个人能力集中表现在社会荣誉、工作业绩、科研成果、著作等，这里最主要的是著作和工作成果。
著作包括所有出版过的书，发表过的论文。这一项对科研、学术工作者尤为重要。如果内容与所申请的职位密切相关，作者不仅应列入其中，而且可扼要介绍作品内容、社会影响和效果。面试时，应带上作品的原件或复印件。
了解到到底什么是个人能力以后，我们再来看一段对话：
A：Would you talk about your merits?
B：Yes, sir. When I was the sales manager of Beijing Friendship Store, I succeeded in raising yearly sales volume by 25% at profit margins of from 50% to 80%.
A：Have you received any honors or rewards?
B：Yes. I got the title of “Advanced Worker” in 1992 and 1994.
A：Do you have any publications?
B：Yes. My book entitled A Preliminary Survey of Controlling Inflation was published by China Finance Publishing House in 1993.
对话中出现了一些词组用法和单词：
Words & Expressions:
Beijing Friendship Store: 北京友谊商店
Succeed in: 成功
sales volume：销售量
Advanced Worker：先进工作者
A Preliminary Survey of Controlling Inflation：抑制通货膨胀初探
China Finance Publishing House：中国金融出版社
想要清楚地表达自己的个人能力光靠这些词汇和对话是不够的，我们还需要更多的句型和单词。