Cip Successful CV's
- 1. Criminology and the Professions CV Writing
- 2. Good habits for Criminology Students… • Know the skills required for the job • How will you demonstrate • Public sector and third sector organisations commonly select through competency testing • 1 or 2 sides • Consistent layout and font • Readable • Free of errors • Templates? • CV Furniture & Photos? • Different Types Skills Based/ Chronological
- 3. What it shouldn’t be but often is… • A list of everything you have ever done • Lazy effort as you know you can blag it at interview • A one-off CV to be produced for all jobs you ever go for, let the employer figure out what they need!
- 4. Putting Together Your CV • Header: Name, Address, Contact Details – Don’t need age, date of birth, marital status, Religion etc • Objective/ Personal Profile: Clear and concise statement detailing what career path you intend to follow… setting the tone
- 5. Putting Together Your CV (2) • Education: Clearly your degree is the main focus: • Talk about the skills/programmes • Give examples of how you have used them in projects • Final year project: What it involves • Pre-university qualifications
- 6. Putting Together Your CV (3) Employment History • If you have relevant experience - showcase it • You can split experience into ‘Relevant’ and ‘Additional’. • Don’t underestimate part time jobs and voluntary work – link to skills
- 7. Putting Together Your CV (4) • Additional skills – relevant to the job • Positions of Responsibility • Activities/Interests/Hobbies – NOT socialising! • References – Available on request
- 8. Skills Profile – Skills based CV • Look more broadly than your degree • Focus on the skills required for the job • Choose headings wisely • Prioritise examples & give detail • Focus on job relevant skills first
- 9. What skills do employers want? • Communication Project Management • Report Writing Problem Solving • Team Working Leadership • Customer Focus Making & Accepting Decisions • Commercial savvy Cross Cultural Sensitivity • Planning & Organisation Enterprise • Capacity to develop at every stage of career • Reflection
- 10. 4 Steps to all Good Applications & CVs 1. Understand the role or your interests 2. Keep it relevant and targeted 3. Highlight all your relevant skills and experience 4. Provide lots of examples of your skills