1. _________________________ _________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Personal Statements

2. _________________________ _________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What is it? A letter of application, or personal statement, is a brief and focused essay about your career or job goals, and is frequently required for applicants to colleges, jobs and universities. It is used to assess the capabilities of a prospective student or employer in terms of critical thinking, analytical abilities, interests, aims and aspirations. It is a good way for an applicant to communicate to where ever they are applying.

3. _________________________ _________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Basically It is a way of selling your self to an employer/college/university to gain an interview or placement/job.

4. _________________________ _________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ You need to mention skills and qualities? What is the difference? Skill Quality

5. _________________________ _________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Skill A physical attribute which a person has learned or developed. Quality A trait of character or ability. Check your answers to see if you need to make any changes.

6. _________________________ _________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Answers Skills Communication, Leadership, Computer Literacy, Teamwork, Planning, Creative, problem Solving, Improve Own Learning. Qualities Adaptability, Positive, Helpful, Polite, Hard Working, Patient, Respectful, Truthful.

7. _________________________ _________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Personal Mood Board Complete the personal mind map. You can use some of the skills and qualities from the card sort or use your own. It is always hard thinking of things you are good so ask you partner to suggest what they feel you are good at. Remember it is all about selling yourself to the employer / college.

8. _________________________ _________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Writing The Statement First look at what is expected and what you need to write. –What skills or qualities they want –How they want you to write it –How long they want the letter to be –Who you need to send it to –What experience is required As you only have a limited amount of space it is important you put down what they require

9. _________________________ _________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Personal Statements You must make sure the following are checked: –Spelling –Grammer –Punctuation –Layout

10. _________________________ _________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Task Using the mind map you and your partner have worked on start to put this information into a structured form using the writing template. You have a maximum of 800 characters.

11. _________________________ _________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Top Tips Use complete sentences Check spelling and grammar Read the advertisement and check for what they are looking for Check the closing date Check who you need to send it to and personalise it to them.