This friendly and accessible workbook takes you through a series of activities that will help you to gather information about yourself and condense it into the format required to complete your UCAS personal statement for university. You will use a seven step process that will build your confidence and help you create a compelling personal statement.
Reading the book is like being in a coaching session with me; the tone is light and supportive, and you will be carried along through specific exercises that culminate in the completion of a really effective Personal Statement.
Collect it * identify your positive traits, skills, abilities and accomplishments and feel confident about promoting yourself on paper.
Expand it * create a 'degree specification profile' to see what the departments are looking for with respect to the courses that interest you.
Prove it * evidence of your skills by listing examples from your life, inside and outside education. Think about what you are offering in terms of strengths and what needs further development.
Draft it * note down your findings so far and start thinking about how to structure them.
Build it * begin building the structure of your statement and formulate your sentences.
Review it * read hints about structure, spelling, grammar, punctuation and formatting, plus guidance on receiving feedback.
Submit it * a last chance for reflection, re-jigging, and refining; and for reassurance before you submit your statement!
Reading the book is like being in a coaching session with me; the tone is light and supportive, and you will be carried along through specific exercises that culminate in the completion of a really effective Personal Statement.
Collect it * identify your positive traits, skills, abilities and accomplishments and feel confident about promoting yourself on paper.
Expand it * create a 'degree specification profile' to see what the departments are looking for with respect to the courses that interest you.
Prove it * evidence of your skills by listing examples from your life, inside and outside education. Think about what you are offering in terms of strengths and what needs further development.
Draft it * note down your findings so far and start thinking about how to structure them.
Build it * begin building the structure of your statement and formulate your sentences.
Review it * read hints about structure, spelling, grammar, punctuation and formatting, plus guidance on receiving feedback.
Submit it * a last chance for reflection, re-jigging, and refining; and for reassurance before you submit your statement!
My 2nd book coaches you through the process of writing your first ever CV.
You may be in school and about to apply for a part time job; you may be wanting to approach a company for work experience; or you may have been lucky enough to get a job after school without compiling a CV and you want to progress and move on so you need to start from scratch.
Creating a first CV, with no employment history, can be a daunting task. But just because you haven't had a work/employment history, doesn't mean you have no skills. However, if you're starting out and you want to stand out, you have to be clear about those skills and make them count.
This book breaks down the process of writing your CV into seven steps, short activities that will subsequently be used to build upon each other. It will help you identify those skills - which we all have and bring them to life.
Gather it - collect the material for your principal CV and profile.
Develop it - start to play with the information you have collected and apply it to two real or dream jobs you would like to apply for.
Evidence it - learn how to demonstrate where and how you have ability and proficiency.
Shape it - look at the structure, format, style and layout of your CV. Build it - bring together all the information you have collected, expanded, and evidenced so far.
Polish it - you will have gathered more information than you ever thought you would, so here you will add and subtract and reshape.
Complete it - this final step encourages you to review, refine and rejig your CV so that it reads well and flows There is also a section on writing cover letters, completing an application form and preparing for interview
You may be in school and about to apply for a part time job; you may be wanting to approach a company for work experience; or you may have been lucky enough to get a job after school without compiling a CV and you want to progress and move on so you need to start from scratch.
Creating a first CV, with no employment history, can be a daunting task. But just because you haven't had a work/employment history, doesn't mean you have no skills. However, if you're starting out and you want to stand out, you have to be clear about those skills and make them count.
This book breaks down the process of writing your CV into seven steps, short activities that will subsequently be used to build upon each other. It will help you identify those skills - which we all have and bring them to life.
Gather it - collect the material for your principal CV and profile.
Develop it - start to play with the information you have collected and apply it to two real or dream jobs you would like to apply for.
Evidence it - learn how to demonstrate where and how you have ability and proficiency.
Shape it - look at the structure, format, style and layout of your CV. Build it - bring together all the information you have collected, expanded, and evidenced so far.
Polish it - you will have gathered more information than you ever thought you would, so here you will add and subtract and reshape.
Complete it - this final step encourages you to review, refine and rejig your CV so that it reads well and flows There is also a section on writing cover letters, completing an application form and preparing for interview