Thanks for the invitation
CV Writing
HAVE A PROPER STRUCTURE
Education Experience Personal Info Skills Personal Interests References
CV Structure
Personal Information
Professional profile
Education
Professional Experience
Additional skills
References
WHAT RECRUITERS LOOK AT IN YOUR CV…
HAVE CLEAR ACHIEVEMENTS
CUSTOMIZE YOUR CV TO THE POSITION YOU ARE APPLYING FOR
CHECK SPELLING
THINGS YOU SHOULD AVOID
UNCUSTOMIZED, STANDARDIZED COVER LETTER
SUBJECTIVE TEXT IN THE CV
ADDRESSING THE WRONG
PERSON
HAVING AN INAPPROPRIATE
PROFILE PICTURE
Please never do this!!!!!!!!!
LISTING IRRELEVANT
EXPERIENCES
HAVING A VERY LONG
CV
ADDING FAKE EXPERIENCES
HAVING A MESSY STRUCTURE AND
DESIGN
EXAMPLES OF BAD CV
EXAMPLES OF GOOD CV
THE TRADITIONAL
THE COVER LETTERSHORT
PERSONAL
CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
Dear David,
I am writing in response to the opening for xxxx.
I can offer you seven years of experience managing communications for top-tier xxxx firms, excellent project-management skills, and a great eye for detail, all of which should make me an ideal candidate for this opening.
I share your company’s values like xxxx as I am passionate about xxxx and did xxxx in the past. Therefore, I would love to be a part of your team.
I have attached my résumé for your review and would welcome the chance to speak with you sometime.
Best regards,Xxxx Xxxx
THE CV OF THE FUTURE
Interviews
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Interview Techniques
Preparing yourself
Being Prepared
• Do thorough research into the company• Consider the position and research ways you could be
an asset for the company• Find creative ways to present yourself • Be prepared for the interviewer digging deep• Ask some interesting questions – have enough of them
During the Interview
• Do not sound like you are only trying to say what the interviewer wants to hear
• Listen to the questions and answer clearly and simply
• Show your personality during an interview – be charismatic
The questions
Your previous experience
• What do you like best about your current job/last job?
• What do you dislike most about your current/last job?
• What keeps you coming to work besides the paycheck?
The questions
Challenges
• What are the 2 biggest challenges you have faced and how did you deal with them?
• Talk about a time when you had to overcome major obstacles?
• What is the most difficult decision you have made in the last two years and how did you come to that decision?
• What was the most difficult period in your life, and how did you handle it?
• Tell me about the biggest mistake that you ever made?
The questions
About you
• Tell me the last thing you did which was fun and might make me laugh
• What has been the most valuable lesson taught to you by someone you highly respect?
• Who is your role model and why?
• What was the last thing you did that makes you really embarrassed and why?
• What is your plan B if you don’t get this job?
• How did you feel when you woke up this morning and thought about this interview?
The questions
Management and Leadership
• How do you manage your typical day in terms of emails, projects, to do lists, personal tasks, social chit chats and meetings?
• How do you manage and influence others?
• What are 2 areas of management style you would like to improve and how?
• What skills or knowledge do you hope to gain from working with EF?