career development skills
Creating a Winning CV: Online and Offline
Drafting a CV is one of the first steps in the job hunt. It’s a marketing document aimed at getting your 'foot in the door.' You can create a CV that makes you really stand out as a superior candidate for a job you are seeking.
Many CVs are unfocused, poorly written and old fashioned in approach. There is an art to creating a self-marketing tool which communicates your value to potential employers. It should represent an accurate description of your knowledge, skills, and experience. Above all it must describe your abilities and achievements.
The seminar aims to teach participants to take a fresh look at the art of drafting an effective CV both online and offline.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:
- Identify why you need a CV in the first place
- Understand the purpose of your resume.
- Evaluate the different formats of CV presentation
- Identify information needs of potential employers
- Outline what every CV should have
Programme Outline
Participants are introduced to a range of subjects drawing on:
- Who are you really?
- Blowing your own trumpet: Identifying your values, transferable skills and abilities
- Understanding that honesty is (usually) the best policy
- Types of CVs: resume format, chronological, targeted and functional
- Layout and presentation
- Focusing on the employer's needs: not yours!
The online CV
- The challenge of digital job hunting
- Types of digital CVs: electronic and scannable text
- How to post a resume online
- Keywords and words to avoid
- The global CV
- Don’t forget your cover letter
