The goal of writing a resume is to show employers you are well fit for the job. Adding information like your skills can help convey why the employer should advance you in the hiring process. Another section you might consider is to add voluntary work.
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Reasons for listing voluntary work
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★To provide information on changeable skills when shifting careers or industries
★To give background when there are gaps in your resume due to leaving the workforce for an extended period of time
★To add to a resume with limited professional experience (important to recent college or high school graduates)
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How to list voluntary work on your resume
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★If you have professional experience, you should include only three to five most recent and relevant jobs. If not, consider adding volunteer positions to your professional background section. List relevant volunteer experiences under your professional history section.
★If you gained or improved important skills through voluntary work, include these skills and developments in the voluntary work description. Pay attention to any skills that may also be important to your potential employers.
★If you have volunteer experiences that are unrelated to your industry, you might consider including a brief voluntary work section at the bottom of your resume if you feel it will set you apart from other candidates. You can format this section the same as your professional work experience section or write a shortened version that takes up less space.
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1. Which one can explain why you should add voluntary work to your resume?
A. To indicate you are professional. B. To prove you have wide interests.
C. To show your fitness for special jobs. D. To explain the gap in your working record.
2. What should you do when listing your voluntary work?
A. Include 3-5 voluntary experiences. B. Link volunteer jobs with your development.
C. Create a separate and large section. D. Avoid rough description of voluntary work.
3. What type of writing is this text?
A. A notice. B. An ad. C. A guidance. D. An invitation.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了在簡歷上列出曾經(jīng)做過的志愿者工作的原因和注意事項(xiàng)。
【1題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Reasons for listing voluntary work部分中“To give background when there are gaps in your resume due to leaving the workforce for an extended period of time(當(dāng)你因?yàn)殡x開公司一段時(shí)間而在簡歷中出現(xiàn)空檔時(shí)，要詳細(xì)說明背景情況)”可知，在簡歷中加入志愿工作是為了解釋你工作記錄中的空白。故選D。
【2題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)How to list voluntary work on your resume部分中“If you gained or improved important skills through voluntary work, include these skills and developments in the voluntary work description.(如果你通過做志愿者工作獲得或提高了重要技能，就把這些技能和發(fā)展寫進(jìn)去)”可知，在簡歷上列出志愿者工作經(jīng)歷時(shí)，要把做志愿者工作獲得或提高的重要技能寫進(jìn)去。故選B。
【3題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“Another section you might consider is to add voluntary work.( 你可能會考慮的另一部分是添加志愿者工作)”結(jié)合本文主要介紹了寫簡歷時(shí)要加上自己做過的志愿者工作，因此推斷文章是關(guān)于如何寫簡歷的指導(dǎo)。故選C。
