Employability Skills and CV's

A CV (Curriculum Vitae), is a written overview of your skills, education, and work experience.

They may be used for a variety of reasons, however, the most common of these is to send to prospective employers when looking for a new job.

A CV is an essential part of any job search, not to mention a great way to put all of your skills, experience, and qualifications in one place. In fact, a well written CV could be the difference between getting an interview and not being considered for the role. 

Employability Skills can be defined as the transferable skills needed by an individual to make them ‘employable’. Along with good technical understanding and subject knowledge, employers often outline a set of skills that they want from an employee. These skills are what they believe will equip the employee to carry out their role to the best of their ability. 

A personal statement is a brief personal summary given to prospective employers to help you stand apart from the competition. A personal statement is also required for university applications, but will usually be much more detailed.

A personal statement supports your application to study at a university or college. It’s a chance for you to articulate why you’d like to study a particular course or subject, and what skills and experience you possess that show your passion for your chosen field. 

Did you know there is a free Interview Prep & Questions app which builds interview confidence and helps you to prepare for panic free interviews all in one accessible place…the phone, and downloadable from the Apple App Store and Google Play. 

It contains:

• National Apprenticeship Service key general and vocational/ competency-based questions.

• Internship, Graduate and General Jobseeker interview preparation questions.

• Hints, tips and numerous examples for every question.

• Space to record own answers, careers adviser suggestions and interview notes.

To help you quickly understand how it works, please click on these very short videos: