Prince's Trust CVs Covering Letters and Interview Skills Updated

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CVs, Covering Letters andInterview Skills

Natalie Smith & Nicola Urquhart

Emploa!ilit "dvisers





"im o# the session$

#o learn !ow to create a !ig! $ualit% CV and

covering letter.

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Intended Learning %utcomes

B% t!e end o& t!e session t!e grou' s!ould be

able to

•Identi&% at least 5 t!ings t!e% could do to ake

sure t!eir CV is o& a !ig! $ualit%.

•Identi&% at least " t!ings t!e% could do to ake

sure t!eir covering letter is o& a !ig! $ualit%.

•Identi&% at least one website w!ere t!e% can get

ore in&oration on CVs and covering letters.

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hat is a CV'

• Curriculu Vitae t!e course o& one+s li&e.

• ,n outline o& education-work.

• , arketing tool to sell %oursel&.

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hen should ou use a CV'

• #o a''l% &or an advertised vacanc% t!at asks &or

a CV.

• #o a''l% s'eculativel%.

#!e% are also a use&ul source o& in&oration &or

w!en %ou are co'leting ob a''lication &ors.

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hat makes a good CV'

,ctivit%

In grou's o& &our

•ook at t!e 2 CVs and identi&% w!ic! one %ou

t!ink is better.•!at akes t!is CV better t!an t!e ot!er rite

soe notes on t!e &li'c!art 'a'er.

•!at is wrong wit! t!e ot!er CV rite soe

notes on t!e &li'c!art 'a'er.

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hat should !e included in a CV'

• 4our contact details.

• , 'ersonal 'ro&ile (o'tional).

• 'lo%ent !istor%-work e6'erience.

• ducation-training.

• 7kills-ac!ieveents.

• Interests.

• 8e&erences.

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(ow should a CV !e laid out'

Various &orats : see t!e &ollowing websites &or

e6a'les

•;e6t 7te' website. (!tt'--ne6tste'.direct.gov.uk)

•<obcentre Plus website. (!tt'--www.direct.gov.uk-en-'lo%ent-<obseeke

rs-inde6.!t)

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http://nextstep.direct.gov.uk/

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Jobseekers/index.htm




http://nextstep.direct.gov.uk/




)o

• >se a clear &ont.

• >se bold and larger &ont

to !ig!lig!t %our naeand !eadings.

• ?ave a sensible eail

address.

• ?ig!lig!t %our skills and

ac!ieveents.

)on*t

• >se &onts t!at are di&&icult

to read.

• ?ave an un'ro&essionaleail address.

• <ust list skills wit!out

'roviding

evidence-e6a'les.

• ?ave ore t!an 2 'ages.

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)o

• #arget %our CV towards

t!e ob %ou are a''l%ing

&or.

• >se bullet 'oints to ake

t!e CV easier to read.

• C!eck s'elling and

graar.

• @ive relevant dates e.g.

in e'lo%ent !istor%.

)on*t

• eave lots o& w!ite

s'ace.

• Include %our 'riar%sc!ool.

• a&&le.

•7end a CV wit!out a

covering letter.

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Covering Letters

,ctivit%

In 'airs discuss

•!% s!ould %ou send a covering letter wit! a

CV•!at s!ould %ou include in %our covering letter

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hat should I include in a covering letter'

• !% %ou are writing.

• !% %ou want t!e ob.

• !% %ou are interested in t!e co'an%.

• 7ell %our ain skills-ac!ieveents relevant tot!e role.

• !at %ou would like to !a''en ne6t.

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(ow should I set out a covering letter'

• ook at t!e !andouts on e6a'les &ro t!e;e6t 7te' website.

(!tt'--ne6tste'.direct.gov.uk)

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hat makes a good covering letter'

)o

• ind out t!e nae o& t!e

'erson %ou need to write

to.

• 8esearc! t!e e'lo%er

and s!ow t!at %ou know

soet!ing about t!e.

• ?ig!lig!t %our ke%skills-e6'erience related

to t!e ob.

)on*t

• <ust re'eat w!at %ou

!ave 'ut in %our CV.

• rite ore t!an a 'age.

• >se t!e sae letter &or

di&&erent obs-co'anies.

•7end a letter containing

s'elling istakes.

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Summar

CVs

•!at t!e% are.

•!at s!ould be included.

•?ow to set out a CV.

•!at akes a good CV.

Covering letters

•!% %ou s!ould send a covering letter.•!at s!ould be included.

•!at akes a good covering letter.

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Intended Learning %utcomes

B% t!e end o& t!e session t!e grou' s!ould beable to

•Identi&% at least 5 t!ings t!e% could do to ake

sure t!eir CV is o& a !ig! $ualit%.

•Identi&% at least " t!ings t!e% could do to ake

sure t!eir covering letter is o& a !ig! $ualit%.

•Identi&% at least one website w!ere t!e% can get

ore in&oration on CVs and covering letters.

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,n% $uestions

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"im o# the session

• #o !el' %ou to be success&ul at interviews.

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Interview Skills

Yes…well…you made

a few mistakes…



Look at each slide very

carefully!• In your teams you will have only a few

seconds to choose the correct answer

about interview common sense.

• Good Luck!



Q1 You are ettin ready for yourinterview. hat do you choose to wear"

#rite the correct letter down$

%&



Q2 Or…if you are male…

A B C



Q3 You have chosen your footwear.

What about the rest of your clothes?

A B C



Q4 Or…if you are a woman…

A BC

Q' Y u kn th t sm ll d t ils



Q' You know that small detailscan make a difference. (ow

would you advise a friend to doher nails"

A B



Q6 What else should you do before

the interview?• )heck directions. A

• Leave home in *lenty of time B

• +ead a little bit about the em*loyer C

• ,ractice interview -uestions D

• Go out with your friends the nihtbefore and et home late E



Q !hese em"loyers are discussin# the sort of

"erson they would want to em"loy. Write

down three thin#s which all em"loyers wouldwant from an em"loyee.

We should be

lookin# for

someone whois…

Yes. $ would

like to see

someone

who…

$t is reallyim"ortant

that…



Q Y h i d! hi h f th



Q You have arrived! hich of thefollowin e/*ressions would be the

best as you reet your *otentialem*loyer"

( )

* +



Q10 Which greeting is the

best?Hi A

Good

morning/afternoon B

All right mate? C



Q,,Which of these answers

would be best? !hank you for

comin#. +id you

find us easily?

-ot really. $

#ot lost (

Yes no

"roblem.

)

+on%t

know

really.C



Q,2*an you tell me

why you are

interested in this

&ob?

)ecause

it "ays

well. (

)ecause $ have

always been

interested in this

ty"e of work and

$ feel that $ couldoffer a lot. )



Q13 Bonus point!

Think of three things which are wrong withthis prospective interviewee!



Q10 In your team write down

a ood answer to this -uestion.What did you

enjoy at

school/previous job?



Q15 Which is the best answer?

Tell e soethin you are proud o"#

/ When $ %or&ed really hard and achieved

rades $ %as proud o"# A

/ When $ told y teacher/boss %hat $

thouht o" hi/her B

/ 'unno C



Q12 hat does this -uestion

mean"How compterliterate are

o?

A" Can o readwell?

B" #hat compterapplications cano se?

C" Do o sethe compter alot?





$%& 'inall(

• Take two mintes to discsswith or team and then writedown a )estion o cold askan emploer at an interview ?



hat makes a good interview

• Pre'arationA

• ,rrive in good tie.

• #urn o&& %our '!oneA

• 7ile and s!ake t!e interviewers !and.

• Be 're'ared to give answers to coon

interview $uestions.

• ,sk a cou'le o& $uestions at t!e end.

• 7ell %oursel&.

• #!ank t!e interviewer &or t!eir tie.

• ,sk &or &eedback.

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+urther help

• >se ;e6t 7te' website

!tt's--ne6tste'.direct.gov.uk

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