Bronze

Employability
Passport
CVs
Session Objectives

✓To understand the concept of CV.

✓To know required and optional parts of a CV.
✓To avoid common CV mistakes.
✓To be able to find additional CV resources.
 Curriculum Vitae
“a brief account of a person's
education, qualifications, and A Latin phrase
previous occupations” which means
Oxford Languages “course of life."

This document changes, as life changes.

What is an appropriate CV now,
will NOT be when you complete your degree.
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Key
Grammar & Tailor & Words &
Spelling Evidence Language
Section 1: Personal Details
✓Full name

✓City

✓Email address

✓Mobile number

✓LinkedIn URL
 Section 1: Personal Details
Sonia Lassami Sonia Lassami
8 Stonefield Street, London, N10HP London
Supersonee4life@outlook.com S.Lassami@gmail.com
02089389446 07892837446
Sonia.Lassami_183726 www.linkedin.com/in/sonia-lassami

Against Equal Opportunities legislation:

Gender, sexuality, marital status, parental status, age, photo
Do not include on CV
Section 2 : Personal Profile

What are you currently doing?

What are your USPs?

Career aspirations & justification?

 Section 2 : Personal Profile
I am studying a degree in Business and Healthcare
Management.
I am a good team player and I can communicate in
many ways.
I am a hardworking individual who always puts 100%
effort into what I do.
Looking for a part time position in a growing
organisation.
A caring, experienced and diligent student currently
studying a BSc undergraduate degree in Business and
Healthcare Management.
Over three years experience working within the
Healthcare sector within administrative and support
roles.
Exceptional managerial skills due to leading a team of
10 people within community care.
Achieved an award for implementing creative
processes and successfully supporting people with
disabilities to engage.
Looking to pursue an internship within the council in
order to add value to the community as well as gain
further experience within this field.
Section 3: Key Skills

Relevant/Specialist Skills

Transferable Skills
Section 3: Key Skills
Team Working Skills • Leadership Skills – Lead a team of 6 people
within a university project.
Language Skills
• Language Skills – English, Berber, Arabic and
IT Skills French.
Communication Skills • IT Skills – Proficient in MS Office package,
Windows and Mac operating systems, Adobe
Leadership Skills Photoshop and Social media Platforms
(LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook).
Enthusiastic
• Time Management Skills – Completed every
Patient assignment before the deadline as well as
Punctual working on a part time basis.

Reliable
Providing Evidence

Use the Job

Profile/Advert & reflect!
Section 4: Work Experience

✓Reverse chronological order.

✓Start date to end date.
✓Role
✓Organisation
✓Location
✓Contract type
✓Responsibilities
✓Achievements
 Section 4: Work Experience
Customer Service Assistant at
Tesco
Duties:
• Assisting customers
• Dealing with difficult people
• Shelf stacking
• Keeping shop clean
Customer Service Assistant (Permanent)
Tesco May 2020 – Present
• Delivering friendly and effective customer service and assisting
people with their queries.
• Dealing with challenging customers in a calm and professional
manner, escalating to manager when needed.
• Good team player, always there to support colleagues by open
honest communication, helping when needed and resolving
issues swiftly.
• Shelf stacking, ensuring it complies with company health and
safety standards and marketing plans.
• Maintaining general cleanliness throughout the shop, keeping
area/ space tidy and free from trip hazards.
Section 5: Education

✓Reverse chronological order

✓Name of educational institution
✓Location
✓Start & end dates
✓Name of qualification/course
✓Grades
✓Relevant modules
✓Achievements
Section 5: Education
ARUL Jan 2019 - 20?? Anglia Ruskin University, London January 2019 - Present
BSC Bus & HC mgt BSc Business and Healthcare Management

Relevant Modules: Healthcare Environment (97%), The Healthcare

Professional, Lifecycle Development, Health & Safety in the Care
Setting, Significant Life Events & Coping.

Achievements:
• Received the ‘Top Achievers’ award for achieving the highest
grade for the Lifecycle Development module.
Section 6: Additional Information

Gaps in Employment

Hobbies & Interests

Additional Achievements

References
Section 6: Additional Information
Hobbies & Interests Gaps In Employment
I love to socialist with friends and From June 2019 – September 2019 I was travelling around Asia.
family as well as go to the cinema
and eat at restaurants.
Hobbies & Interests
I am a captain of a basketball team which has supported me in
References
developing my leadership skills. I also support a local community
John Smith (Manager) events by providing connections to take part as well as sorting out
the budget information. I also travel particularly around Africa and
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Asia which has helped me to understand different cultures.
John.Smith@Tesco.com

References
References Available upon Request
What NOT To Do – CV Mistakes

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Career Zone
VLE -> Services ->

• CV Builder
(for a new CV)
• CV 360
upload and
check your CV
and much, much more…
CV Examples
VLE -> Employability ->
Employability Handouts

“CV Building Handout”

- More tips and explanation

- Example CVs

- Checklist of commonly made errors

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