应该也会比完全交给别人更好~

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非常赞！感谢楼主的分享！不过感觉这些tips更适用于resume~

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pourquoivanilla 发表于 2014-10-20 10:58
非常赞！感谢楼主的分享！不过感觉这些tips更适用于resume~

啊！是滴~因为这一节确实是在讲CV^_^

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很感谢楼主的分享，得到了很多实用的小技巧~

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请问是视频么？一进去就是注册，就没有了

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thanks

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谢谢！