2.2 KiB
Executable File
2.2 KiB
Executable File
Reflection
Finding a placement would broaden knowledge outside of purely academia.
Applying
- Need good CV, applicable CV
- Need Cover Letter
- Interview skills
Process
On Placement:
- Two Visits from Uni
- Documentation and Presentation
- Weekly Log
- Interim Report
- Final Report
- Presentation at University
- Line Manager Present
Benefits
- Gives more confidence
- Work experience
- Chances of employment increase
- Chance to meet new people
- Chance for company to gain new passionate employees
CVs
- Aim to get interview
- Prepare by reflection, and developed knowledge
- Skills audit (Week 3)
- Listing skills and abilities employers want
- Opportunity to demonstrate skill matching requirements
- Marketing tool
- 2 pages max
Structure
- Name, contact details
- Personal Profile
- Education
- Most recent first
- Don't simply list modules
- Write what was taught, or is taught
- Pre-Salford 2-3 lines
- Action words
- Leading, Organising, etc.
- Short sentences why candidate
- Employment History
- Responsibilities / Interests
- References
- Where key skills?
- Separate section or embedded, but highlighted
- Check spelling -_-, this is just common sense
Cover Letter
- Read information supplied by employer, doing own research
Structure
- Address to named individual, if possible
- State post applying for and where advertised (Re: Software Engineer at BT Group)
- Explain why want job, and why want to work for company - virtue signal pls
- Draw attention to important points in CV
- Explain weak points and what youre doing to address points
- Indicate what you have done that makes you a preferred candidate
Interview
- First impression
- Dressed, greeting, body language, how questions answered
- Preparation, research company
- Know competitors, products, profitability
- Dress appropriately
- Body Language
- Eye contact, smile
- Use opportunity to sell yourself
- Practice before answering typical questions
- Interviewers are typically interested in
- Teamworking
- Communication
- Leadership Skills
- Problem solving
- Time management
- STAR (Situation Task Action Result)
- If no situation, offer hypothetical
- Have prepared questions
- Take practice interview with Salford Careers