Date post: | 29-Jan-2018 |
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Today’s session
• How to get your CV to the recruiter’s YES pile• Four key ingredients of excellent cover letters• The best places to look for jobs and
internships• Using creative techniques to track down jobs
and internships
CV and covering letter: key principles
Layout: easy on the eye
Content: relevant & specific
Language: concise & positive
CV content in a nutshell
• Personal details• Education/Awards• Work experience• Extra-curricular• Additional skills• Referees
Assistant Qualitative researcher
• Educated to degree level• Ability to work in a team• Ability to manage projects and work
independently• Research experience• Understanding of main qualitative research
techniques
CV Quiz
1) A CV should never be more than one page?
2) Do you need to state your marital status or gender on your CV?
3) Should you should always give your personal tutor as your referee?
4) To stand a realistic chance of success you need to send out at least 100 CVs?
5) The average time a recruiter spends looking at a CV is…
a. Less than 30 seconds
b. 1 minute
c. 2 minutes
Covering letter – ICME!
• Introduction – who you are, what you want• Competence – what you will bring to job, why
you• Motivation – why you want job, organisation• Ending – upbeat• Faithfully, sincerely• Grammar, spelling, appropriate language
Finding a job or internship
• Where are the best places to look for jobs and internships?
• What creative techniques can you use to track down jobs and internships?
Networking – what is it?
• Good networking is making the most of the people you meet to your mutual advantage
• Networking is using connections with others intelligently
• It offers both support and a resource to help you achieve your goals
From “Brilliant Networking; Steven D’Souza
Don’t forget
• Professional bodies• Specialist associations• Attend talks and
networking events• Speculative approaches• On-line networks
Why use it?Facebook for Business: Your Online CV
• Build a professional presence online• Connect in a meaningful way with alumni and
other “warm” contacts• Research companies and career paths• Explore opportunities with organisations who
don’t recruit on campus• Learn professional networking etiquette