Lse ac uk/careers How to write cvs and cover letters

Work experience/internships

   Is this a comprehensive overview of all the different jobs you have 

had? Are there ways of separating your employment by type or 

sector for emphasis?

   Have you included job title, dates, organisation name, type of 

business and location?

   Have you highlighted the skills used, the impact you had, and the 

significance of your achievements in the position?

   Is this section ordered and the skills identified targeted towards 

your chosen future role?

Achievements/positions of responsibility

   Do you emphasise your personal contribution here?  

Is specific evidence for skills displayed?

   Is the significance of your achievement demonstrated?  

Can you quantify it?

   Have you highlighted the most relevant roles or skills for the  

job you are applying for?

   Can you include any of these positions (eg, volunteering) in  

an experience section or use them to highlight suitability for  

a particular career area?

Skills

   Have you included your IT skills and evidenced these?  

How competent are you?

   Speak any languages? Again, is the level of proficiency of  

each expressed?

   Any other information to include here eg, driving licence, 

professional training courses?

Other interests

   If there is space on your CV, do you go beyond listing lots of one-

word examples?

  Have you given a variety of interests highlighting different skillsets?

   Can your interests be used to demonstrate responsibility, 

commitment and achievement?

Referees

   Has the employer asked for them to be included? Unless requested 

then it’s not necessary to mention them at this stage.

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