Crafting Your Path: Writing a CV and Cover Letter

Crafting Your Path: Writing a CV and Cover Letter

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to create a professional CV and cover letter that effectively highlights your skills and experiences.

What do you already know about writing a CV and cover letter?

Understanding the Purpose

A CV and cover letter are essential tools for presenting your qualifications and experiences to potential employers.

Structuring Your CV

The CV should include personal information, education, work experience, skills, and other relevant sections.

Crafting Your Cover Letter

A cover letter should introduce yourself, highlight your key achievements, and explain why you are a suitable candidate for the job.

Tailoring for Each Job

It's important to customize your CV and cover letter for each job application to match the requirements of the specific position.

Showcasing Achievements

Quantify your achievements and use action words to make your CV and cover letter more impactful.

Language and Style

Use professional language and a formal tone in your CV and cover letter. Avoid clichés and generic phrases.

Final Tips and Review

Review the key elements of a strong CV and cover letter, and provide additional tips for success in job applications.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.