CV skills 1: Showing your best you
This module will help adult learners to increase their confidence in producing a meaningful CV to secure an interview for employment.
By the end of the module, learners will be able to:
- Understand why a CV is needed and what it is used for
- Understand how personal experience can also be used to highlight transferable skills, including how to identify them
- Understand the two main formats of a CV: chronological and skills-based
- Be able to draft or update own basic CV to improve interview prospects.
As a follow up after the session why not explore these tools from LinkedIn as a way for your learners to share their experience with potential employers?
Looking for more ways your learners can expand their career network? Why not explore these tools from LinkedIn:
- Job search checklist
This checklist supports your learners to attract employers, grow their professional skills, and connect to new job opportunities through a standout LinkedIn profile.
- Rock your LinkedIn profile video
This tutorial will lead your students through how to create a LinkedIn profile that best represents them, with tips on choosing a profile photo, creating a custom headline, writing a personal summary, how to highlight work experience and more. You will need to sign into LinkedIn to access this free resource.
