Things to put on a CV

mrbez

Hi Guys,

What do you suggest that I do this year in order to strengthen my CV?

I am studying a Finance & Accounting degree, and wish to apply for placements next year. My UCAS points are low, however I am self funding myself through my AAT qualification and I also have 18 months work experience as a trainee accountant.

I look forward to any advice.

melancholly

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cvs.htm

make an appointment with your careers service. they will go through your CV and make it tailored to you. they'll also have experience of helping students get on placement courses. it's an underused uni service - make the most of it!

atypical

It's hard to say without seeing your CV as it is. Extracurricular stuff is always good, particularly where you can point to competencies. Everything in graduate recruitment focuses on competencies: you'll be scored based on them and asked to give examples where you've shown them. Write your CV with those in mind. There's examples here:
http://ww2.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Applications_CVs_and_interviews/Job_applications/Selling_your_skills/p!eXfdpk#Transferable skills

mrbez

Would it be possible for me to share my CV with you to take a look?

Regards.

atypical

If you want to. Don't think I could be all that useful though! Your uni careers service will be a lot more helpful.

melancholly

mrbez wrote: »

Would it be possible for me to share my CV with you to take a look?

Regards.

have a look at all the examples on prospects and then have a bash and arrange an appointment with a careers advisor.

you'd need to see a cv with someone from your background applying to the same jobs for it to be useful and even then, you should really do this yourself!