2. What is a CV?
• Curriculum Vitae: the course of one's life
• an outline of a person's educational and
professional history, usually prepared for job
applications.
• Another name for a CV is a résumé.
3. What information should a CV
include?
• Personal details
• Education and qualifications
• Work experience
• Interests and achievements
• Skills
• References
5. Education and qualification
• • Dates (from – to)
• • Name and type of organisation providing
education and training
• • Principal subjects/occupational
• skills covered
• • Title of qualification awarded
• • Level in national classification
6. Work experience
• • Dates (from – to)
• • Name and address of employer
• • Type of business or sector
• • Occupation or position held
• • Main activities and responsibilities
7. Interests and achievements
• Show a range of interests
• Write about Hobbies that are a little out of the
ordinary
• Write about Sport that present you as a Leader
9. SOCIAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
• Living and working with other people, in
multicultural environments, in positions where
communication is important and situations
where teamwork is essential
• Describe these competences and indicate where
they were acquired
10. ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
• Coordination and administration of people,
projects and budgets; at work, in voluntary
work (for example culture and sports) and at
home
• Describe these competences and indicate where
they were acquired
11. TECHNICAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
• With computers, specific kinds of equipment,
machinery
• Describe these competences and indicate where
they were acquired
13. OTHER SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES
• Competences not mentioned before for exemple
DRIVING LICENCE
• Describe these competences and indicate where
they were acquired
14. References
• two referees are sufficient:
1. one academic (perhaps your tutor or a project
supervisor)
2. one from an employer (perhaps your last part-
time or summer job).
15. What are the most important aspects
of CV that you look for?
In the survey of employers 2010 Orange County Resume
Survey (by Eric Hilden) we read that the following
aspects were most looked for:
45%
Previous related
work experience
35% Qualifications & skills
25% Easy to read
16% Accomplishments
14% Spelling & grammar
9% Education
1% Personal experiences
1% Computer skills
16. SUGGESTIONS
• Be concise
• Be positive
• Be honest:
• Targeting your CV
•38% exaggerated or lied about their
education
•35% included incorrect details in their
employment history
•31% made false statements about
professional qualifications and
memberships.
17. Another advice:
• Emailed CVs and Web CVs
• PAY ATTENTION!
•The most common mistakes made
via email include:
•Accidentally clicking send before the email is
ready;
•Embarrassing spelling and grammar mistakes;
•Accidentally sending a kiss at the end of a
message;
•Copying a client into an internal email about
them;
•Forwarding an inappropriate email trail;
•Forgetting an attachment
