Aims and objectives
Top 10 skills shortages amongst graduates
Source: Association of Graduate Recruiters “Skills for Graduates in the 21st Century” www.agr.org.uk
Different types of CV - Chronological
Different types of CV - Skills
What should a cv include?
Personal Details
- The importance of skills
- Transferable skills
- CV’s/ Creative CV’s
- Cover letters
Top 10 skills shortages amongst graduates
- Commercial Awareness - 67%
- Communication Skills - 64%
- Leadership - 33%
- Ability to work in a team - 33%
- Problem solving - 32%
- Conceptual ability - 21%
- Subject Knowledge & competence - 19%
- Foreign languages - 19%
- Numeracy - 19%
- Good general education - 15%
Source: Association of Graduate Recruiters “Skills for Graduates in the 21st Century” www.agr.org.uk
Different types of CV - Chronological
- Traditional’ CV
- Order achievements chronologically
- Still expected for most part-time roles
- Suitable if role applying for is similar to most recent
- Very little room for manoeuvre – no creative control
Different types of CV - Skills
- Contemporary’ CV
- Order achievements according to skills, not date
- Suitable for internships / placements / graduate and professional roles
- More control for the writer
- Order things according to relevance to role
What should a cv include?
Personal Details
- Name and contact details
- Not DOB / Sex / Religion
- Introduction to your CV
- 6-8 lines synopsis
- Section to explain your technical and personal skills, relevant to the role
- Explain previous roles and duties
- Give examples of achievements
- List these and explain what you covered on your degree
- Further Achievements
- Interests and Activities
- “Available on Request”