3. Developing your CV Importance of CV, Different layouts and concepts, Practice.
Curriculum Vitae (CV) Details previous experience: education, work history, skills, other involvements, Summarizes your previous responsibilities and accomplishments, Makes a case for why you are qualified for a particular job, Represents you as a professional.
What you need to know to write an effective CV? Know your hard skills and soft skills, Know your values, interests, achievements, likes and dislikes, Know key words, Know how you match with the position.
Standard layout and content A typical CV format consists of the following eight sections: Personal information (name, contact details and address), Personal profile, Career summary, Education, Work experience, Skills and Achievements, Hobbies and interests, References.
Good and bad CV; EUROPASS Europass CV template: https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/docum ents/curriculum-vitae/templates-instructions
Creative CVs
Practical applications homework How to write a successful CV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0JAfqEak2c Do's and dont's for developing a CV: https://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/article/do-s-and-don-ts-for-developing-a-cv/ Tips on writing a CV (make sure you go through all sections e.g. CV skills, CV achievements etc.: http://www.cvplaza.com/cv/