| 1 | background | n. the whole of one's education, training and experience |
| 2 | bi-lingual | adj. able to use two languages with equal ease - see FLUENT |
| 3 | career | n. the course of one's (professional) life |
| 4 | challenge | n. a difficult or demanding task that needs special effort - challenging adj. |
| 5 | cover letter | n. a letter that is sent with one's CV; letter of application |
| 6 | date of birth | n. the day on which one was born, usually as day/month/year [eg: 05/11/76] |
| 7 | education | n. training and instruction at school, university etc - to educate v. |
| 8 | experience | n. jobs held, including dates, posts etc; work history - professional experience n. |
| 9 | fluent | adj. able to speak and write a foreign language easily - see BI-LINGUAL |
| 10 | graphology | n. study of handwriting as a guide to the character of the writer - graphologist n. |
| 11 | interest | n. an activity outside work in which one is interested or concerned; hobby |
| 12 | job objective | n. the kind of work or challenge that one is looking for |
| 13 | miscellaneous | adj. various; mixed [eg: nationality, languages spoken, marital status] |
| 14 | nationality | n. the status of belonging to a particular country [eg: Japanese nationality] |
| 15 | native language | n. the language one first learned to speak; mother tongue |
| 16 | qualifications | n. the education and experience that make one suitable for a particular job |
| 17 | reference | n. a written statement by another person about one's character and ability |
| 18 | skill | n. an ability, expertness or aptitude in a particular activity [eg: language skill] |
| 19 | training | n. the process of learning a particular SKILL [eg: sales training] |
| 20 | work history | n. jobs held, inc. dates, posts etc; EXPERIENCE |
