This document provides guidance on applying for a job, including writing a CV or resume, cover letter, and preparing for an interview. It discusses including personal details, education history, skills, and work experience in a CV. A cover letter should reference the job advertisement and express interest in an interview. Interviews allow applicants to showcase their abilities, so candidates should arrive early, maintain eye contact, answer questions completely, dress appropriately, and avoid distractions. Preparing for interview questions in advance can help make a strong impression on potential employers.

1. Job application
February, 2008
Tallinn

2. What to do?
 Write a CV.
 Write a letter of application (if required)
 Interview (in case you are invited)

3. What does ”CV” mean?
(Curriculum/pl. curricula) –
 a) the subjects that are
included into a course
of studies;
 b) British English – a
written record of your
education and
employment, that you
send to your employer
when you are applying
for a job;
 American English
“resume”.

4. Step 1
The Resume (CV)
 Some employers will request a resume instead of a job application.
 Name, address, phone number, email (list an email address)
 Your objective what you are looking for and why
 Your skills
 Your education
 Your work history include part-time and volunteer experiences, too
 Your extracurricular activities
It is important to lead with your strengths!
 If you have skills, start with that.
 If you have education, start there
 If you have a good work history, start there
and list it chronologically

5. Tips for Completing
 Don`t apply for a job in a pack. Go alone.
 Neatness and accuracy definitely count!
 Read the application over once first, before you complete it. If
you are going to complete the application at home, make a copy
first for practice. Ask someone you trust to check it for neatness
and spelling.
 Make sure you ask for permission to use someone as a
reference. Have the names, addresses, and phone numbers of
your references with you.

6. Step 2: Letter of application
 Dear Sirs,
 With reference to your advertisement in Tallinn Daily of 6th June
for a trainee sales agent, I would like to apply for the post.
 I am...............................................................................................
 ......................................................................................................
 I am interested in training to be a sales agent and I am sure I
can do well in the job.
 I will be very pleased to give you any other information you need
and hope you will consider me for an interview at an early date.
 I enclose my CV and copies of two references.
 Yours sincerely,
 Ken Kaares

7. Step 3: Interview

8.  The interview is the most important part of the
job application process.
 It is your only chance to sell yourself, and explain
your ability to do the job in question in a short
frame of time.
 The way you handle yourself in an interview will
determine whether you get the job or not.
 You can not afford to be under prepared for this if
you are serious about getting the job.
 When an employer calls you in for an interview it
is an opportunity for you to show what you can do.

9. Do's and Don'ts
Interview
DO
 Arrive a little early
 Maintain good eye contact
 Answer questions with sentences, not Yes, No, Okay
 Think about your answers
 Be friendly and polite
 Dress neatly and properly for the job
 Turn off cell phones
DON`T
 Smoke or chew anything, even if invited to do so
 Ask about days off
 Talk badly about a former employer or teacher
 Fidget or play with things on the interviewer`s desk
 Discuss other jobs you are applying for or did not get
 Wear perfume or cologne

10. Hints for Dress for Success for Men and Women
Attention to details is crucial. Make sure you have:
 clean and polished conservative shoes
 well-groomed hairstyle
 cleaned and trimmed fingernails
 minimal cologne or perfume
 no visible body piercing beyond conservative ear
piercings for women
 well-brushed teeth and fresh breath
 no gum, candy, or other objects in your mouth
 minimal jewelry
 no body odor

11. Formal dress

12. Useful links
 www.gov.im/dti/jobcentre/creatingacv.xml
 www.cvtips.com/
 www.quintcareers.com/dress_for_success.html

13. Can you answer the questions?
 What steps do you have to do applying for a
job?
 What is a CV?
 What should you remember writing an
application letter?
 What should not you do at the interview?
 Why is it important to prepare for the
interview properly ?How to do that?

14. Good luck!