撰写简历是一项艰巨的任务。它和其它你写的文章本质上完全不同。因此，很多人在申请新职位的时候，不是依靠预先的想法就是靠普通模板，导致他们的简历从一开始就变成了平庸的作品，所以你不妨试一下在自己的简历中问自己这12个问题。

1. How did you get this job? What does the company do? Who buys its products or services?

1. 你怎么得到这份工作的？公司是干嘛的？购买商品或者服务的都是哪些人？

2. What are your major responsibilities? What have been the biggest challenges you faced in accomplishing them? What did you do, and how did it turn out? What resulted from your actions?

2. 你的主要职责是什么？工作中面对的重大挑战是什么？你怎么做的，最后结果怎样？你的行动导致什么后果？

3. What are you most proud to have accomplished in this role?

3. 你在职位上完成的最值得骄傲的成就有哪些？

4. How have you saved your employer time or increased productivity?

4. 你如何节约雇主的时间、增加效率？

5. What have you done, to increase sales or revenue for your employer? How did you go about doing it? What tools, skills, knowledge or software did you utilize?

5. 你为了帮雇主增加销售或者收益做过什么？你怎么做的？用了什么工具、技巧、只是或者软件？

6. What have you done, and how did you do it, to decrease costs or expenses for your employer? Again, what tools, skills, knowledge or software did you utilize?

6. 你做过什么，怎么做让雇主的支出费用下降？同样，用了什么工具、技巧、只是或者软件？

7. How have your accomplishments in this role stacked up against others in your department, company or industry?

7. 你在职的成就和你同部门、同公司、同行业的人比起来如何？

8. Why is your employer better off because you were hired?

8. 为什么你被雇佣对雇主更好？

9. What did you start or set up that became a model for others to copy in other locations or companies?

9. 你怎么成为他人在各自岗位或者公司里学习的榜样？

10. How did you make life easier for your boss, your peers or others with whom you worked?

10. 你如何让你的老板、同事的生活更轻松？

11. How are you viewed by your boss, peers and those you supervise?

11. 你的老板、同事和你的下属怎么看你？

12. What is your reputation among your vendors, customers or clients? Why do they have this opinion of you?

12. 你在供应商、顾客、客户中名声如何？为什么他们这样看你？

当你这么撰写简历的时候，你会写出一份让读者有花上6-10秒更多的时间来阅读的兴趣的简历，从而给你竞争的机会。