4. CV – RESUME
■ Concentrate on the essentials
A CV must be brief: in most cases one to two pages are sufficient. In any event, do not exceed three pages.
■ Be clear and concise
– Use short sentences
– Concetrate on the relevant aspects of your training and work experience
– Explain any breaks in your studies or career
■ Adapt your CV to suit the post you are applying for
– Before sending your CV to an employer, check that it corresponds to the profile required.
– Beware: do not artificially inflate your CV; if you do, you are likely to be found out at interview.
■ Take care over the presentation of your CV
– Set out your skills and competences clearly and logically, so that your advantages stand out.
– Pay attention to details such as spelling and punctuation.
■ Check your CV once you have filled it in
– Remove any spelling mistakes, and ensure it is laid out clearly and logically
– Have someone else re-read your CV so that you are sure the content is clear and easy to understand.
5. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
■ “My life was good, and then uncle Marshal went and screwed the whole thing up”
– “Ruin something”
■ “It was finger painting day at school and a 5-year-old boy got to second base with me”
– “Touch the women´s breasts”
■ “Marshal was in the second year of Law school, so he was pretty good at thinking on
his feet”
– “have an idea quickly”
■ “Did you know there is a Pot Tart under your fridge?” (Lilly). “No, but dibs” (Marshal)
– “Right to have or use something”
■ “I never do anything crazy. I’m always waiting for the moment. Planning the moment.
Well, she’s leaving tomorrow. This may be the only moment I’m gonna get. I gotta do
what that guy couldn’t. I gotta take the leap”
– “Jump”
■ “I’m so turned on right now”
– “Aroused”
6. CONDITIONALS
■ The Zero Conditional
– (if + present simple, ... present simple)
– Example : If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.
■ The First Conditional
– (if + present simple, ... will + infinitive)
– Example : If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema
■ The Second Conditional
– (if + past simple, ... would + infinitive)
– If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world
■ The Third Conditional
– (if + past perfect, ... would + have + past participle)
– If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train
10. FINANCIAL
REPORT/STATEMENT
■ A financial report is a formal record of a
company´s financial transactions
■ Steps
– Begin preparing your financial report by
balancing your company's financial holdings.
– Create a statement of the company's income.
– Calculate shareholders' equity or earnings per
share (EPS)
– Finish the report with an accounting of the
amount of cash the company has brought in or
spent.
12. QUESTIONS
■ What is the difference between ShareValue and Corporate Social Responsibility?
– When a Company creates a link between its business strategy and social responsability, both the Company and the
community benefit
■ So, what is SharedValue about?
– When a company´s strategy includes measures for social responsibility, the community growns and flourishes and when
a compan is part of a thriving comunity
■ Which are the three main ways of creating SharedValue?
– Creating shared value
– Rethinking and Redesigning
– Redefining productivity in theValue Chain
■ After reading how companies such as BMW, GE, NESTLÉ or IBM have created SharedValue, find at least 2 more
examples of creating SharedValue in a Company and explain how they do it.
– Coca-Cola
– Inditex
14. COMPANY IN TROUBLE
■ Give someone the green light : to give permission for something to happen
■ Double-Check : to check once more to be absolutely sure
■ See something in black and whit: to read something on paper
■ Keep track of something: to stay informed about something
■ Take a nosedive: to sapidly decrease in value
■ Mean business: to be very serious
■ Be in the red:to have a negative balance in your bank account
■ Run short: to not have enough of something
■ Get off the ground: to get something started
■ A handout: money paid illegally for favorable treatment
■ In the pipeline: to be in the planning
■ Cut back : to reduce expenses
■ Cut corners : to economise
■ Extra ones (not needed): to waste more tan you should/to tell you shares/to sell your company
