Writing Your CV

Now you've written your personal statement about your qualities, you need to put it all into your CV.

CV means Curriculum Vitae (Latin) and it means a document where you list your qualifications, experience and skills.

Good CVs should be about 2 pages long, and need to be honest and to the point. They also need to have perfect spelling and presentation. This is you, on a page. It will get you an interview. It has to look good.

Activity:

1. Use this example CV to help you structure and write your CV.

Only put in what is true, and you need to make sure all the dates and titles of qualifications are correct, as you probably will need to show these to your employer.

You need to keep your CV updated regularly so that it is always up to date for you to use when applying for jobs.

2. Once you've finished your CV and have checked it over so it's perfect, send it to your personal tutor for them to check and review with you.