CV Preparation

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• CV Preparation
• Aiden McCaughey
• School of Computing Intelligent Systems
• University of UlsterMagee
• (Email address a.mccaughey_at_ulster.ac.uk)

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• To get selected for interview you need a Quality
  CV or Application Form
• Make a list of what YOU as a student have to
  offer a potential employer

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• What have you to offer an Employer?
• Good Educational Qualifications
• Work Experience
• Communication Skills (Oral written)
• Team working Skills (Group work etc.)
• Social Skills (Bearing, manner, appearance etc.)
• Driving Licence / Own Transport
• Foreign Language
• Mobile

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• Youve graduated and are in a position where you
  are selecting a student for placement
• Make a list of what qualities you would be
  looking for in a placement student

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• Other Employee attributes?
• Hard working
• Good attitude
• Pleasant personality
• Punctual
• Reliable
• Leadership Qualities
• Initiative
• Logical thinker (common sense)

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• Other Employee attributes?
• Flexible
• Focused
• Ambitious
• Self motivated
• Organised
• Responsible
• Enthusiastic
• Resourceful

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• CV / Preparation
• Would you offer yourself a job?

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• CV Preparation
• Employers are not mind-readers!
• You must ensure that ALL of the relevant
  information is included
• NO blank boxes (or space if possible)
• Use BLACK ink for Application Forms!

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• CV Preparation
• Preparation
• Get your facts together
• Have a positive attitude
• Draw up a list of achievements
• Think about selection requirements

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• CV Preparation
• Communicate Effectively
• What youre saying?
• Who youre saying it to?
• How are you saying it?
• Why are you saying it?

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• CV Preparation
• Do Yourself Justice
• Emphasise the positive
• Make less of the negative

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• CV Preparation
• Employers Perspective
• Put yourself in the employers shoes!
• What questions would you ask?
• Are there any gaps in the CV?
• What makes you interesting or different?

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• CV Preparation
• Career objective/Personal Profile
• keep it brief, 4 or 5 lines
• give evidence of 2 or 3 main strengths, skills
  and where they were developed
• no waffle - you will be asked about this at your
  interview so it must be relevant to you

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• CV Preparation
• example skill 1
• Focused, flexible and career oriented with a
  sound knowledge of digital animation and
  information and virtual reality packages. ( name
  the relevant packages)

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• CV Preparation
• example skill 2
• Through my part-time job in Tesco I have
  demonstrated the ability to be a team leader who
  can set targets and prioritise. I have strong
  interpersonal skills and am committed to working
  in a fast moving environment which will provide
  challenges.

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• example skill 3
• I am an enthusiastic individual with an interest
  in systems analysis. I have excellent
  communication, interpersonal and time management
  skills developed through my course and part-time
  work.

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• CV Preparation
• example skill 3
• I am an enthusiastic individual with excellent
  analytical skills. It is my aim to pursue a
  career in software development and to become a
  software architect specialising in distributed
  systems development.

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• CV Preparation
• Login to PDSystem
• http//pds.ulster.ac.uk
• Select section titled myCV
• CV may be attached electronically to jobs
  advertised in OPUS placement system
• Select section titled myPlacement

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• CV Preparation
• Get a friend or studies advisor to check it
• (especially your spelling and grammar. Use
  spell checker in CV builder)
• Only when you are happy that it is complete
  should you mark it as completed

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• CV Preparation
• Keep a Copy

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• Next
• You may then apply for placement posts if you
  have signed that you have read and understood UU
  Sandwich Placement leaflet