10p1 Digging Deeper - Letters, CVs and Interviews

LO to understand the difference between a CV and a covering letter, To be able to identify what is required in a CV

Before we move on you need to finish your covering letter for the 3 jobs - Support Worker, Hotel Manager and Sales Executive.

Example student CV 

http://www.alec.co.uk/cvtips/examstcv.htm

CV Templates: http://www.118student.co.uk/student-careers/student-cv-template.html

http://www.dayjob.com/content/cv-template-236.htm 

CV Session 1 

What is a CV? Use these articles to help

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15573447

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2012/mar/15/cv-tips-first-arts-job

• What is important to put on a CV? How long should it be? 
• Write a list of all the things they should include in a CV 
• If time pupils can begin writing their CVs 

CV Session 2 

Time to write your CV - what is a suitable layout? 

http://www.dayjob.com/content/cv-template-236.htm 

You will need to have finished your CV and covering letter in the next 3 sessions - ready for your careers sessions which are coming up in June. 

To follow - how to prepare for an interview and what to expect ....