2. Good habits for Criminology
Students…
• Know the skills required for the job
• How will you demonstrate
• Public sector and third sector organisations commonly
select through competency testing
• 1 or 2 sides
• Consistent layout and font
• Readable
• Free of errors
• Templates?
• CV Furniture & Photos?
• Different Types Skills Based/ Chronological
3. What it shouldn’t be but often is…
• A list of everything you have ever done
• Lazy effort as you know you can blag it at
interview
• A one-off CV to be produced for all jobs
you ever go for, let the employer figure out
what they need!
4. Putting Together Your CV
• Header: Name, Address, Contact Details –
Don’t need age, date of birth, marital
status, Religion etc
• Objective/ Personal Profile: Clear and
concise statement detailing what career
path you intend to follow… setting the tone
5. Putting Together Your CV (2)
• Education: Clearly your degree is the main
focus:
• Talk about the skills/programmes
• Give examples of how you have used them in
projects
• Final year project: What it involves
• Pre-university qualifications
6. Putting Together Your CV (3)
Employment History
• If you have relevant experience -
showcase it
• You can split experience into ‘Relevant’
and ‘Additional’.
• Don’t underestimate part time jobs and
voluntary work – link to skills
7. Putting Together Your CV (4)
• Additional skills – relevant to the job
• Positions of Responsibility
• Activities/Interests/Hobbies – NOT
socialising!
• References – Available on request
8. Skills Profile – Skills based CV
• Look more broadly than your degree
• Focus on the skills required for the job
• Choose headings wisely
• Prioritise examples & give detail
• Focus on job relevant skills first
9. What skills do employers want?
• Communication Project Management
• Report Writing Problem Solving
• Team Working Leadership
• Customer Focus Making & Accepting
Decisions
• Commercial savvy Cross Cultural Sensitivity
• Planning & Organisation Enterprise
• Capacity to develop at every stage of career
• Reflection
10. 4 Steps to all Good Applications &
CVs
1. Understand the role or your interests
2. Keep it relevant and targeted
3. Highlight all your relevant skills and experience
4. Provide lots of examples of your skills
