Pronunciation Challenge How to write a killer resume

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What is a killer resume? Should we call the police? Stay tuned to find out what "sizzle" really means...

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A resume is your brag sheet, a document that summarizes your job experience and education. The ultimate goal: to get you the interview. Your resume should sizzle, not snore.

Key Vocabulary

1. résumé a short written description of your education, qualifications, previous jobs, and sometimes also your personal interests, that you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job

résumé

(n.) a short written description of your education, qualifications, previous jobs, and sometimes also your personal interests, that you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job

resume

(v.) If an activity resumes, or if you resume it, it starts again after a pause.

curriculum vitæ

(n.) another word for resume with more details

2. summarize to express the most important facts or ideas about something or someone in a short and clear form

summarize

[ˊsʌmәraiz] (v.) to express the most important facts or ideas about something or someone in a short and clear form

to sum up

[sʌm] (phr.) It is also a way to express that you are shortening or just mentioning the important facts or ideas

in a nutshell

[nʌtʃel] (idiom.) using as few words as possible, since a nutshell is very small.

3. ultimate most extreme or important, either the original or final, or the best or worst

ultimate

[ˊʌltimIt] (adj.) most extreme or important, either the original or final, or the best or worst

4. sizzle (Stay tuned to find out the meaning!)

sizzle

[ˈsɪz.əl] (v.) (Stay tuned to find out the meaning!)