Class 12 English Unit 10 Reading: Presenting Yourself by Rebecca Boden et al

 

Unit 10 Reading: Presenting Yourself by Rebecca Boden et al

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Reflection of the Essay

Curriculum vitae, in Latin words, refers to a ‘course of life’ that is a document with accurate and up-to-date personal details, experience, and achievements. Academic and non-academic CVs are two different types of CV as academic CV seems to be longer than other. And non-academic CVs have non–academic CVs that have unverifiable insertions. Curriculum Vitae is a written document that contains details about a person’s past education, experience, knowledge, skill, competencies, accomplishments, projects, awards, honors, etc. The CV is a biography of an individual’s academic background and professional experiences. It also includes details about a person’s area of interest, hobbies, and extracurricular activities. It is not modified according to the job; it remains the same for all jobs. It should be systematically arranged so that a proper sketch of an individual’s career can be drawn.

  A resume is a short and brief description of, what a person possesses in context to the respective job like qualifications, previous job experiences, achievements, competencies, and skills. It is in the form of a document that is required at the time of applying for business, government, and industry jobs.

It is a snapshot of an individual’s professional profile. The term Resume is a French expression that means ‘summary’ i.e. summary of a person’s work life. It only outlines the job applicant’s relevant qualifications and experience which is required for the specific job.

Key Differences Between CV and Resume

•    The points given below are substantial, so far as the difference between CV and Resume is concerned:

•      A CV is a descriptive document that lists all the details about a person’s career. A Resume is a snapshot of a person’s working life, presenting all the details which are required for a job.

•      A CV is comprehensive while a Resume is concise.

•    The word CV is an abbreviation for Curriculum Vitae, which is a Latin word. The word Resume is a French term.

•      The length of a resume is shorter as compared to a CV.

•   CV emphasizes academic details whereas a Resume is focused on non-academic details along with highlighting key skills and competencies, matching the job.

•      CV cannot be customized; it remains static, but a Resume is dynamic, and it changes according to the job.

•      A CV includes references. In contrast to Resume, which does not include references.

•      CV is suitable when applying for academic positions, fellowships, advanced research, etc. On the other hand, Resume is accurate when applying for a job, internship, or taking part in a job fair.

•      Curriculum Vitae (CV) focuses on expertise, i.e. what makes you an expert in the field, you have chosen to study. On the contrary, a resume concentrates on contribution, how your work made a difference where you have worked.

Working with words

A.   Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box below.

position            redundant              professional           referee         verification consultant               competence           opportunity           imperative   achievement

a.      You must learn about 2000 Kanji to develop ……………..in the spoken Japanese language.

b.     I can type both English and Nepali but not as fast as……………..typists.

c.      When she was in class eight, she got the …………….to participate in a national painting competition.

d.     The Prime Minister gave a long list of his …………………..

e.      He spent many years in jail before reaching the …………of a minister.

f.       About fifty workers were made ………because of the financial crisis in the factory.

g.     He is affiliated with the World Bank as a senior………………..

h.     They registered my application after making……………of my documents.

i.       I requested my teacher to be my ……………in my CV.

j.       To make our country self-sustained in food production is …………need at present.

 Answers

a.      Competence     b. professional      c. opportunity         d. achievement   e. position          f. redundant         g. consultant          h. verification     i. referee            j. imperative

B.    Define the following employment-related terms and use them in sentences of your own.

Employment-related Terms	Definitions
Volunteering	work for an organization without being paid
on-the-job training	a practical approach to acquiring new skills
career opportunity	a particular job that may be a stepping stone to loftier ambitions
skill development	the method of detecting skill gaps and improving the skill
apprenticeship	the position of a trainee
career counseling	a type of advice-giving by a career counselor to his clients to manage his career
credentials	qualification, achievement, quality, or aspect of a person's background, especially when used to indicate their suitability for something
human capital	the skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by an individual or population
internship	a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period
soft skills	personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people
minimum wage	the lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement
recruitment	the action of enlisting new people in the armed forces
role model	a person looked to by others as an example to be imitated
aptitude	a natural ability to do something
assessment	the action of making a judgment about someone or something

C.    Based on their pronunciation, divide the following words into two groups so that the vowel sounds rhyme with here and hare. (Diphthong Sounds)

fear, fare, fair, bear, bare, beer, care, heir, ear, air, share, lair, leer, cheer, chair, share, sheer, shear, tear (v.), tear (n.), mere, mare, deer, dear, dare, clear, sneer, snare, gear

here /hɪə/	fear, beer, ear, leer, cheer, sheer, shear, tear(n), mere, deer, dear, clear, sneer, gear
hare / heə/	fare, fair, bear, bare, care, heir, air, share, lair, chair, share, tear (v.), mare, dare, snare

Comprehension

Answer the following questions.

a.      What does a CV mean, and why is it important in one’s career?

Curriculum vitae is a Latin term that means ‘course of life’. In practice, it is a document that outlines a comprehensive set of your personal details, experience, and achievements as they relate to your professional life. It is important because it provides a crucial opportunity to reflect on and plan further developments in one’s career. It is needed when applying for jobs, seeking promotion, and trying to get research funding.

b.     Does the same CV work for all job opportunities? Why or why not?

Yes, the same CV works for all job opportunities, but it’s better to make slight tweaks to ensure that the CV highlights your most relevant skills and qualifications based on the job description and uses terminology found in the job listing.

c.      What are the different areas where CV can help you?

A good CV is required when applying for jobs, seeking promotion, and trying to get research funding. It helps for things such as when you’re asked to be an external examiner for a course or a research thesis; for audits of teaching and research activity; if your faculty or department has to be validated by an external professional body – in short, any circumstances in which somebody needs to judge your professional competence or that of you and your colleagues collectively.

d.     What do you mean by ‘staying CV’ and ‘leaving CV’? Which one would you develop for yourself as a freshman?

A ‘staying CV’ is that of the good university citizen, including plenty of committee work and administration, pastoral care of students, a heavy teaching load as well as a credible research record. A ‘leaving CV’ is that which reflect the interests of a prospective new employer and will probably highlight research achievements, while still showing that you are generally competent and willing across the range of duties undertaken by academics. I would develop a leaving CV for myself as a freshman.

e.      How can you draft a good CV?

One can draft a good CV with the help of your friends, family, mentors and more experienced colleagues. A basic framework can be used to structure your recollections and thinking. You should show your draft CV to people who know you and/or who know what an academic CV should look like and ask for feedback. In this way, you can draft a good CV.

f.       What is the difference between academic CV and non-academic CV?

There are two key differences between academic and non-academic CVs. One is that academic CVs tend to be quite a bit longer than those of non-academics, and they get longer as a person’s career develops. A second, and perhaps more fundamental, difference is that non-academics, especially when they are seeking middle management positions, are frequently encouraged to make largely unverifiable assertions about their qualities and skills rather than to list verifiable achievements.

 

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