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Job hunting- school leavers
job hunting can be extremly hard for school leavers so here is some advice on what to do to find a job:
- get references of your headmaster before you leave school (this will make it easier to write a CV also find out what your
expectant GCSE grades are.
- Type up your Curicluim Vitae (CV) by coping the red text into a word document and changing the details:
CURRICULUM VITAE
YOUR NAME Home address including postcode Telephone number: with
STD (area) dialling code (Work number, mobile number, e-mail address (if appropriate))
SUMMARY Describe yourself in terms of your work strengths and experience
in a two to three line statement Make sure with this statement you are emphasising words which will capture attention and
allow the reader to envisage you in terms of their own requirements.
MAJOR STRENGTHS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Skills Area Choose four or file key skill areas in which you achieved
a great deal. Under the heading for each skill detail your achievements, emphasise the contribution you made to resolving
a problem or creating a new business opportunity.
Quote examples Figures to illustrate success should be used and written
in numbers and percentages (e.g.. 10% 1,2,3,4). Figures in words are more difficult to read when buried in text and take up
valuable space.
Two Pages Ideally, a CV should be no more than two pages. In the
functional type of CV it is more usual for the first page to be used for your summary and to detail major achievements with
the second page being used for employment history, education and personal details.
Gain Attention Draw attention to particularly strong achievements
pr skills using highlighting, underlining or CAPITAL LETTERS for phrases or individual words within your main text. Make sure
however if you are going to emphasise certain words that you use the same format. Mixing and matching bold text and capital
letters can look messy.
Examine your Values Always use percentages when quoting figures relating
to performance or improvements. Increased profit by £300,000 may be small to a bigger company whilst by 10% means the same
across the board.
Employers The next section of this CV detail your employment history.
If you have been with only one employer for a long time or if you have had a large number of employers, this style of CV gives
you the opportunity to draw attention to your skills and achievements before detailing any aspect which could be deemed negative.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Name of employer and location - Date in years Job title or description
of your main duties making sure that you don't use more than five or six lines. If it isn't obvious from the companies name
what the nature of their business was then provide more detail here.
Name of employer and location - Date in years If you have only had
one employer,provide a brief description of the business followed by a list of the various roles you had whilst being employed
with them. Include the dates for each role.
Name of employer and location - Date in years Job title or description
of your main duties, detail of the company if necessary.
Earlier Careers When you have had a number of employers, use a general
paragraph working backwards through your career showing how one role led onto the next through ability, achievement and success.
The last 10 years are the ones in which a prospective new employer will be most interested and should be more detailed as
outlined above.
QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Give details of professional qualifications and / or membership first as these count for more than
moderate or poor academic record at school.
If you are listing professional qualifications which entitle you to use letters after your name, detail
them in full, e.g. MIPD: Member of the institute of personnel & Development
List qualifications and training in order of importance to your work.
Company training courses do not need the dates and length of the courses.
PERSONAL
Date of Birth : Write in full. E.g. 29th January 1968 Driving: Is an additional qualification Write
as "Full, clean license" (if true) Interests: Less than three makes you boring, more than four could mean that you don't
have time for work. Be sure that any interest that you put down can be discussed by you fluently and are those which you are
currently involved.
look around in shop windows and go into shops and ask if there are any vaciencies and if not ask to leave your CV with
them anyway (this shows enthusiasm and employers like that!)
if you were unsucsessfull then try website such as connextions and job centre plus.
once you have found a job you will be asked for an interview and for this you will need to be dressed smartly and goodluck
oh and just because you have the job it doesnt mean you can slack you have to keep up the hard work or you can be sacked.
GCSE revision
Revision advice
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Break your revision down into smaller parts, making it easier to remember. |
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When preparing always remind yourself to read the question
carefully! |
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Sources: look for that extra hidden detail - why has it been used? |
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When revising, ask yourself questions - Why? How? What happened next? |
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Make your own summaries of your notes - bullet points or diagrams. |
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Try drawing quick cartoons to help you remember key ideas... |
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Stay calm! Carefully revise your topics, thinking about the
possible questions. |
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Remember you need to link facts, explaining why events happened. |
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When dealing with sources - make sure you say what the source doen't show - are there
any inconsistencies? |
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Additional links
Useful online revision guidance and advice
 The SchoolHistory.co.uk Revision forum has a number of useful discussions that will provide some very helpful suggestions. Don't forget you can join and ask your
own questions!
There's so much to learn! Methods of revision Why am I hopeless at remembering?
JohnDClare.net provides some excellent history-specific guidance:
How do I do sourcework? How do I interpret a cartoon? How do I write an essay? How do I learn dates? How do I time an exam?
The S-Cool guide to revision - a top quality and entertaining guide to general revision.
There are 3 pages packed full of advice - follow the links below to read the detail:
Dartford Lignet provide a range of pages with revision guidance and advice:
Dealing with Exam nerves Exam terminology and skills Why and how to revise
There are also other really helpful pages on other websites:
 Revision advice from the BBC's Onion Street - many suggestions to explore [For GCSE revision ideas, ignore the top part about foreign exchanges].
 Guidance and advice from the Guardian - 12 top techniques!
 EdExcel Modern World advice (Chesham High School)
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