Get Organised - Calderdale and Kirklees Careers Service Partnership

CV
Your CV should be:
• clear - use headings and spaces to divide the information
• short - one or two sides only
• truthful - or you may get caught out later
• positive - it’s a sales document and the product is you!
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Step by step help with CVs
A CV should outline your career, education and work experience to date.
Include:
a personal profile - two or three sentences to sum up your skills and
career aims see, page 57.
your education details in date order, most recent first. List exams you are
due to take or are awaiting results for. If you haven’t taken exams in some
subjects write ‘Subjects studied’ as a heading and list them.
any work/work experience, don’t forget part-time and holiday jobs. Try
to include details about the sort of work you have done.
your interests, especially those that show your motivation, initiative and
commitment.
two referees to write a reference or letter, when asked, which says what
he or she thinks about your ability, skills and character. One should be
your headteacher and the other someone who knows you well - not a
relative or friend. Do ASK them first.
If possible get a teacher or PA to check your CV with you before you send
it out.
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