These qualities will show your motivation and initiative as well as organizational and team work skills.
- Volunteering.
- Running the volley club or similar.
- Organizing the university magazine.
- Any roles in clubs or associations.
APPENDIX IV.
PERSONAL PROFILE
A sample of a CV. Pay attention to the Personal profile part.
Bill Bloggs - Curriculum Vitae
Personal profile
* Experienced and innovative general manager with sophisticated sales, customer service and business administration skills.
* High personal integrity, and able to relate to and create trust in all.
* Highly articulate, confident and persuasive team-builder, able to motivate and communicate to achieve exceptional business performance.
* Dependable and reliable in supporting and enabling team effort to produce genuine long-term sustainable development.
* Persistent and flexible approach to the mutually beneficial achievement of business plans and personal goals of staff, suppliers and customers.
* Honors degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Experience
* Over 20 years proven expertise in industrial purchasing, manufacturing, logistics, business development, marketing, sales and service.
* Background in a wide range of industries, including construction, plant hire, pharmaceutical, hygiene services and industrial process control.
* Executive accountability for P&L, strategic planning, staffing, and sales development etc., for a $60m international technology business, in a $3bn UK plc.
* International General Operations Manager since 2001.
* Management of change within the demanding and pressurized business environment.
* Implementation of modern management practices, concerning personnel, IT, reporting systems, and partnership customer-supplier relations, etc.
Achievements
* As production control executive with XYZ Corporation introduced pc-based systems to reduce lead-times from 7 months to 3 days, and inventory by 80% from $4.7m to $750k.
* As materials manager with ABC Inc. introduced systems to reduce lead-times from 3 months to 7 days, and inventory from $6m to $2.5m, and 12% reduction in $12m procurement costs.
* As operations manager with Newco Inc. a 10% reduction in £7m procurement costs.
* As general manager for Bigco Int. business achieved growth from $800k to £5m, increased new customer growth from 20 to 600 per annum.
Career history
* 1987-98 Early career development with Newco Inc., Bigco Int., Mainco plc.
* 1998-2001 ABC Inc. International Operations Manager.
* 2001-present XYZ Corp. General Manager.
Personal details
Bill J. Bloggs
17 Hill Lane
London
NW25 0DB
Tel: 0208 971 5900
Born: 09.10.63 (This is entirely optional given age discrimination laws.)
Educated: Sidmouth School 1975-82, and Hertstone College 1982-83, Southtame College 1984, and University of Wales 1983-1987. (Again dates are not obligatory due to age discrimination laws.)
References are available on request.
May 2008
APPENDIX V.
RESUME
A resume sample.
Anita Smith, MD
Field of Expertise: Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Adult Learning Methods
Education:
B.S., Biological Sciences with Highest Honors, University of California,
Davis, 1973
M.D. University of California, Irvine, 1977
Internship: Pediatrics, University of California, Davis Medical Center
7/77-6/78
Residency: Pediatrics, University of California, Davis Medical Center
7/78-6/80
Chief Resident, Pediatrics, University of California, Davis Medical Center
1/80-6/80
Fellowship: Pediatric Infectious Disease, University of California,
Los Angeles, 7/81-6/83
AAMC Chairman and Associate Deans Training, 1996
Employment:
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of
Medicine, 7/98-present
Assistant Chancellor, University and Community College System of Nevada, 6/04-6/05
Associate Dean for Primary Care Research, Education and Service,
University of Nevada School of Medicine, 11/98-7/01
Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 7/95-11/98
Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 1/94-6/95
Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 1/92-12/93
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 1/92-6/98
School of Medicine, 10/84-12/91 Clinical Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Medical Center, 1/81-6/81
Relevant Experience:
Academic Teaching Responsibilities:
Community Medicine Lecturer: International Health, Public Health
2001-present
Clinical Problem Solving for MS-1: Small group co-leader 1999-present
Professionalism Seminars 1999-present
Microbiology Lecturer: Clinical correlates in ID, 3 lectures per course
1986-present
Dissertation Committee: Eric Lewensky, Psychology, “Interventions to
Improve Adherence in HIV Care and Treatment”. 2003-05.
Practice of Medicine Clerkship Co-director, 1999-2003
Generalists Initiative: Curriculum Committee and Steering Committee
1994-1998
Consultant:
Health Alliance, (HA)
Honduras National Residency Program Development 2001-2003
Central Asia Medical Education Initiative 2003-2004
Lead trainer on courses in Pediatric AIDS Care and Treatment, Lead faculty for on-site mentoring, lead consultant on the Training of Trainers Course for both Adult and Pediatric Initiation of ART, lead consultant for WHO strategic planning workshop.
Additional Information:
Licenses and Certifications:
California, Nevada licenses
American Board of Pediatrics, Certified May 1984 in General Pediatrics
Certified November 1994 in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Re-certified July 2001 in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
APPENDIX VI.
COVER LETTER
Useful vocabulary
INTRODUCTION
I know your firm and its reputation and I was wondering whether you would accept to have trainees…
I am writing on the recommendation of Professor…
I am writing to you after I was told by… that you accepted having trainees...
As a student in my third and final year of…, I know how important it is to gain practical experience in…XYZ offers the possibility of receiving a complete picture of all aspects of… and has a long history of cooperation with universities and engineering schools. I am writing about the possibility of carrying out an end-of-studies project with XYZ in the … department.
Mr…Professor of… spoke to me about the possibility of carrying out a student research project in your laboratories.
Mr…, who supervised my student internship in… has encouraged me to write to you about a position with your firm.
I am a student in…at…School. As part of the degree requirements, I must complete a 2-months internship with a company involved in…top
BODY
As a student at… University, I specialized in…
As you can see from the enclosed/attached CV, I have had years of experience in such fields as…
I am used to working with computers both as a student and a former trainee…
For the past five years I have been studying English, wastewater, chemistry, physics…
As a trainee I was responsible of…
I feel I have the necessary qualities and training needed for the work placement/training period that you propose.
I am especially attracted by your company because of its reputation.
I wish to broaden my experience and develop my sense of responsibility.
Further details about my career and qualifications to date are contained in the enclosed/attached CV
Please find herewith my CV which will give you more complete details of my career to date.
As my CV points out, I have scientific competence in the field of…
CONCLUSION
It would be a pleasure to supply any further information you might find helpful.
I should be very pleased to come for an interview at any time convenient for you.
I can make myself available for an interview at any time that suits you.
Please feel free to call me at…for any additional information.
I look forward to meeting you.
I hope you will consider my application.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I hope to hear from you soon.
I am confident my qualifications will be of interest to you, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Hoping for a favorable reply…
Yours sincerely (you know personally the person you are writing to)
Yours faithfully (you do not know who is going to read it).
CV cover letters for unadvertised positions or opportunities.
It is perfectly fine to send a speculative CV to potential employers, i.e. not in response to any advert. In this case you should get the name of the senior person responsible for staffing decisions in the area you wish to apply. (Call the company to find out the correct name and address details.) In these cases obviously you won't know precisely what skills they are seeking, but you should be able to imagine the attributes that they might need. Here are some examples - include two or three in your cover letter that best match your own profile and their likely interest:
