Writing a CV and finding a job

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Writing a CV and finding a job

Unit 1: Writing a CV and finding a job

After completing this unit, you will be familiar with

the most important aspects of CV and cover letter writing Websites where you may find additional help in preparing to find a job in English how to use English in finding a job special language used in the course of job searches when and how to use the present perfect and simple past in your sentences

Look at the image in the reflection section above and discuss with your classmates the importance ofsocial media in finding a job.

Is it important or not?

Reading Task 1: LinkedIn text, including a writing exercise

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Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/03/11/3-ways-linkedin-just-made-it-easier-to-find-a-job/

Exercise:

Visit LinkedIn.com as a guest and examine the opportunities it could offer you. Write an email to a friend who hasalready been working for several years, mentioning LinkedIn and asking him/her what recommendations he/shecould make about how to create your LinkedIn profile. List your abilities and competencies, taken from the CV youcreated in an earlier assignment.

Reading Task 2: Writing a CV and finding a job

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After reading the text above, answer the following questions:1. How is the word 'signal' used in the text and what other uses does it have in English?2. Explain the use of 'assignment' in the expression 'international assignment'. How else is the termassignment understood in English?3. What is meant by the term 'posting' in the text? What other meanings do the words post/postinghave in English?

4. What other English words can one use for the term 'search engine'?5. What is an employment office? What happens in such an office?6. List as many meanings for the terms 'classified / classifieds' as possible. 7. State the contexts in which the term 'target' may be used, demonstrating its various meanings inEnglish.8. What is another word in English for resume?9. What is the difference meant in the text between the terms 'employer' and recruiter'?10. What are some English synonyms for the term 'help-wanted section'?11. Besides 'brochures', what other English words are there for paper-type forms of advertisement?12. Give synonyms for 'publish'.13. What is the opposite of the word 'temporary'?

CV examples

Writing Task: CV writing

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Employability I want to work in ... Example CVs

Employability SkillsWhat can I do with mydegree?

Practice Aptitude Tests

Work Experience Postgraduate Study Working in Kent

Site Map Vacancies Careers Events on Campus

Improve your job prospects with the Careers Employability Award

Examples of Good and Bad CVsCVs

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Use the form below as a guide to creating a first CV:Fill in the Blank Resume Form

Your name, capitalized, boldfaced and 16 pt. font

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street address

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town, ME zip code

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home phone number

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email address

EDUCATION (each heading should be in capital letters and boldfaced)

University name, degree sought, dates studied

High School, _________________________, dates studied

Major area of study (or coursework): _______________________________

WORK EXPERIENCE (list any jobs you have held - start with the most recent!)

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job title business name, location, dates

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describe your position duties and skills learned using key verbs

__________________ - ___________________________________________

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SCHOOL ACTIVITIES (list all sports, clubs, etc. you have been involved with)

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activity number of years

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COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (volunteer work, etc.)

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activity number of years

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AWARDS (list any awards or special recognition you have received)

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title of award month, year

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INTERESTS (list a few of your hobbies if pertinent)

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Writing: Cover Letters

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Using a dictionary, look up which verbs may be used with the nouns you know / formed

PREPARATORY HOMEWORK

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Answer the following questions:1. What elements would you require to make a job fulfilling for you?2. What elements would make your job stressful?3. In English, for what kinds of organizations can the word recruitment be used? Why?4. Provide synonyms for the term managing director.5. Explain the phrase to get caught out. Provide synonyms.6. Look up the term business psychology on the Internet. What does it mean and how is it practiced?7. Explain the term candid conversation. Is it positive or negative?8. What are your career aims in the next 5 years? In ten years?9. In which contexts can one use the term competition?10. How can a good manager build emplyee confidence?

Reading Task 4 + Vocabulary Practice homework task

Read the paragraph below and fill in the missing words from the words provided below the text.

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out / level / bottom / story / yourself / skill / telling / educated / put / game / temporary / feelings / fearing /

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Reading Task 5: Building your professional brand

Building your professional brand

Introductory discussion questions:

1. Have you ever created a professional profile for yourself?

2. What kinds of social media do you use?

3. What advantages do you think can the Internet give you in building a career?

2. What is your opinion of using pictures for CVs?

3. Do you think the use of social media for career reasons is too intrusive on your privacy? Why? Why not?

Read the text below about building yourself a brand:

Building a professional brand is necessary in this competitive job market. Job seekers need to have a professionalonline presence that can easily be found by hiring managers, recruiters, and career contacts. Here are some tipson how to notch up your online presence.

Use the Same Photo

Use the same photo on all the networking sites, web sites, and blogs that you use. For example, if you're usingLinkedIn and Facebook, and/or have a blog or a personal web site, upload the same photo to each site. Thatvisual effect will help build your brand and will help increase your recognition by prospective employers and careercontacts.

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Here are examples:

* Alison Doyle's Facebook Profile* Alison Doyle's LinkedIn Profile* Twitter - Alison Doyle* Alison Doyle's Blog

Use Your Name

One goal of personal branding is to increase your presence in the search engines. So, when you (or prospective

employers) search Google, Yahoo or the other search engines, your results rank high. Using your name as yourURL whenever possible will help you bolster your rankings.

Get Mileage Out of Your LinkedIn ProfileThe links section of your profile is a good way to provide even more information to potential employers and toyour contacts. I have links to my company web site, my blog, and my About.com site. Linking to those sites fromyour profile will also help with search engine placement.

Building Your Professional BrandMore advice on how to create a professional brand, along with an online presence to help with your job searchingand career building.

Source: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/professionalbranding/qt/brandbuilding.htm

I. Written homework:

1. Use some of the following elements from each list to try to create complete English sentences You will have toconjugate verbs and add any missing grammatical elements, such as the or a. There may be more than onepossible correct way to write each sentence! :

1. modern, professional, to have, online, up to date, presence, to be, successful, career

2. traditional, CVs, to be, enough, today, everyone, to have to, to notch up, profile, online

3. often, to take time, a lot of, to upload, files, and, images

4. employees, to be careful, what, they, to blog

5. social media, can, to help, to increase, one's, presence, and, to build, recognition

6. websites, to assist, you, to get mileage out of, old cv

7. always, to remember, to provide, correct, information, about, yourself

II. Homework for discussion in the next class:

1. Visit all 4 links for Alison Boyle, found in the text above.

2. Write down what you liked about Ms. Doyle's pages.

3. Describe in the next class how you would do the following on your own professional page:

a) How would you have your picture made? (for example: hairstyle, jewelry, make-up, style of clothes, colors ofclothes, smile)

b) What colors would you use on your page for background and or text?

c) What background photo or image would you use? How would this image help strengthen your new professionalbrand?

4. If you already have a Facebook or iwiw page, what would you change on it, to create a professional brand outof a typical, university student social networking profile?

Reading Task 6: Saying No to a Job + Vocabulary Practice exercise

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Finding a job - Vocabulary list

experience - tapasztalat

commuter - ingz

job offer - llsajanlat

employer - munkaad

employee - alkalmazott

schedule - idrendi beoszts

level - szint

bottom line - vgeredmny

skill - kszsg

temporary - tmeneti

part-time - rsz munkaid

full-time - teljes munkaid

value - rtk

changing - vltoz

disappointing - csalodst okoz

hesitant - ttovz

underqualified - alulkpzett

overqualified - tlkpzett

conscious - tudatos

position - pozici

placement - elhelyezs

career - karrier

compromise - kompromisszum

consultant - tancsad

advancement - halads

relevant - fontos, lnyeges

confidence - magabiztossg

headhunter - fejvadsz

unemployment - munkanlklisg

postings - llshirdetsek

classifieds - hirdetsek

particular - bizonyos

fringe benefit - kedvezmnyek, juttatsok




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current - jelenlegi

help-wanted section - llshirdetsi rovat

brochure - brossra

candidate - jellt

candid - szinte

to advise - tancsol

to turn down - elutast

to accept - elfogad

to publish - kiad, megjelentett

to decline - elutast

to fulfill - teljest

to limit - korltoz

to suggest - javasol

to overreact - tlreagl

to apply for - megplyz valamit

to draft - felvzol

to proofread - lektorl


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