Writing a CV in Welsh

dobbie82

Another note:

I have a 4 year old son, and all my correspondence with the school is in Welsh, I speak to the Teacher and other parents in Welsh, including the parents evening. When I see the health visitor (regularly as I have 3 children under 5 and also run a baby and toddler group) I always speak in Welsh. I did an NVQ level 3 in Welsh speaking and also an NVQ Level 3 in Welsh Listening at the local college. I just haven't had a course in written Welsh. I am also attending weekly sessions run by the Welsh Language Board to try and improve my spoken Welsh, or rather increase my confidence in speaking Welsh.

I just don't want my CV to trip me up at the first hurdle.

DVardysShadow

dobbie82 wrote: »

Another note:

I have a 4 year old son, and all my correspondence with the school is in Welsh, I speak to the Teacher and other parents in Welsh, including the parents evening. When I see the health visitor (regularly as I have 3 children under 5 and also run a baby and toddler group) I always speak in Welsh. I did an NVQ level 3 in Welsh speaking and also an NVQ Level 3 in Welsh Listening at the local college. I just haven't had a course in written Welsh. I am also attending weekly sessions run by the Welsh Language Board to try and improve my spoken Welsh, or rather increase my confidence in speaking Welsh.

I just don't want my CV to trip me up at the first hurdle.

Just put in your CV that welsh is not your first language, your qualifications and the course you are attending. Your welsh will probably be quite good enough really, but the fact that you are still studying shows you are making a real effort. That should help a lot. If it counts against you, then you wouldn't want to be there probably.

Andy_L

dobbie82 wrote: »

so presumably I will be required to have my CV written in Welsh.

don't presume, ask them, thus demonstrating your conversational Welsh

unemployedJCP

dobbie82 wrote: »

Firstly I would like to thank everybody for taking the time to reply.

Welsh is indeed a strange language, but in this area about 75% of people speak at least some Welsh.

I learnt Welsh mainly by ear, by starting a Welsh school when I was four and picking it up as I went along. I have a GCSE grade C in Welsh language, and also a C in Welsh literature. I also have another 9 grade A*-C GCSE's in a wide range of subjects so feel I would be a good addition to the school. The main duties would be helping children age 11-16 on a one to one basis in a mainstream class and photocopying etc, there is no actual teaching of a class involved.

Like any language, or indeed any subject, you can only know what you know. So as I have not had a conversation about CV's in Welsh, then I do not know the words in Welsh.

A simple thing like "Achievements" doesn't translate. My Records of achievement folder has "cofnod cenedlaethol o gyrhaeddiad" but "gyrhaeddiad" is "attainment" in the curriculum sense. the online dictionary offers "cyflawniad" which I think translates more as "completions" or "fulfilments".

By googling "CV Cymraeg" I found one page and the titles are

CURRICULUM VITAE

MANYLION PERSONOL (personal details)

ADDYSG (Education)

CYMWYSTERAU ACADEMAIDD (Academic qualifications)

PROFIAD GWAITH (Work experience)

SGILIAU PERSONOL (Personal Skills)

SGILIAU YCHWANEGOL (Additional skills)

CYFRIFOLDEBAU (Responsibilities)

DIDDORDEBAU A GWEITHGAREDDAU (Interests and activities)

CANOLWYR (Referees) - though literally translates as "man in the middle" lol

the full page is here
http://www.growcareers.me.uk/cv_welsh.htm

So that will help me on the way. but I would still appreciate any further feedback that you have.

Never use CURRICULUM VITAE on a CV

Savvy_Sue

Fran wrote: »

(Welsh says "I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated.")

PRICELESS! :rotfl:

unemployedJCP wrote: »

Never use CURRICULUM VITAE on a CV

Possibly not on a Welsh CV, but what would you suggest on an English CV?

spikeycat

The welsh translations you've given examples of are perfect. I'm a Welsh translator at the moment, which I applied for and was interviewed for in English - crazy isn't it. I would probably recommend translating your cv into Welsh, and again, as others have advised, just asking a friend to double check it should be fine.

I recommend a website called mymemory translations. Very helpful!

It gives examples of phrases others have translated. It's simple to work out how to place technical terms into a sentence using this site. The first translation offered usually has some grammar mistakes so watch out for those!

Good luck!

456789

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

Possibly not on a Welsh CV, but what would you suggest on an English CV?

Just put your name at the top - they know it is a CV

SueC_2

dobbie82 wrote: »

The main duties would be helping children age 11-16 on a one to one basis in a mainstream class

Would that not include helping them with written work?

By age 16 some mainstream subjects can be quite technical. Are you sure you would be able to cope with it?

Sorry, I don't mean to be obstructive, just checking you've thought this through. Good luck.

Welshwoofs

BritRael wrote: »

Don't worry, the last time I went to Wales (around 30 years ago) they actually spoke a little bit of English. They even had electricity and roads if I remember correctly

In many public sector jobs in Wales you are required to be able to speak and write in Welsh. The boyfriend of my OH's daughter got a job for N.Wales police and is having to do tests to prove his Welsh is up to it - as a consequence he's having to pay for a private tutor to get him up to scratch or he'll lose his job.