Week 48

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

English

To Do:

• Thanksgiving
• CV + Letter of Application
• Presentations: Mike, Divaldo, Lumi

Presentations Week 48

1. Mike

2. Divaldo

3. Lumi

27 November 2020

Presentations Week 49

1. Divaldo

2. Jouellian

3. Eshan

4 December 2020

Presentations Week 50

1. Abed

2. Remco

3. ......

                                            

   11 December 2020

Thanksgiving

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CV / Résumé

CV/ Résumé

• Personal details
• Work experience
• Education
• Achievements
• Hobbies & Interests

CV: Layout

• Keep it short : no more than two sides of A4.
• Choose a professional font. Comic Sans is not your friend.
• Present things in a logical order. Use sufficient spacing, clear section headings (e.g. work experience, education) and a reverse chronological order.
• Use bullet points. 
• Other things to do:  maintain consistent formatting, ask someone to check for common spelling and grammar mistakes.

Letter of Application- Salutation

To start: Dear Sir/ Madam

                   Dear Mr .....

                   Dear Mrs/ Miss / Ms ........

To end: Yours faithfully,

                Yours sincerely,          

A mistake that is made often:

Dear Tom Brown,     > Dear Tom,     or       Dear Mr Brown, 

Letter of Application - Body

Paragraph 1:  mention the job you are applying for, where you saw the job advertisment and mention that you are attaching your CV.

Paragraph 2: Give reasons for your interest in this job/ company.

Paragraph 3: Refer the employer to specific information in your CV and show how this relates to the job.

Paragraph 4: Mention any other experience from school, part-time work or voluntary work which might be relevant to the job.

Paragraph 5: Request an interview.

Letter of Application + CV

1. Go to: www.reed.co.uk  or stagemarkt.nl and choose an IT Support Assistant vacancy.
2.  Read the job vacancy carefully.
3. Write your letter of application.
4.  Write your CV