| These is a new type of advertisement becoming
increasingly common in newspaper {{U}}(21) {{/U}} columns. It is
sometimes placed among "situations vacant", although it doesn't offer anyone
job, and sometimes it appears "situations wanted", although it is not placed by
someone looking for a job either. What it does is to offer help {{U}}(22)
{{/U}} applying for a job. " {{U}}(23) {{/U}} us before writing your
application", or "Make use of our long experience in preparing your curriculum
vitae(工作简历) or job history", is how it is usually expressed. The growth and
apparent success of such a specialized service is, of course, a reflection on
the current high levels of unemployment. It is also an {{U}}(24) {{/U}}
of the growing importance of the curriculum vitae (or job history), with the
suggestion that it may now qualify as an art form in its own right. There was a time when job seeker simply wrote letters of application. "Just {{U}}(25) {{/U}} your name, address, age and whether you have passed any exams", was about the average level of advice offered to young people applying for their first jobs when I left school. The letter was really just for openers, it was explained, everything else could and {{U}}(26) {{/U}} saved for the interview. And in those days of full employment the technique worked. The letter proved that you could write and were available for work. Your eager face and intelligent replies did the rest. Later, as you moved up the ladder, something slightly more sophisticated was {{U}}(27) {{/U}} The advice then was to put something in the letter which would distinguish you from the rest. It might be the {{U}}(28) {{/U}} approach. "Your search is over. I am the person you are looking for." was a widely used trick that {{U}}(29) {{/U}} succeeded. Or it might be some special feature specially designed for the job in view. There is no doubt, however, that it is the increasing number of applicants with university education at all points in the process of engaging staff {{U}}(30) {{/U}} has led to the greater importance of the curriculum vitae. |