Professional Documents
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KHANSA HAYAT
Assistant Professor
Head of Department
Lahore Business School-UOL-Islamabad
Objectives
• To understand what different types of employers want from a
CV
• Evidence
• Evidence
Match the Job
• Find out what the job involves
• Find out what skills, qualifications and experiences are required
• Link your own skills, experiences and qualifications to the job
Experience from which the skills should be drawn
• Training courses
• Conferences
• Departmental committees
• Teaching Assistance
• Joining a professional body
• Work placements or shadowing
• Voluntary work
• Part-time work
• Employment
A CV for an Academic post
• Research
• Teaching
• Administration
A CV for a Non-Academic post
• Personal Details
• Career Aims/Objective?
• Qualifications/Education
• Work (or other) experience
• Skills
• Interests
• Referees
• In response to advertisement
• Usually one page typed A4
• Purpose is to:
• highlight your key selling points
• show why you are interested in that job
• show why you are interested in that employer
Structure of letter
• Address to named individual if possible
• Why you are sending the CV
• Why you are the right person
• Job match
• SAMPLE CV
Useful websites
• www.rozee.pk
• www.bayt.com
• www.mustakbil.com
• www.rightjobs.pk