This presentation is mostly activity based. By the end of this session all AIESECers will understand how to package their AIESEC experience better in their CV?interview etc
3. Recruitment is the process by which
a business seeks to hire the right
person for a vacancy. The firm writes
a job description and person
specification for the post and then
advertises the vacancy in an
appropriate place.
4. What are the top 10
skills that a company
looks for in their
employees?
7. A curriculum vitae (CV) provides an overview of a
person's experience and other qualifications. In
some countries, a CV is typically the first item that a
potential employer encounters regarding the job
seeker and is typically used to screen applicants,
often followed by an interview, when
seeking employment.
WHAT IS A CV?
8. Your CV should be:
- A well-presented, selling document
- A source of interesting, relevant information
- A script for talking about yourself
Remember: The purpose of your CV is not to
get you the job. It is to get you an interview!!
9. What it should include:
• Choose a presentation format that allows you to headline key skills,
key achievements or key attributes.
• Your employment history should commence with your current or
most recent job and work backwards.
• Achievements should be short, bullet- pointed statements and include
your role, the action you took and the result of your action.
• Hobbies: Drop them if you run out of space!!
• Information that clearly demonstrates your suitability for the role and
enhances your chances of being short-listed should be included near
the beginning of the CV
• Include details of recent training or skills development events you
have attended which could be relevant.
• List all your professional memberships and relevant qualifications.
10. LET’S BUILD YOUR CV
In groups of 3 or 4, come up with some narrative
that you could put on a CV that describes what
AIESEC - the organization - is all about. You will
be briefed on your target organization on the
next slide.
11. Sell your experience to the following
Come up with a summary on AIESEC geared to the
following recruiters:
– Government job;
– Multinational;
– Venture capitalist;
– MBA college;