Include your name, address, date of birth, mobile number, email, web page, LinkedIn profile and other relevant social media. It’s common to include a passport-sized photo in the top right-hand corner of the CV. Remember to highlight your skills that are relevant to the job you are applying for.

Include your secondary and upper secondary education, your school leaving certificates and matriculation examination results as well as your degree subject and university. Mention your grades or grade point averages unless they are poor.

List your work experience starting with your newest one. Give a brief description of your duties. Use action words such as developed, planned and organised. Remember to mention if your job involved working in a team or with customers, or dealing with complaints. Don’t mention the routine, non-people tasks such as cleaning rooms. Describe what skills were needed in the job.

Keep this section short and to the point. As you grow older, your employment record will become longer and your interests won’t be that important anymore. Give emphasis to interests where you need people skills. Show that you are interested in a lot of things. Any interests relevant to the job are worth mentioning. Any evidence of leadership is also important to mention such as a captain or coach of a sports team, course representative, chair of a student society or scout leader.

The usual ones to mention are languages as well as a description of your command of that language (good conversational French, basic Spanish). Also list your computer skills e.g. good working knowledge of MS Word and Excel, plus basic web page design skills.

Normally two referees are sufficient: one academic (perhaps your tutor or a project supervisor) and one employer (perhaps your previous part-time or summer job).


Sanastoa hakemuskirjeeseen:
Matriculation exam (sit/take a matriculation exam) equivalent to the British A-levels/ SAT tests in the US
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/writing/cover-letter/vocabulary-details
https://justenglish.me/2014/03/26/155-key-words-for-resume-and-cover-letter-construction/

What are the basic elements of a cover letter?

1. Greeting: Address your cover letter to the proper person.
2. Opening: Write a personable, inviting opening paragraph that notes how your skills are a perfect fit to the job and displays your enthusiasm.
3. Hook: Highlight your past achievements as they relate to the job you're applying for.
4. Skills: Emphasize additional relevant skills, such as computer languages or certifications.
5. Close: Briefly recap your strengths as a candidate, and include your contact information.

https://www.theguardian.com/careers/covering-letter-examples
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/cvs-and-cover-letters/cover-letters/sample-cover-letter
https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/sample-cover-letter
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/job-application-letter-sample-2062548
https://ansioluettelo.net/ty%C3%B6hakemusmalli/