求職信常用英文詞彙

Work background 工作背景

A history of a person‘s professional and/or non-professional employment 專職及兼職工作經歷

Educational background 教育背景

A history of a person‘s formal schooling and/or training 正規學校教育/或 培訓

Qualifications 資格

The degree and/or depth to which a person‘s work and educational background is a good fit for a particular job 在何種程度上，教育背景及工作背景適合從事某一工作

Resume 簡歷

A formal document which identifies a person， outlines professional goals， describes work history and educational background， and identifies other activities， memberships in professional associations，etc。， which are relevant to a career。 It is a tool by which you market or sell your skills and expertise to a potential employer。　一個正規的個人鑑定，描繪出專業目標、工作經歷和教育背景 以及與某專業相關的其他的活動，或參加的專業組織，等等。這是一種向一個可能成為你老闆的人推銷你技能和專業技巧的手段。

CV履歷

At one time， a Curriculum Vitae was the formal document used to describe your professional work and educational background。 It has now been replaced by the resume， except in certain professions in academia which include social sciences， physical sciences， and education。Curriculum Vitae曾經是記錄工作經歷和教育背景的一份正式檔案。現在已被Rusume( 簡歷 )取代，只在一些專業領域，包括社會科學、物理學和教育學中還保留著。

　　Cover letter說明信

An introductory letter which introduces yourself， states your intent， and gives you an opportunity to summarize your skills and sell what you can offer to a company。 Most companies require a cover letter in addition to a resume。　一封介紹性的信箋，介紹你自己以及你應徵的目的，並有機會在其中概述你的技能和你能為公司做出的貢獻，大多數公司除了要履歷之外還要求附上一封說明信。

Goals目標

A statement which expresses your professional ambitions and/or career objectives。一份描述你專業抱負或是職業目標的陳述報告。

Strengths實力/優勢

Tasks which you feel you excel at， positive personality traits that you feel that you possess， and skills that you sell to a potential employer。 Strengths can include superior communication skills， high analytical ability， technical skills， managerial prowess， creativity， people skills， and desirable personality traits。你擅長的工作，你所擁有的積極的個性特點，你想向你未來老闆推銷的你的一些技能。實力包括較強的思想交流能力、分析能力、技術能力、管理能力、創造力、團結力和可取的個人品質。

Weaknesses弱點

Areas that you perceive that you need improvement in， whether it be work habits， business knowledge， communication， etc。 Any potential weakness must be spun into a positive answer which converts it into a potential strength。你認為你自身需要改進的地方，無論是工作習慣，還是專業知識，亦或是交流能力，等等。任何一個潛在的弱點必須附有能使之轉變為一種潛在能力的積極有效的方法。