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Liz McQue - Chief Executive
Selling yourself with a High Impact CV
- Category: Personal/Core Skills
- Date: No current presentations
Why attend this course
Updating your CV on a regular basis is always wise. In these difficult times it is vital that we all have an up- to- date, well constructed and relevant CV to be able to sell ourselves effectively by showcasing our skills and experience.
Once you have constructed your own high impact CV you will be able to tailor it when applying to a range of jobs or internal promotions. The information in your CV will be a rich source of information to help you to complete application forms quickly and professionally.
Impact/Outcomes
- Create a high impact CV to use immediately
- Decide which work examples provide high quality evidence of effectiveness in the role you are applying for
- Tailor your CV to a new sector (eg moving from public to private)
- Be able to promote yourself positively and professionally to prospective employers in an application form
- Have a greater insight into how to look for job opportunities in the visible and invisible job market
Programme
The programme is designed to cover the following areas:
- CV Writing- design and modification
- Use of language
- Positive presentation
- Application forms
- Covering letter
- Promoting yourself in writing
- Researching the job market and organisations
- Visible/invisible job market
Added benefit: this course is facilitated by two tutors so delegates are able to have one to one sessions during the day to help them tailor the content of the course to their own individual needs.
Who should attend: anyone whose job is at risk and who would like guidance and support in creating and refining their CV, completing application forms and researching the job market.