This document provides guidance for young teenagers on how to create their first CV. It emphasizes the importance of highlighting skills and qualifications over work experience, suggests a concise and clear layout, and offers dos and don'ts for effective CV writing. Key elements include personal details, achievements, skills, education, and references, with a reminder to keep it updated and free of errors.

1. HOW TO
DESIGN
MY
FIRST
CV?
Young teenagers can
also have one!
NOT ENOUGH
EXPERIENCE?
TOO YOUNG?
WHAT A CV
FOR?
HOW LONG?
WHAT TO
INCLUDE?

2. WHY A CV?
THINK OF YOURSELF AS A
BRAND NEW SMARTPHONE…
THERE ARE LOTS OF SMARTPHONES ON THE MARKET,
WHAT HELPS YOU PICK UP ONE OR ANOTHER?
IN THE SAME WAY, LOTS OF PEOPLE LOOK FOR A JOB,
SO WHY DOES AN EMPLOYER CHOOSE ONE OR
ANOTHER?
What is special about my first CV??
You may not have as much work
experience to put in there.
For this reason, you must show you have
the necessary skills and qualifications to
do the job without the work experience.
It must be skills /
qualifications based!
YOU DON’T HAVE
MUCH
EXPERIENCE
BUT YOU
ALREADY HAVE
SOME SKILLS
Your cv is like your
advertisement
TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT THE
DESIGN, THE
TEMPLATE YOU
USE IS
ESSENTIAL!!

3. EXAMPLE OF A
FIRST CV
• A CV is a
unique
thing
• Layout is
important
• Poorly
structured
CVs can put
empoyers
off hiring
you
• CVs have to
be easy to
read
• Your
student CV
shouldn’t
be longer
than 2
sides
• Be concise
• Highlight
your skills

4. •CV dos
•keep it short
•check spelling and
grammar
• Keep updating your cv
• Put the most important stuff first
• Back up what you say
• Get a formal e-mail address
Remeber:
Employers
don’t have too
much time to
read CVs
• Reread it
before you
send it off so
there are no
spelling or
grammar
mistakes
• Every time
you pass an
exam or get
a new job:
Update your
cv!
• Do you think
cheekygirl@rad
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sounds
serious??

5. •CV don’ts
•Don’t get too personal
• Don’t be too creative
•Don’t exagerate
• Be honest about your skill levels
• There’s no need
to add
unnecessary
Information
• Too much colour
may look as if
you are tailoring
it to a specific
job.
• It must be text
based and
straightforward
• Don’t lie, if
you are not
fluent at a
language,
don’t say so.

6. •Writeyour first CV
• Name:
• Address:
• Tel:
• Email:
• PERSONAL SUMMARY:
• MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS:
• SKILLS:
• WORK EXPERIENCE:
• EDUCATION:
• INTERESTS:
• REFERENCES:
• TRY AND COMPLETE
YOUR OWN CV!!
• INCLUDE ALL YOUR
PERSONAL DETAILS
• Mention things like
winning an award,
work experience or
being the captain of a
team
• Also
voluntary
work
• GIVE
PRACTICAL
EXAMPLES OF
YOUR SKILLS
• LIST ALL YOUR
QUALIFICATIONS
AND THE SCHOOLS
YOU ATTENDED
• NAME PEOPLE
WHO CAN GIVE
YOU A
REFERENCE: A
TEACHER, A
TUTOR…