HOW TO WRITE A CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)

 

- MORE INFO ON CVs & COVERING LETTERS HERE.

JOBS & PROFESSIONS DEFINED

This chart shows jobs and professions defined. 

More on jobs in a previous post in this blog HERE.

APPLYING FOR A JOB: COVERING LETTERS & CVs.

A covering or motivation(al) letter is a letter of introduction attached to another document as a CV (curriculum vitae).

Job seekers normally send a cover letter along with their curriculum vitae or application for employment as a way of introducing themselves to potential employers, explaining their suitability for the desired post. Employers may look for individualized and thoughtfully written cover letters as a way of screening out applicants who aren't sufficiently interested in their position or who lack the necessary basic skills for it.

Cover letters are typically divided into 3 categories:

• The application letter or invited cover letter which responds to a known job opening
• The prospecting letter or uninvited cover letter which inquires about possible positions
• The networking letter which requests information and assistance in the sender's job search.

Some tips of how to write a covering letter and an example:

Curriculum vitae is a Latin expression which can be translated as the course of my life. A curriculum vitae (C.V.) gives an overview of a person's experience and other qualifications. In some countries a C.V. is typically the first item that a potential employer encounters regarding the job seeker and it's typically used to screen applicants, often followed by a job interview.

Following is help to prepare a correct CV:

Links:
- ADVICE ON CVs (British Council)
- FILLING IN FORMS (British Council)
- WRITING A CV. (British Council)

JOBS & EMPLOYMENT (Vocabulary practice)

More vocabulary and practice related to jobs and employment.
Link to jobs & occupations vocabulary.

WHAT DO YOU DO? JOBS & OCCUPATIONS

Here's a post devoted to the vocabulary of jobs and different occupations.

What do you do? / What's your job?

I'm / (s)he's a...

Practice:

Where do each of them usually work in?
[office / plane / school / hospital / clinic / newspaper, TV channel / pub, restaurant / court / garage / classroom, school, university / building site / police station / bus, taxi / street / shop...]

What requirements are needed for each job? 

[working hours / physical strength / university degree / professional training / attractive appearance / good people skills / knowledge of languages...]

Which personality characteristics are needed?

[courageous / patient / calm / creative / adventurous / friendly / organized / outgoing...]

Link to the MAP OF GRADUATE CAREERS.


Video about JOBS:

CONFUSING WORDS: JOB vs WORK

JOB & WORK, two words easily confused, look at the chart above to spot the difference between them.

Link for difference between JOB, WORK, CAREER & EMPLOYMENT.