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Making the most of languages for your CV

Making the most of languages for your CV. Ruth O’Rourke Project Manager, Routes into Languages North East. Aims of Session. A whistle-stop tour to.... Improve your confidence Improve your knowledge on how to brag your language degree Skills audit

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Making the most of languages for your CV

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  1. Making the most of languages for your CV Ruth O’Rourke Project Manager, Routes into Languages North East

  2. Aims of Session A whistle-stop tour to.... • Improve your confidence • Improve your knowledgeon how to brag your language degree • Skills audit • Give an insight to job application procedure • Spot the Rat

  3. Job applications • Job description • Main purpose • Main duties • Organisation • Person specification • Knowledge • Skills • Experience • Essential vs desirable http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/index.htm Google: “uk employment law”

  4. S = situation T = tasks A = actions R = results Structuring an effective answer

  5. Newcastle University’s Undergraduate Graduate Skills Framework http://www.ncl.ac.uk/quilt/modules/gsf.htm Your degree is not enough!

  6. Top Language Jobs In groups, consider the job description and start a mind map with your experiences. From each experience write 3 tasks, from each task add the purpose/result Student ambassador • Presentation • Research materials in order to... • Formatting design in order that... • … • Group work • Organised meetings to ensure that... • ...... has resulted in... • ... • Organise travel • ... • ... • ...

  7. One way of doing it…..? EMPLOYMENT November 2007 – present: Student Ambassador for ‘Routes into Languages’, Newcastle University • Employed for a minimum of XX hours each week to participate in a range of events designed to encourage language-learning amongst school pupils. • Developed effective time-management skills in order to balance my job and studies. • Regular presentations to groups of young people, their parents and teachers have confirmed my ability to communicate information concisely and imaginatively. Audience size has varied from five to fifty. • Assisting with administrative tasks in the project office has improved my knowledge of business communication and event organisation. • SKILLS • Interpersonal skills • As a RiL ambassador I have worked with a variety of people (school pupils, teachers, university professors, project stakeholders) in order to deliver project outcomes to a high standard. • Communication skills • Choosing the right medium, register, and approach to a variety of audiences including French, in which I am fluent, where necessary. • Professionalism • As an ambassador to a national project and to my university I was always required to behave and dress professionally. This meant excellent timekeeping, remaining approachable, and answering queries on a wide range of issues.

  8. Why you BEAT the Rat Race SKILLS • Interpersonal • Cultural awareness • Communication (layers) • Creativity/Adaptibility/flexibility EXPERIENCES - Ambassador work • Year Abroad • Independent learning • Essay writing KNOWLEDGE - Target language(s) - Target culture - UK HE infrastructure

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