CV's

WHAT ARE YOUR OBJECTIVES FOR TODAY?

(a)  

• Learn about CV's
• Learn about jobs
• Learn about interviews
• Ignore the lesson

WHAT DOES CV STAND FOR?

• Curriculum Vitals

• Curriculum Vitae

• Curricular Vitae

• Circular Vitals

IDENTIFY WHAT YOU THINK THE PURPOSE OF A CV IS:

• To serve as a legal document

• To provide a detailed history of one's life

• To gain an interview

• To showcase your personal experience and skills

WHAT SECTIONS ARE USUALLY INCLUDED IN A CV?

• Personal Information, Work Experience, Hobbies and Interests, Movies,

• Personal Information, Pet History, Summary of your previous jobs, Skills, Favourite Animal

• Favourite Books, Pictures, Family history, Favourite Food

• Personal Information, Personal Profile, Employment Summary, Key Skills, Qualifications, Interests, References

• Social Media Links, TIKTOK follower count

WHAT IS A TYPICAL LAYOUT AND ORDER OF A CV?

• Qualifications

• Skills

• Personal information

• Employment Summary

• Personal Profile

WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION SECTION?

• Social Media Handles, Favorite Books, Travel History, Music Preferences

• Name, Personal Picture, Personal Address, Email address, Contact Number

• Name, Location, Email address, Contact Number, Date of Birth, Gender

• Name, Location, Email address, Contact Number

WHAT SHOULD YOU WRITE IN YOUR PERSONAL PROFILE?

• Job title and responsibilities

• summarise your skills and qualities, work background and achievements including some skills and personality traits

• Summary of your all your previous jobs, education and skills

• Summary of all your CV

WHAT PREVIOUS JOBS SHOULD YOU INCLUDE IN YOUR EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY?

• only jobs from 5 years ago

• All previous jobs

• Most recent jobs, Relevant jobs for the application your applying for or mixed of the two above

• only one job

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A CV'S "SKILLS" SECTION?

• To highlight only your technical skills and qualifications

• To showcase technical and soft skills relevant to the job

• To list all skills you have, regardless of their relevance to the job

• To explain reasons for any employment gaps

CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES OF SKILLS YOU WOULD ADD TO YOUR CV?