soepraoen workshop (1)

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HOW TO WRITE A CV & A COVERLETTER( APPLICATIONS)


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What do Employers really look or?

American Employer survey July 2013 (News week)

84 Companies in all secors !"inance# e$ucaion# %ears# reail# ourism an$ %eal% service nee$

!ost Importa"t #a$tors %" Re$r%tme"t&

En%usiasm "or posiion

'E*NA+,-. 1/pp

-rans"erale skills

'oenial "or a$vancemen

oo$ Aca$emic recor$

elevan ork Eperience pecialis uec 5nowle$6e

'ersonal ,neress

Any o%er work eperience

http://personality%201.ppt/http://personality%201.ppt/


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A CV ormat shold%"$lde'

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namea$$ress

elep%onemoile p%one

e7mail

* perso"al %"ormat%o"

$ae o" ir%place o" ir%ciiens%ip

visa saus (i" you apply "or a o aroa$)se

+ opt%o"al perso"al %"ormat%o"'marial sauswi"e9s:%usan$9s name


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4. employment history:position details and dates (in chronological order)work history

5. educationhigh schoolgraduate school

6. professional qualificationscertificatescomputer skills

7. languages

8. references

9. interests & hobbies


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RESUMÉ American style

___________________________________________________

Jennifer Roberts Married1320 Forest Drive No children

1 Palo Alto, CA9309tel! "#$0% 9&'129e(ail! )lroberts*(ailbo+co(

_____________________________________________________________________Objective .o obtain a /osition as a er(an'nlishtranslator ith a 4r( in the 5a6 Area Education_____________________________________________________________

199#'9& Master of Arts in .ranslation, 7tanford8niversit61990'9 5achelor of Arts "c( lade:%

Ma)or! er(an; Minor! Rssian, eoreton8niversit6

2


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Experience___________________________________________________

199&'/resent Freelance technical translator, er(an'nlish

3 (ostl6 for hi'tech indstries in California199#'9& .eachin Assistant "er(an%, 7tanford8niversit6199'9# nlish .eacher, Ca(bride =nstitte,>eidelber, er(an6

Languages Flent er(an and Rssian Personal Interests sailin, coo?in and entertainin friends___________________________________________________________________

_ Reference Dr M Rosen, Chair, De/art(ent of Modern@anaes,

7tanford 8niversit6, Palo Alto, CA930$


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CURRICULUM VITAEBritish style !a"e Peter Ja(es reen

#ddress 2# ind(ill Road, 5ristol 572 #DP$elep%one 011B 9$#9&obile 1 0BB9 923&1&2E"ail /)reen*v)borldco?!ationality 5ritish

'ate of birt% 11 March 19BB&arital status 7inle


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E"ploy"ent to date

2001'/resent M7 Cor/orate =(ain, DesinDe/art(ent, Riverside >ose, 22 Charles

7t, 5ristol +,ills Co(/ter literate! fa(iliar ith an(ber of desin and D.P /ac?aes;Clean drivin license

Interests .ennis, si((in, )a

References available on reest


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easons "or eecion o" C; Too m$h,too l%ttle %"ormat%o"

Irrele-a"t I"ormat%o"

Poor prese"tat%o" Spell%". m%stakes

Not tar.eted to pos%t%o"

No perso"al%ty or e"ths%asm


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APPLYING FOR A JOBBritish style

2< =i$$le oa$

>risol >2


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, %ave a $e6ree in rap%ic esi6n "rom An6lia 'olyec%nic@niversiy/ ince 6ra$uaion las summer , %ave eenworkin6 "or E= Corporae ,ma6in6 on a conrac asis/

, %ave ecome paricular inerese$ in ineracive an$mulime$ia work an$ now , wis% o $evelop my careerin %a $irecion/ , woul$ welcome %e c%ance o work as par o" asmall# $ynamic eam w%ere , coul$ make a si6ni"ican conriuionw%ile $evelopin6 my skills ye "ur%er/ , woul$ e %appy o s%owyou a por"olio o" my work/ , look "orwar$ o %earin6 "rom you/

.ours sincerelyPeter reen

eter !reen

"nc# $%


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A COVER LETTER

yor address'32 reen oa$

5710004 reeown

=arc% 2# 2011

the perso" %" $har.e'=r rank 'eerson#

'ersonnel =ana6erJeans an$ Co/2B4 =ain reeeeale# A 8B02

ear =r/ -rimm

, am wriin6 o you in response o your a$verisemen "or a localranc%

mana6er# w%ic% appeare$ in %e eale -imes on un$ay# eruary28/ As you

can see "rom my enclose$ resume# my eperience an$ Duali"icaionsmac% %is

posiion9s reDuiremens/


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M6 crrent /osition (anain the local branch of a national shoeretailer has /rovided the o//ortnit6 to or? in a hih'/ressre,

tea(environ(ent, here it is essential to be able to or? closel6 ith

(6colleaes in order to (eet deadlines

=n addition to (6 res/onsibilities as (anaer, = also develo/edti(e

(anae(ent tools for staE sin Access and +cel fro(

Microsofts GHce 7ite

.han? 6o for 6or ti(e and consideration = loo? forard to theo//ortnit6

to /ersonall6 discss h6 = a( /articlarl6 sited to this /ositionPlease tele/hone

(e at "3#0% 3$2'02$9 after 00 /( to sest a ti(e that e(a6 (eet

= can also be reached b6 e(ail

7incerel6,Peter 7(ith


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Applying for a ob ! "ritish style#$ % %% oc's (ane

"ristol ")8 9*+

, %- April %-##s /atricia 0right

/ersonnel *epartment 4

5 ultimedia *esign%7 Albion oad

(ondon )1# 8**

'ear s right 6

* am writing to apply for the post of ###7

+ince graduating from $ardiff ,ni-ersity * ha-e .een working for ####

* would welcome the chance to work as part of a small dynamic team where * could

make a significant contri.ution while de-loping my skills yet further# * would .e happy to

show you a portfolio of my work#

* am a-alia.le for inter-iew ne/t week and look forward to hearing from you# 8

ours sincerely

Mar? allace 10

arc allace 11

"nc# $% 1&


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Applying for a ob ! "ritish style

&& 2ocks aneristol +8 '

&0 pril &011

1& e-er write your name at the top of

the letter9 write your own addressin the top right:hand corner#

3 ;he date can go oneither the left or right#

s atricia right

ersonnel 'epartmentultimedia 'esign&7 l.ion 2oad 4 ersonnel is sometimes

called


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* am a-alia.le for inter-iew ne/t week and ### 8 a-oid contractionsA

I am rather than *=m

ours sincerely *n ritish "nglish end your letter

Yours sincerely if you ha-e .egun it with a person=s title and family name#

*f you ha-e .egun Dear Sir or Madam

then end your letter Yours Faithfully #

Mar? allace 10 11 +ign your name and print it in full

arc allace afterwards#

"nc# $% 1& shows you ha-e enclosed something#


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/AA2A/3 #

I am writing ...

: e/plain which ?o. you are applying for and howBwhereyou heard a.out it

other useful phrases:

C * noted with interest your ad-ertisement for a #### in today=s edition of ###

C * am writing in response to your ad-ertisement in ### for the position of ###

C * would like to apply for the -acancy ad-ertised in ###

C * am interested in applying for the post of ###

C ith reference to your ad-ertisement in ###

C s you will see from my $% ###

C * ha-e enclosed a copy of my $% from which you will see ###

C lease find enclosed a copy of my $%#


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/AA2A/3 %

Since graduating ...

: .riefly descri.e your most rele-ant Dualifications andBor

e/perience


C* am currently studying E# at E

C fter graduating from E * E

C+ince lea-ing uni-ersity * ha-e E

CFn lea-ing school * E

C


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/AA2A/3 ,

I would welcome ...

: e/plain why you want the ?o. and why you think you

would .e good at it


C;his post interests me .ecause EC* would welcome the chance to gain more e/perience of E

C* would .e greatful for the opportunity to impro-e my E skills#

C* ha-e e/tensi-e e/perience of E


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/AA2A/3 4

I am avaliable ...

: say how you can .e contacted andBor when you are

a-aila.le for the inter-iew


C*f you consider that my e/perience and Dualifications are suita.le E

C* am a-aila.le for inter-iew any afternoon and would .e pleased to discuss

the post in person#

C* will .e a-aila.le for inter-iew from E to E

C* can arrange to attend an inter-iew whene-er con-enient for you#


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!a"e- +ri Reje,i#ddress- Jl M.>ar6ono I===102 MA@AN

A7.' JAIA =NDGN7=A

P%one- ./133.020E"ail- srire)e?i*6ahoocoid'ate of birt%- Febrar6 12, 199$!ationality- =ndonesian&arital status- sinle

Educational bac,ground200& K 2011 radate 7td6 Prora((e "M7c%, Faclt6 oflectrical nineerin and Co(/tin,Leensland 8niversit6,

200 K 200& 5achelor Prora( " 8nderradate Prora(%,lectrical nineerin and =nfor(ation .echnolo6,Faclt6 of lectrical nineerin and Co(/tin,5rai)a6a niversir6

2000 K 200 7cience De/art(ent

4or,ing experience


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4or,ing experience

200B Job /ractice in lectronics and .eleco((nications,7a(sn ceil Co(/an6

Language

nlish K ritten and s/o?en entl6er(an K 4nished ele(entar6 school in 5erlin "(6 /arents or?edthere% Ot%er 5uali(cations

co(/ter ?nolede! o/erational s6ste(s! DG7, indos 311,indos 9$, 8N=, /rora((in in Fortran, .rbo Pascal and C,basics of 7L@'a, develo/in eb /aes, "/blishin infor(ation onthe eb, >.M@ (a/s, >.M@ for(s, basics of Java scri/t, etc%, sinM7 oHce, =nternet

+,illsdrivin license "cateor6 5% since 2002

Interests theatre, (ovies, readin, si((in

Reference Prof


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Yes…well…you made a few

mistakes…


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Look at each slide very carefully!In your teams you will have only a few seconds to

choose the correct answer to show yourpersonality about interview common sense.

Good Luck!


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Q1 You are getting ready for your interview.

hat do you choose to wear"rite the correct letter down#

$%


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2 *rFi" you are maleF

A B C


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3 .ou %ave c%osen your"oowear/ %a aou %e res o"

your clo%es?

A B C


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4 *rFi" you are a

womanF

A BC


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Q& You know that small details canmake a difference. 'ow would you

advise a friend to do her nails

A B


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Q6 What else should you do before

the interview? (heck directions. ALeave home in plenty of time B

)ead a little bit about the employer C*ractice interview +uestions DGo out with your friends the night before and get

home late E


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G -%ese employers are $iscussin6 %e soro" person %ey woul$ wan o employ/ rie$own three %in6s w%ic% all employers

woul$ wan "rom an employee/

We should be

looking for someone

who is…

Yes. I would

like to see

someone

who…

It is reallyimportant

that…


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I’m not

going to get

the job – I’m

terrible. A

I’m

definitely

going to get

it. I’m great.B

I hope I’ll get the

job. I’e prepared

really well. !

I don’t like ithere. "

Q8 Who has

the best

attitude?


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Q, You have arrived! hich of thefollowing e-pressions would be the best

as you greet your potential employer

A B

! "


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Q10 Which greeting is

the best? Hi A

Good

morning/afternoon B

All right mate? C


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11%ic% o" %ese answerswoul$ e es?

#hank you for

$oming. "id you

find us easily%

&ot really. I

got lost A

Yes' no

problem.

B

"on’t

know

really.C


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Can you tell me why

you are interested in

this job?Be$ause

it pays

well. A

Because I have

always been

interested in this

type of work and

I feel that I couldoffer a lot. B


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/+ 0o"s po%"t1 Think of three things which are wrong withthis prospective interviewee!


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Q1 In your team/ write down a good

answer to this +uestion.What did you

enjoy at

schoolprevious job?


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Q15 Which is the best

ns!er? Tell me someth%". yo are prod o

Whe" I 2orked really hard a"d a$h%e-ed.rades I 2as prod o A

Whe" I told my tea$her,3oss 2hat Itho.ht o h%m,her 0

4""o C


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Q10 hat does this +uestion meanHow compterliterate are

o?

A" Can o readwell?

B" #hat compterapplications cano se?

C" Do o sethe compter alot?


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Q1 rite down a good

answer. (ow do youfeel about

learning new

skills for a job%


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$%& 'inall(Take two mintes to discss withor team and then write down a

)estion o cold ask an emploerat an interview ?


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What makes a .ood

%"ter-%e2Preparat%o"1

Arr%-e %" .ood t%me

Tr" o yor pho"e1

Sm%le a"d shake the %"ter-%e2ers ha"d

0e prepared to .%-e a"s2ers to $ommo"%"ter-%e2 5est%o"s

Ask a $ople o 5est%o"s at the e"dSell yorsel

Tha"k the %"ter-%e2er or the%r t%me

Ask or eed3a$k

age 43


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