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2. 4. How to apply for an internship? 4.1 Different application standards 4.2 The Covering Letter 4.3 The CV

3. 4.3 The CV apart from covering letter: most important part of your application • Should be easy to read • just facts, no comments • tabular form • 2, max.3 pages • different standards in different countries

4. 4.3 The CV 4.3.1 Great Britain 4.3.2 Russia 4.3.3 Germany 4.3.4 European CV

5. 4.3.1 The British CV Most popular forms of CV: • chronological • functional

6. 4.3.1 The British CV a) Chronological/Reverse Chronological CV: • Style that is still used by most applicants • lists training and jobs in order of the dates you commenced each of them • typically: most recent jobs first and then proceed back to the first things you did

7. 4.3.1 The British CV Components of a chronological CV (in order): • Personal details (name, address, contact details) • Career Objective/Personal Profile • short description of what you want out of the internship/job • is recommended especially for young applicants

8. 4.3.1 The British CV Interests • Employment history/Practical experience (jobs, internships, traineeships): • Employer • Dates of employment • Positions held • Achievements

9. 4.3.1 The British CV b) Functional CV • emphasises your skills and achievements • can be useful when you lack formal qualifications or have had many different jobs with no clear pattern of progression/gaps in your work history

10. 4.3.1 The British CV Components of a functional CV (in order): • Personal details (name, address, contact details) • Career Objective/Personal Profile

11. 4.3.1 The British CV Skills, knowledge, attributes and abilities e.g.: Communication skills Business management Selling skills Negotiation skills ... • Qualifications • A-Level/аттестат зрелости • BA/MA/MBA

12. 4.3.1 The British CV Interests • Summary of employment history (brief)

13. 4.3 The CV 4.3.1 Great Britain 4.3.2 Russia 4.3.3 Germany 4.3.4 European CV

14. 4.3.2 The Russian CV/Резюме • mostly: chronological or hybrid style is used

15. 4.3.2 The Russian CV/Резюме Components: • Общие сведения [Personal details] (ФИО, contact details, Гражданство, Дата рождения) • ЦЕЛЬ [Career Objective] • Опыт работыи практика [Employment History]

16. 4.3.2 The Russian CV/Резюме • Образование [Education] (reverse chronological order) • Курсы и тренинги [Training courses]

17. 4.3.2 The Russian CV/Резюме • Дополнительная информация [Additional information] • Знание языков [Languages] • Участие в семинарах, программах, проектах [Participation in seminars, programmes, projects]

18. 4.3.2 The Russian CV/Резюме • Навыки работы с компьютером [Computer skills] • Личные качества [chracteristics] • Увлечения [Interests]

19. 4.3 The CV 4.3.1 Great Britain 4.3.2 Russia 4.3.3 Germany 4.3.4 European CV

20. 4.3.3 The German CV (Lebenslauf) Persönliche Angaben [Personal details](Name, contact details, Geburtstag und -ort, Familienstand [marital status], Staatsangehörigkeit) Components: • Praktische Erfahrungen [Employment history] • Schulische und akademische Ausbildung [Education]

21. 4.3.3 The German CV (Lebenslauf) Sprachkenntnisse [Languages] • EDV-Kenntnisse [Computer skills] • Soziales Engagement [Social commitment] • Interessen, Hobbys [Interests, Hobbies]

22. 4.3.3 The German CV (Lebenslauf) Do not forget place, date and signature! • picture • recent • "optimistic smile" • business clothes

23. 4.3 The CV 4.3.1 Great Britain 4.3.2 Russia 4.3.3 Germany 4.3.4 European CV

24. 4.3.4 The European CV similar to British CV • more information and templates in different languages athttp://europass.cedefop.europa.eu

25. Remarks Name: usually 1. first name 2. surname • E-mail address • serious (best: name@....ru, name@....com) • failsafe • Phone number: • Do not forget the dialling code (+7 812 ...) • Mobile number?

33. Project Description

37. How to finance your internship?

38. Possible financing sources 1. Self-financing 2. Paid internship 3. Sponsors

39. Possible financing sources Self-financing Paid Internship Sponsors

40. Self-financing 1st possibility: save money in advance • 2nd possibility: arrange "part-time internship" that allows you to work during the rest of the time

41. Possible financing sources Self-financing Paid Internship Sponsors

42. 2. Paid Internship esp. companies, but sometimes also other organisations (e.g.: Bertelsmann Foundation) • also possible: partly paid internships or accommodation offered by the organisation

43. 2. Paid internships Advantages: no other financial source necessary Intern = real member of the organisation who does work that is useful for the org.

44. 2. Paid internships Disadvantages: mostly have to stay longer than 2 months focus is more on real work than on learning in case of internships in foreign countries: more bureaucracy (e.g.: for Russians in Germany: ZAV)

45. Possible financing sources Self-financing Paid Internship Sponsors

46. 3. Sponsors 3.1 CGES 3.2 Foundations 3.3 Additional Information

47. 3. Sponsors 3.1 CGES 3.2 Foundations 3.3 Additional Information

48. 3.1 Stipend of the CGES 5 stipends available Deadline for application: 15.4. as well as 15.10.09 Papers to be handed in: 1. acceptance by an organisation 2. formal application letter 3. cost projection/budget 4. (if necessary) proof of language skills