80 likes | 198 Vues
Understand recruitment cultures, craft compelling CVs, and ace application forms by following basic principles, providing examples, and using the STARR method. Receive personalized assistance from the University of Worcester's Senior Careers Adviser.
E N D
CVs and Applications Rose Watson Senior Careers Adviser University of Worcester
CVs: Basic principles • Consider what the employer is looking for • Read person spec/employers web site carefully • Match what you have to offer. • Give concrete and specific examples • No room for any spelling/punctuation/ grammatical errors!
CVs: additional points • A CV is a marketing tool • You do not have to include everything about yourself! • Your ‘prime information’ should be placed in most prominent position
Application forms: Basic principles • Consider what the employer is looking for • Read person spec/employers web site carefully • Match what you have to offer. • Give concrete and specific examples • No room for any spelling/punctuation/ grammatical errors!
Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country ……
Using STARR to frame your examples Situation: ‘When I was working at Asda, I was responsible for the weekend staff rota’ Task: ‘one weekend, 3 members of staff called in sick, and I realised that we did not have enough staff to cover till points at the busy times’ Action: ‘I asked a couple of people if they wanted to work extra hours, and phoned some other part timers. At the same time, I closed two till points as it was relatively quiet’ Result: ‘Although we had a couple of tense moments when queues started to build up, we were able to maintain our acceptable queue levels’ Reflection ‘in retrospect I would have had more staff on standby , and would have anticipated staff shortages, as its was a member of staff’s 21st birthday the night before’.
For more help • Information and resources from Careers and Study Skills Zone • CV and interview skills workshops www.worc.ac.uk/workshops • Individual feedback from Careers Drop In. • Mon, Wed, Fri 12.00-1.30. Book on the day at firstpoint.