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Graduate Prospects - www.prospects.ac.uk. Select ‘Careers Advice’ and then Job Application Advice This section of the Graduate Prospects website contains tips and information including what skills employers want, advice on personal statements, online applications and more. CVs and Covering Letters This section of the Graduate Prospects website contains Sample CVs, information on CV content and covering letter.
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TARGETjobs - www.targetjobs.co.uk Select Careers Advice and then scan down the page to select Application Advice for Graduates
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Education Personnel Management - http://www.bishopg.ac.uk/docs/careers/Teaching/EPM%20NQT.pdf Applying for your first Teaching Post - a guide to writing a teaching CV & covering letter.
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National Careers Service - https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx Go to ‘Careers Advice’ and then to ‘CVs and Covering Letters’
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CVrite - https://www.cvrite.co.uk/login This website has a good template. However, there is a small charge to download your CV.
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Talent Cupboard - www.talentcupboard.com Create an online CV free of charge, includes the chance to embed a video
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Business Balls - www.businessballs.com/curriculum.htm This site has a number of example CVs
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Alec – www.alec.co.uk This site has a number of example CVs
Blogs § Tips on how to match the job requirements by Guardian Careers http://tinyurl.com/ckorpet § How to write a personal statement for your CV by Guardian Careers www.pinterest.com/pin/422001427555679727/ § Worried students guide to creating a graduate CV www.pinterest.com/pin/422001427556078752/