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Tips for students on curriculum vitae,
interview, dress code
Curriculum
Vitae (cv)
1.
Good quality and clean paper
with matching envelope
2.
Correct name, title and address
on envelope
3.
Correct spellings, grammar and
punctuation throughout
4.
CV to be extremely neat and
well-presented in terms of layout, alignment, font size
and type – be consistent throughout. An excellent opportunity to display
your I.T. skills.
5.
Passport-size photo is a good
addition
6.
Must not be too long but should
contain all relevant information under particular
headings
e.g. personal information, educational record, work
experience, areas of
interest,
referees
7.
Do not leave any gaps in your
cv - let us know where you were at all stages
8.
Be sure to give concise and
accurate information about your referees – name, title,
address,
contact number
9.
Obtain prior approval from your
referee before giving her/his name
10.
Be extremely careful with
regard to social networking e.g. Facebook – what’s out there
about you can completely undermine an excellent cv and interview
11.
CV is a first impression given
by you and of you to a prospective employer – make a
major
effort to get it right
12.
CV is your way of getting to
the next stage of the selection process – the interview
13.
CV must be 100% truthful – an
employment contract may be terminated if it was based
on
incorrect or untruthful information
14.
It is not essential to bind a
cv but this can create a better impression
Interview
1.
Be sure you know the exact location of the
interview
2. Allow plenty of time to get there – factor in the
unexpected – arrive 15 minutes before time
3. Advance preparation:
a.
Know about the company, show
evidence of research
b.
Have a very good idea about
what the position entails
c. Practise answers to likely
questions
d.
Practise question/s you might
like to ask at the end
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4.
The interview : |
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Remember the aim – to show why
you should be selected |
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b. |
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Assured entrance and handshake
(if offered) |
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Remember interviewers’ names |
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d. |
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Maintain eye contact with
interviewers |
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e. |
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Be concise in your answers,
elaborate where necessary and when asked |
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f. |
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Be honest |
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g. |
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Show personal warmth |
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h. |
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The “5 minute rule” – crucial
importance of the opening 5 minutes |
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Show consistency in interview –
strong beginning, middle and end |
Dress code
1. Neat,
clean and tidy appearance absolutely essential in all
interview situations
2. Basic
rule – dress formally for interview
3. Level of
formality of dress in the workplace depends on several
factors e.g. nature of job,
expectations, culture within the company – investigate this
before the interview
Billy O’
Shea,
Principal.
January 2012.
Advice on study habits
By Ríona O’ Connell, Head
Girl 2011/2012
5 Bad Study Habits
The Mobile Phone
Having your mobile nearby while studying is the worst
habit to get into.
It only offers a distraction of the most tempting sort.
I’m sure that message waiting from that lad from Peter’s
seems incredibly important at the time, but believe me,
it can wait an hour or two. Leave it in another room
while you study, soon enough you’ll realise how much
time you wasted checking the screen every two minutes
for message.
The Laptop
Yes, once again technology fails us. It can be quite
tempting to quickly check that French word up on the
laptop as opposed to searching through your book for it,
but in three sly clicks the blue and white page of face
book is staring back at you………. And the rest is history.
Avoid any use of laptop, it possesses endless amounts of
pointless distractions that you’ll regret two hours
later with still a pile of homework to do.
Those ‘ten minute breaks’
Come on honestly, how many of them have actually taken
only ten minutes?? We all need frequent breaks, just
don’t get distracted and make it longer than the time
you actually spent studying. Time them, get a cup of
tea, stay away from the laptop!!
Music
‘But I study better listening to music!!’ Ye! I believe
you! Pity I said the same thing during my J.C. But we
all know we can’t. Ye, that tune might perk you up a
bit, send dancing vibes through your body, but this only
decreases your concentration ability. Before you know it
you’ve read the same sentence ten times….. and still
don’t know what it means!
Putting it off
Just don’t!! If you’ve got something to do, do it now.
Not after you highlight every day off in your journal,
or after you daydream for the next half hour.
If things are put off they’ll never be done, especially
studying. Your room does not need to be tidied right
now, just study.
3 Positive Study Habits
Rewards
It is important to remember you deserve a reward after
hard work. Snacks after a 40 minute study stint are well
deserved, there’s no harm picking up your favourite
sweets, it may seem like a dog training technique but it
will make the process less painful.
A Realistic Plan
Create a timetable. List what you want to get done and
assign each one a realistic target time. Include your
breaks and the time you will finish.
If anything takes longer than planned, schedule it in
for another time.
Don’t go over your finish time, this is the most
important thing on your timetable. When it comes, finish
up, put your books away and relax.
Thinking Ahead
Plan ahead to what you’ll need for your study. Have your
calculator and geometry set at the ready so you don’t
waste a half hour looking for it. Remember to have a
bottle of water on your desk too, it will help your
concentration and you won’t waste your break running to
the kitchen for a drink.
Introduction by school Principal, Billy
O’ Shea
Thursday, 24 November 2011
I welcome all students to this new section of our
school’s website.
When we recently carried out a self-evaluation of
communications within our school we were very heartened
by the overwhelmingly positive response from students,
parents and teachers. However, as with any meaningful
evaluation in which the “hard” questions are asked, some
areas for improvement were highlighted and this is what
has led to today’s launch of “Tips for students”.
We want our website to be relevant, useful, easy-to-use
, informative and attractive for a wide range of people.
To target students in a particular way, we now launch
this new section. It will feature material that has a
particular relevance for students and will be as good as
the level of contributors to it. Views contained in any
articles will be those of the authors and may not
necessarily reflect a stated opinion of Loreto, Wexford.
I hope this initiative will be of use as it develops in
the future and I look forward to receiving any feedback
on it.
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