a Prepared timetables a Delivered paper a Found travelling scholarship a Member of a working group to review exam proceedures a Ability to learn, night course
Why Bother? Your CV is the most important document you will ever write in your life and determines:
aYour Future Success aYour Income aYour Life Style You will spend 2/3 (approx. 84,000 hours) of adult life in a job
Your Sales Brochure
Win Win
aTop quality presentation aShort & complete aMore than a catalogue aFactual aPositive active verbs aWould you take this person seriously?
aEmployers’ Objective `To see if you are worth interviewing
aYour Objective `To persuade the employer you are worth interviewing
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Three Golden Rules
A CV Should Contain : Personal details
aKnow what messages you want to convey
aPrime space for hottest material
aName aAddress, e-mail address aTelephone number
aDevelop a format that sells your skills
A CV Should Contain : Educational record aReverse chronological order aRefer to project / research/ groupwork aSpecial interests/achievements aEquipment / techniques used
A CV Should Contain : Achievements / other information aComputing skills `packages used and level of competence
aLanguage skills `level of competence
aProfessional development aMembership of professional organisations
A CV Should Contain : Work experience aReverse chronological order aSeparate relevant experience aResponsibilities, duties & results aSkills acquired - be specific aEquipment / techniques used aInclude 3 relevant past experiences.
A CV Should Contain : aInterests `specify organisations, position etc. `any achievements
aReferees – `Name, title, address and phone number
aProf/acad awards aProfessional development aResearch/scholary activity aGrants aService aConsulting aForeign lang ability aVolunteer work aReferences
a 20-30 seconds a 1-2 pages max a Balanced approach a Proof read, edit and re-edit a Get a professional opinion
Appendix: Papers/Presentations
E-CV
Job Applications
aAttachment – virus check aCheck recipient can read attachment aCheck Visual impact –e-mail yourself aBasic formating aSave as ASCII or MS-DOS text aDon’t assume safe delivery – use read receipt aUse their format if provided
aThe employer has more control
Completing Job Applications aPhotocopy the form aRead the form aWrite out key points aBe concise - use bullet points aMake it a pleasure to read aLegible handwriting/type-UCC
aTwo parts `Factual `‘Soft’
aSame purpose as a CV
Covering Letters Used to tell an employer aOpening – 1st point of contact aWhy you – show how you meet their requirements aEnding - next step
Letters should be well presented, legible, concise and enthusiastic.
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The Selection Game aYou are part of a selection board for UCC aIndividually read the job description/person specification and decide on the skills, abilities, aptitudes and personal attributes required for the position aMake a list of what you require from a
The Selection Game cont’d….. aRead the five applications and decide which applicant should be called to interview aWrite the names of the candidates who would be your first choice, 2nd choice etc for an interview, on the card given.
potential candidate
The Selection Game cont’d…..
The Selection Game cont’d……
aRe-read the job description/person specification form
aGain a group consensus on which candidate to invite for interview and fill in the name(s) of candidates.
aGain a group consensus and complete the shortlist form using the following criteria `Essential criteria `Desirable criteria `Additional desirable criteria
aAlso list the non-shortlisted candidates and list the criteria which the candidate has failed to meet.
Application/CV Review aConfidentiality aSensitivity – consider the receiver’s readiness aEncourage selfreview aOutline the positive points
a Suggest what could be done differently a Avoid overload a Check that your feedback is understood a Be open to receiving feedback a Balanced, objective and specific
