What does C.V. stand for? Why is it important?

1. The What does C.V. stand for? Why is it important? Curriculum Vitae: course of life

2. L.O. To re-write important sections of your Curriculum Vitae A good CV is accurate, detailed, concise. Definition A CV is a summary of your life to date, highlighting the skills that would be of interest to a prospective employer. It shows all your qualifications and time spent in education, work, or unemployment.

3. What aspects of yourself does your CV show? • Skills • Knowledge • Experience • Attributes

4. Writing a draft CV • What information goes on a CV? • Personal Details • Career Aims or personal profile • Education and qualifications • Employment/ work experience • Achievements • Interests and leisure activities • Referees

5. Personal Profile Gives a description of what you are like Summarises the skills and strengths you can give to a company What do you do best? What are you good at? No longer than 6 or 7 lines. It must be short and positive with your key strengths, skills, experience and interests.

6. My qualifications in GCSE History have enabled me to develop good organisational skills, an analytical/logical approach to tasks and the ability to work under pressure. • Completing my course projects has taught me to provide originality and quality whilst successfully meeting deadlines. I work to the highest standards and have an eye for detail with skills in design and organisation. • Excellent inter-personal communication and social skills built through extensive volunteering with Age Concern and homeless shelters. • Through my studies, work and voluntary roles I have acquired a good telephone manner and am able to relate to a wide range of people as well as the ability to meet deadlines while maintaining a high standard of work. • Strong team-player skills developed through work in retail, in group science experiments associated with my course, and in particular group presentation work, in which good marks were achieved.

7. Should you write your CV with your ideal job in mind? Explain. - applying for specific job- speculative CV What aspects of the job would you think about when writing it? - job requirements- position- company

8. Activity • Read through and circle any mistakes. - spelling - punctuation • things that shouldn’t be written in a CV • Rewrite any negatives into positives.

9. Cover Letter • What is it? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YeXt31NUil • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8nsvrkfkms&NR=1

10. Write your CV Think about the work experience job you want to apply for. Write a draft CV. List all your GCSE subjects in full (don’t abbreviate eg Physical/ Religious Education) Include any work experience eg babysitting. If you don’t have any, don’t include this heading. Interests: eg voluntary work, skilled hobbies. (DO NOT write “socialising”, “watching TV”…Why?) References: 2 people – a head teacher or present employer, someone who has known you for 3 months at least, not related Typed. Print off to hand it in next lesson. Accurate, detailed, concise.

11. Can you lie on a CV? L.O.: Did you achieve your outcome?