W5 (09 Apr. 2020)

Lab - Résumé samples

• 分組討論

Lecture - Résumé (I) Visual analysis

Cover letter reviews

• Name
  • Zhilin Su
    
  • Zhilin (Enzo) Su
    
  • Su, Zhilin (standard)
• Cohesion
  • 透過扣緊前述的訊息，以形成邏輯上的連貫性
• Coordinating conjunction
  • ‘and’ 少用 \(\rightarrow\) 沒有提供額外有意義的訊息
• Casual fallacy
  • therefore 指涉強烈的因果關係（客觀、充分、一步到位的因果關係）
    
  • hence + noun-phrase 可以指涉觀察到、常識而言的因果關係（不如 therefore 般地強烈）

Resume

résumé (n) a summary of one’s academic and work history

Fonts

• Sans serif
  • Calibri
  • Cambria (suitable for résumé and cover letter)
    
  • Helvetica
• Serif
  • Garamond
    
  • Georgia
    
  • Didot

Résumé vs CV

• Résumé (1-2 pages)
  • In the US, résumés for non-academic positions
• CV (Curriculum Vitae) (2-5 pages)
  • Mostly for academic, scientific, or research positions
    
  • A longer synopsis of one’s educational and academic background as well as teaching, …

How do we read?

• F-shaped reading pattern (Nielsen, 2006)
  
• Include the most important points in the first two rows
  • the major achievement to highlight
    
• Use headings and sub-headings
  • avoid such general categories as ‘Activities’ or ‘Experience’ …
    
• Organisation & Title
  
• Use bullet points to offer details
  • ideally within two points and each no longer than two lines
• Cut unnecessary content
  • quantify some of the literal descriptions
    
• Take advantage of the different formatting of links
  • offer personal portfolio or LinkedIn via links

Miscellaneous

• Objective in Résumé (目標陳述)
  
• 隔線
  
• LaTeX
  
• 配合申請機構的代表色（logo）
  
• 時間軸放哪邊？
  • 左邊：適合經歷較長的人（強調經歷的演變）
    
  • 右邊：適合經歷較短的人

Colour wheel

• Terminology
  • Hue
    
  • Tint
    
  • Shade
• Some schools
  • Monochromatic
    
  • Analogous
    
  • Complementary

Résumé design

• Principles
  • Target-tailored
    
  • Stylised with a purpose
    
  • The duration of six seconds to grab attention