Key points
• Don't just sell what you have, sell what the buyer needs! So it is important to
look for the information about the company and position you are applying for.
• The employers are looking for the most suitable candidates, not the best;
• Do understand yourself so that you can match your strengths with employers‟s
requirements
‒ Managerial qualities: leadership, planning and organizing, persuasiveness
‒ Professional qualities: Specialist knowledge, problem solving, analytical skills,
communication skill, writing skill
‒ Entrepreneurial qualities: commercial awareness, creativity, strategic thinking
‒ Personal qualities: interpersonal sensitivities, flexibility, resilience, personal
motivation, trustworthy
Skills
Knowledge
Attitude
Offer
To identify candidates
To identify candidates To identify candidates
with suitable knowledge
with relevant skills with right attitude
and skills
By checking if: By checking if: By checking if:
• Educational • The applicant can apply • The applicant has
background is relevant theories to solve real life suitable appearance,
to the role; cases; gesture, emotion etc.
• Applicant has logical • The applicant „s English • Knowledge, skills and
thinking; level is correct as attitude are tested at the
assumed from the first same time
• Applicant‟s English is round;
acceptable ; • Note: Requirements will
• The applicant has be different depending on
• Applicant understands appropriate IQ and EQ each role‟s requirements
about the company and indices.
the job requirements.
• CV:
‒ Part I: Personal information
‒ Part II: Education and Training
• Including achievements and professional training, if any
‒ Part III: Working experience
• Including achievements (if applicable)
‒ Part IV: Additional skills and competences
• Any other skills (computer, research, design, etc.)
• Language proficiency: only include if highly developed
• References: do not list too many
‒ Part V: Declaration
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Creating a good “first impression”
Explain complicated
Concise thinker
subjects simply
Showing respect to
No spelling mistakes
reader
Relevant
Good judgement
information
• Be yourself:
‒ Remember that you may be asked about anything or everything you have
included in your CV.
‒ All employers are looking for trustworthy employees, so misleading
information is dangerous for your future career path
• Develop your personal style: it's not what you say, but the way that you say it will
differentiate you from the crowd.
• Contact information:
‒ Essential to inform which contact is the most reliable to reach you
‒ Full address is useful
‒ E-mail address should be as business-like as possible
DO’S DON’TS
Identify your short-term and long-term Set unrealistic targets
career objectives;
Include unnecessary details about
Be honest when analyzing your skills; temporary jobs, unless really relevant
Be creative in your approach in your CV, Use too many specialist terms or overly
but follow the basic structure; formal language in your CVs
List the latest events first (parts II & III); Use lengthy and complex sentences
Run grammar and spell check function Use fancy typeface unless it‟s a design
but remember that not all mistakes will position
be eliminated;
Waste space – it‟s OK if your CV is only
Ask some experienced friends or one page long
lecturers to review your CV and cover
letter and advise on word usage.
Presentation problems
Background color
Usage of paragraphs and spacing
Inconsistent format: Margin, alignment, font size, layout
Most of applications for Auditor position have problem of non-user friendly
or unclear format
English: spelling and grammatical mistakes
Remember: CV is NOT an essay
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• All CVs showed great efforts – some are
really good and thoughtful
• Remember: