Programme(review)

Obiettivi

Ilcorsosiproponedifornireaglistudentileseguenticompetenzeconoscitiveecapacità:

•  Preparazioneperunoscambioverbalediideeconfluidezzaespontaneità,particolarmentenelcampodellaspecializzazioneprofessionistica.

•  Capacitàdicomprensionedelleideeprincipaliditesticomplessisuargomenticoncretioastratti,includendodiscussionitecnichedelcampodellaspecialitàdell’alunno.

•  Abilitàperlaproduzionescrittaditestiriguardantiilcampoaccademico,professionisticodell’ingegneriaconchiarezzaeminuziosità.

Objectives

English259aimstoprovidestudentswiththefollowingcognitiveskillsandabilities:

•  Preparationforaverbalexchangeofideaswithfluidityandspontaneityparticularlyinthefieldofprofessionalspecialization.

•  Abilitytounderstandthemainideasofcomplextextsonconcreteorabstracttopics,includingtechnicaldiscussionsofthefieldofthestudent'sspecialty.

•  Abilityforthewrittencreationoftextsconcerningtheacademicandprofessionalfieldofengineeringwithclarityandmeticulousness.

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CurriculumVitae

�Astandarddocumentthatgivesdetailsofyourworkexperience,education,andbackground.Italsogivesyourfullnameandcontactdetails.

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• Résumé• Resume• CurriculumVitae• Vitae

• CV

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�InAmericanusage,a�CVismuchmoredetailed,longer,andpresentedinadifferentformatthanarésumé.

PeopleusuallysendacoverletterwiththeirrésuméorCV.Youwillfindhelpwiththistypeofletterinthepartofthisbookonwritingletters.

Arésuméshouldbeasshortaspossiblewithoutleavingoutessentialinformation.Jobadvertisementssometimesspecifythemaximumlengthofrésuméthatisacceptable,butinanycaseyourrésuméshouldrarelybelongerthanthreepages,andifyoucangeteverythingimportantononeortwopagesthatisbest.

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• Quickandeasytoread

• Clearandconcise

• Pleasanttolookat

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CV defects to avoid (jobs.ac.uk):

•  Applying for a position for which you're not qualified.•  Providing irrelevant personal information.•  Burying important information.•  Spelling errors, typos and poor grammar.•  Unexplained gaps in employment.•  Lying or misleading information.•  A long, waffly CV.•  Badly formatted CV.•  Meaningless introductions.•  The 'So What' CV.

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“Recruitersarenotstupid.Theycanspotinformationthatdoesn'tstackup.Forexample,they'realwaysonthelookoutforinflated:

• Qualifications• Salaries• Jobtitles• Achievements”

LYINGorMisleadingInformation(jobs.ac.uk)

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CVTemplates?

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outdated!!!

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CurriculumVitae

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