1. Your CV Passport

2. Your CV Passport In today’s session we will:
Think about what a CV is for?
Find out what to include in a CV?
Learn about what makes a bad CV
Recruit someone for a job

3. Why are you here?
Employers spend an average of 30 seconds looking at a CV

4. What is a CV for? Your own personal advert One way to apply for a job
To get you noticed
To get you an interview

5. What’s in a CV? Work placements Positive words Work experience
Contact details
Name
Age??
Work placements
Interests
Personal profile
A Word document
Qualifications
References ??
Skills
Positive words
Work experience
Education history
Achievements

6. What to avoid Lies Crazy fonts or pictures Spelling mistakes
Over two pages long
Silly address
Messy layout
Open access to your social media
Unnecessary info: marital status, children, star sign
Coloured text or paper
Lies

7. Why do you need a good CV?

8. You Are The Recruiter You are part of the Human Resources team
at Supavalue Supermarkets.
Working with one colleague, you will
decide who to interview for a customer
service post.
Check through your job advert and then read through the two CVs you have received.
Which candidate will you choose, and why?

9. Who Gets an Interview? Which CV was more impressive?
What made it so good?
Layout?
Skills?
Experience?
Targeted?
Who sold themselves better?

10. Putting your CV online
Things to consider when registering with job sites
Don’t include too many contact details – who is looking at your CV?
Keep the CV general to include all skills, achievements
Save and upload your CV – full name, CV
Make the covering letter specific to the job
Use good keywords in your CV and covering letter that relate to the job area
Check your s regularly

11. What makes a great CV? So…. Do your research
Needs to be matched to the job
So…. Do your research
…Give yourself plenty of time
….Get it checked out
Come and see us in The Advice Shop for a drop-in or careers appointment.