CV - for 16 year old with no qualifications

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Jo4 wrote: »

They did it at GCSE but got a D. They don't usually show their work but when they do people cannot believe how good it is.

Just remember this: A CV is a sales sheet. There is room for creativity (not lying!). As someone else said, the hobbies section is there to help the interviewer see a bit more about the person.

Here's a reasonable template to look at - https://successatschool.org/advicedetails/200/Skill-Up:-My-First-CV-Template

Just don't use those fonts; they're atrocious. If they have a stupid email address then make sure they create a new one that doesn't look childish.

Has this teenager ever been in a youth/organised group? Have they ever achieved/won anything? Sports? What do they do when they aren't in school?

SailorSam

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Painting is a hobby!

I don't think it's the ceiling or the garden fence she means.

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SailorSam wrote: »

I don't think it's the ceiling or the garden fence she means.

Shame, my shed needs doing.. if I pay them a tenner, it'll also count as a job!

ACG

Failed or did not get an A to C?

On my CV I used to put 11 GCSEs. 5 were Cs, 4 Ds and2 Es, but nobody ever asked about them.

DCFC79

Where do any of his friends work ?

I believe theres restrictions on how many hours he can work.

Is he into Games ? Ask in the local Game store.

theoretica

Don't be afraid to be brief. I got my first part time waitressing job at 16 by presenting in person (looking smart) a letter that said little more than that I was reliable and could work any evenings wanted - a local address probably helped too as it was a rural area and late evening transport could have been an issue.

Houseplant26

I strongly recommend doing a bit of volunteering just to broaden their experience a little. Art galleries and museums have volunteers to sit in the spaces, keep an eye on the exhibits and chat to the public.

As others have said painting is a hobby, and creativity is a really really valuable skill in the workplace and creative people often see things from another perspective, can think on their feet and outside of the box, come up with other and new ideas and solutions to problems.

Can they perhaps try to get any paid work in a salon? Hairdressers? If they're studying beauty might be an idea and already more suited to that environment.

Houseplant26

Skills learnt through painting:
Patience, observation, hand eye coordination.

Jo4

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Just remember this: A CV is a sales sheet. There is room for creativity (not lying!). As someone else said, the hobbies section is there to help the interviewer see a bit more about the person.

Here's a reasonable template to look at - https://successatschool.org/advicedetails/200/Skill-Up:-My-First-CV-Template

Just don't use those fonts; they're atrocious. If they have a stupid email address then make sure they create a new one that doesn't look childish.

Has this teenager ever been in a youth/organised group? Have they ever achieved/won anything? Sports? What do they do when they aren't in school?

They don't seem to do much as far as I know when they aren't at their course. They mind their younger siblings when they come in from their course until their parents come home from work, after 6pm.

Jo4

ACG wrote: »

Failed or did not get an A to C?

On my CV I used to put 11 GCSEs. 5 were Cs, 4 Ds and2 Es, but nobody ever asked about them.

A* to C are passes and anything else is a fail, is it not??