STUDY AND WRITING SKILLS
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3.5
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Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Work in small groups to
discuss the following.
1
What is more common nowadays in Bahrain:
sending a CV or filling in an online application?
2
Should you use the same CV for all applications?
3
What headings do you normally find in a CV?
4
Should you include a photo of yourself with your CV?
5
Should you always tell the truth in a CV?
6
Do you agree that the best CV is no more than one
page long?
7
If you were an employer, how would you feel about
a CV which had spelling mistakes?
9
a
3.8
Listen to six people giving their opinion
about writing CVs. Make notes about what they say.
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b
Work with a partner to discuss what each person
said. Do you agree with them?
10
Look at Monique Lepine’s CV. Fill the gaps with
these extracts. There is one extra extract that you do
not need to use.
a
Exercise regularly. Play tennis in a local club.
b
Diploma
c
Work placement
d
graduate
e
Graduate trainee
f
numerate
g
Good at teamwork
h
fast-expanding
i
Voluntary
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Jade Gyms have vacancies in administration,
sales, personnel and finance. Apply to their Head
Office in London for any position. Write a covering
letter and a CV.
Curriculum Vitae: Monique Lepine
Profile
I am a highly-motivated
1
in
Commerce with a strong determination to
succeed in my chosen career. I am interested
in working for a
2
company in the
leisure industry, which will appreciate my
qualities. I am bright, articulate and
3
,
with excellent communication skills.
Education
2011–2012
Postgraduate
4
in Marketing
2008–2011
Diploma in Business Administration, University of Bahrain
2006 (June)
Baccalauréat Series B (Economics)
Work Experience
2013–present
Euromarché, Paris,
5
2012–2013
6
work overseas
2011 (summer) Part-time work at Tennis Championship
(Roland Garros, Paris)
2010 (summer) Sales Assistant, Tournant Store, Nice, South of France.
2009 (summer)
7
(two months), Kopcea, Paris
Key skills
Fluent in English, French and German
IT-literate; working knowledge of office software applications
Fast typing – 80 words a minute
Interests
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