Commercial Correspondence
Resumé 1
Business German Glossary | Phrasebook | Commercial Correspondence
The following sample resumé (Lebenslauf) is one in a series of business correspondence examples that would be appropriate in Austria, Germany or Switzerland. See the numbered comments in red below the resumé.
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Tel. (03 41) 654 19 85
geboren am 23. 08. 1971 in Graz/Österreich, ledig3
1987
1987-1990
1991-1994
Berufstätigkeit5
08/91-12/96
seit 01/97
Besondere Kenntnisse7
Lehre zum Industriekaufmann bei
Abendgymnasium in Hamburg,
Sachbearbeiter, Schmidt AG, Hamburg
Leiter der Personalabteileung,6 Schmidt AG
EDV: Textverarbeitung (Word)8
Resumé • Curriculum vitae
Lebenslauf
Johann Mustermann1
Goethestraße 15
54321 Entenheim2
Telefax: (03 41) 654 04 73
E-Mail: jmustermann@t-online.de
Ausbildung4
mittlere Reife, Bundesgymnasium, Graz
der Schmidt AG, Hamburg
Abschlussprüfung, gut
Abschluss Abitur
1 Your name and address
2 If living outside Germany, you would add your country on the next line.
3 single; married is verheiratet
4 education
5 work experience
6 director of personnel
7 special skills
8 EDV = computer/data processing
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