CV writing

Start with a brainstorming activity:

1.What’s a CV?
2. What kind of information should you include in a CV?
A CV is a brief summary:
of your abilities
education
experience and skills
Activities, awards.


It should include your name,
contact information, education, skills and experience.
Start by making a list
of all your background information, then organize it into categories.
Make sure you include
dates.
Write down headings such as
Education, Experience, Skills.

EDUCATION –
usually means post-secondary and can include special seminars, summer school or night school as well as University.
If you are just starting University, you can include high school as well.
List degrees and month/year obtained or expected; names and locations of schools, marks.
A brief summary of important courses you've taken might also be helpful.

EXPERIENCE –
includes full-time paid jobs, academic research projects, internships, part-time jobs or volunteer work.
List month/years you worked, position, name and location of employer or place and responsibilities you had.

SKILLS –
list computer languages and software
foreign languages indicating fluency.

Ask your students this:
EMPLOYER
for certain positions, what aspects of your education, experience or skills will be most attractive to that employer?
Then show them this website and analyse it with them:


Highlight details that demonstrate your capabilities
Look over what you've written and try to select details of your education, experience, qualifications, skills and activities that match an employer's needs in a few important areas.

Analyse with them the slide that you can find attached to this post.