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Creating a good CV and finding a job/internship
1. Creating a good CV and finding a
job/internship
Shaun Harris
LSE Careers
2. Today’s session
• How to get your CV to the recruiter’s YES pile
• Four key ingredients of excellent cover letters
• The best places to look for jobs and
internships
• Using creative techniques to track down jobs
and internships
3. CV and covering letter: key principles
Layout: easy on the eye
Content: relevant & specific
Language: concise & positive
4. CV content in a nutshell
• Personal details
• Education/Awards
• Work experience
• Extra-curricular
• Additional skills
• Referees
5. Assistant Qualitative researcher
• Educated to degree level
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to manage projects and work
independently
• Research experience
• Understanding of main qualitative research
techniques
6.
7. CV Quiz
1) A CV should never be more than one page?
2) Do you need to state your marital status or gender on your CV?
3) Should you should always give your personal tutor as your
referee?
4) To stand a realistic chance of success you need to send out at
least 100 CVs?
5) The average time a recruiter spends looking at a CV is…
a. Less than 30 seconds
b. 1 minute
c. 2 minutes
8. Covering letter – ICME!
• Introduction – who you are, what you want
• Competence – what you will bring to job, why
you
• Motivation – why you want job, organisation
• Ending – upbeat
• Faithfully, sincerely
• Grammar, spelling, appropriate language
9. Finding a job or internship
• Where are the best places to look for jobs and
internships?
• What creative techniques can you use to track
down jobs and internships?
10. Where Are All The Jobs ?
A dverts
A gencies / Head hunters
C ontacts
Internal moves
& promotions
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14. Networking – what is it?
• Good networking is making the most of the
people you meet to your mutual advantage
• Networking is using connections with others
intelligently
• It offers both support and a resource to help
you achieve your goals
From “Brilliant Networking; Steven D’Souza
17. Why use it?
Facebook for Business: Your Online CV
• Build a professional presence online
• Connect in a meaningful way with alumni and
other “warm” contacts
• Research companies and career paths
• Explore opportunities with organisations who
don’t recruit on campus
• Learn professional networking etiquette
Editor's Notes
Key points Hello MB work as consultant to Careers Service. Have worked extensively in HR in private and public sectors and lots of experience in recruitment
Key points These principles apply to CVs and covering letters Put yourself in the seat of the recruiter faced with hundreds or even thousands of cvs
Critical to think about these questions before you start on CV
Introduction If letter set it out properly, may not need address if it is part of application form (check word limit) Para 1 short Who you are, what you want and if attended presentation mention it clear, concise Competence Para 2 What you will bring to the job Outline most important skills, qualities, experience or potential – backed up with focused examples from their CV – and how they relate to the job they’re applying for. Motivation Para 3 Why you want to work for this company and do this job (some firms say why sector and then why this function or division) Be specific, and show you understand the role. Give very clear reasons why the organisation appeals to you Avoid clichés and generalisation. Ending upbeat note, without being over-the-top or pushy. sign off correctly. Dear Sir or Madam , Yours faithfully . In all other cases, it is Yours sincerely .
Here are the usual ways employers fill vacancies Talk them through the fact that if employers have a job to fill, they will generally start at the bottom (cheapest, quickest, know what they’re getting) and gradually move up to advertising, if all else fails. Points to make : over 60% of jobs never get advertised (don’t know where this figure came from - think it’s a Dugdale ...) not a legal requirement to advertise jobs - many public sector bodies do as policy, but how many of the audience know of advertised jobs where it’s a foregone conclusion who’s going to get it ... adverts can cost thousands of pounds (quarter page in Telegraph upwards of £6K etc) employers prefer to go with someone they know, or pay an agency to find out who they know that they would recommend job seekers generally start at the “advert” point and stop there, meaning they miss out on the majority of jobs being filled Careers Service Newspapers, journals & magazines Internet www.careers.manchester.ac.uk
You need to network with a purpose, with an aim in mind Or you could look at it as making friends
Strong and weak ties Six degrees of separation (also referred to as the "Human Web") refers to the idea that, if a person is one step away from each person they know and two steps away from each person who is known by one of the people they know, then everyone is at most six steps away from any other person on Earth. It was popularized by a play written by John Guare Gwar
JB LinkedIn is your online business card, your CV and your letters of recommendation all in one. It can provide you with the connections and information you need in your job search.
