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Is this a good cv?? please help me?! im so lost...?

  • im 17 and im applying for my first proper job. i want to get a part time job in either a shop or a childrens play place. does this sound okay? what else should i include? should i take out anything? my friend says i went into too much detail...? also im not sure how to end it? any help at all is much apreciated... so i have my name and personal info including national insurance number at the top. then i have... Educational achievements GCSE’s: Maths A English B Religious Ed. A* Biology A Geography A Drama B Physics B Home Econ. B Spanish B Additional Maths D I’m currently studying geography, biology, R.E and H.E at AS level at (). I hope to continue education on to university level, where I would like to study biology/geography teaching or music management. Interests and other achievements: • A certificate in First Aid • A certificate in Heart Start • A certificate in self defence. • I have passed Duke of Edinburugh Silver Award. • 12 months of volunteering, 1 hour a week, in “The Green shed” a charity shop based in (). • I have learned and obtained Grade 1 in piano • I helped out at an event run by the organisation “FACE” that promotes further understanding into some disabilities and aims to reduce discrimination of the disabled to achieve equality of all people in society. • A distinction in text production and a pass in word preoceseeing • A pass in both communications and ICT key skills portfolios. • I’m currently doing CoPE. So far I have completed 2 mpdules for it, one in team building and another in sign language. • A certificate in first level sign language. • I have helped out in the school musical doing make up and constumes • I have a number of intersts outside of school including horse riding, swimming and justice league (a group run by the school which do charity work and promote justice). • Lastly I love going out with my friends and meeting new people. Work experience I have a lot of experience working with children. I do a large amount of babysitting for others including some family members. I often babysit for a woman in () who has a 3 year old girl and a 6 month year old baby boy, I can have references from her if needed. I spent last summer helping my aunt in America who runs a crèche. She sometimes had up to 10 children between the ages of 1 and 9 in her care. I can also obtain references from her. I really like working with children and find them really enjoyable to be around. I have worked part time in a shop that my father owned for several years. I did sales and till work during this time. This gave me some experience selling and dealing with customers amd money. I had a work placement for a week in a music management agency called Link Music, here I had to help organising and promoting a music festival. I helped Link Music obtain sponsors for the event. This helped me develop my people skills. I also had to organise a timetable for bands and performers coming into link music to practise or get music lessons. I also had to keep the Link Music office clean, tidy and presentable. I also have experience planting, harvesting and preparing vegetables with my father when he grew his own for retail for a few years. This was hard work but I didn’t mind doing it.

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    what you did in your life is amazing; your cv should be 1 page, big characters, get the template in Microsoft word but make it original (nice colors, good paper quality) my advice to you is to know what you want to be; the resume is not that important; you need to be yourself by going to where you want to work and visit them everyday and try even to get any job they they will offer it to you in the end even for free. (show them how u r strong, hard worker and royalty to them and to what you want to be) it will pay off trust me. wish you the best luck ever.

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yes, i'd say your doing even better than me!

john

I would add to the top a small personal summary of yourself before you go into detail about your education. It would only need to be a few lines that would say something about you as a worker like I am seventeen years old and are looking for a job in the (job industry your applying for), I am looking to work my way up in the company and would use my skills to further my career etc something that gives them a little bit about you and a little bit to talk about in the interview. Add things like time keeping, hard working, creative, etc. All over though the CV looks good and your skills will shine through. Maybe to help stand out would be to make a nice looking CV with everything set out clearly, use nice paper, don't use red colours just blue/ greens and yellows to highlight your cv into sections. Most importantly make sure your CV is in a format all employers can open. And make sure it looks the same when opened in other program's or on other PCs. Otherwise the employer may not even get to look at it! Good luck http://www.free20quid.com/r/1334779

Paul Riley

You shouldn't think what your friends say about your CV, after all it is your own CV. However, I think you have talked about caring for children too much, if you were going to send this CV into shops, they arn't going to be too interested in you caring for children. They will be looking for customer care etc. which I see you have wrote a little bit about. Also add on where you worked, how long for etc. Lastly, instead of saying you can get the references if needed, why don't you get the references and put them on your CV first? you know what.. ignore what I just said, this is a good CV for applying for a first time job.

Anna

Wow, you have done so much, I admire you, lol. I think your CV is great and I am sure anyone would employ you as the skills and qualifications you have do match the job description. I am doing the silver award for dofe in 3 weeks and my grade 4 for piano, but im jealous youve done so much.

PirateSmasher

You have a lot of information here and it is clear from reading it you have skills and experience that if going to attract attention. What you need to do is showcase those skills. In my first ever CV, I chose to highlight skills/experience and then give examples demonstrating those skills because I had no employment history. For instance: Communication skills 1. As a member of ..., I was involved in ... I learnt how to ... 2. Through gaining my .... award/certification, I am able to effective handle situations involving ... Find skills that you know that the employer will want them to show you have - if you are working in a shop then they are going to want to know you can speaking to customers, handle money and be a good team player. I would highly recommend you use a CV Builder to help you and find sample CVs for first time jobs. Good luck :)

A.M.

Really I appreciate, in the young age your achievement are good. The resume should be brief and should cover important points. No body will patiently read a lengthy resume. Under Educational qualification, simply mention in GCSE secured good rank in many subjects. Under Interest and other achievement mention a four / five items only. Similarly work experience also add one or two. Make a small covering letter and enclose the resume, do not simply forward the Resume (CV ) If you want you may add in the covering letter that you ha not added so many of your interest and achievements. You can explain all at the interview.

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