Writing a Cv for an Apprenticeship
When writing a CV for an apprenticeship, it is important to make sure that it looks professional, that it includes all of the relevant details which make up your achievements and accomplishments which are important for a potential Employer to know and which will aid you in successful employment.
When writing aCVfor an Apprenticeship straight from school it is important to note as many accomplishments as possible from your time at school, for example if you were ever a Prefect of Head Boy or Girl, if you gained any qualifications early such as an NVQ or the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
It can also be important to include whether you were a talented Sportsman, Artist, Actor or Musician etc and whether you gained awards for your extra curricular work.
The content of the CV is extremely important and with coming straight out of school the Employer will be focusing on your Education history and your interests. They will also be focusing on how you have written your CV and how you have presented yourself.
When starting out to write your CV, first and foremost you need to write your name at the top of the page, your date of birth, address and National Insurance Number. Then either in a table or just written but clearly you need to write the name and address of your most recent place of education, the dates when you began at the place of education and the date that it ended.
You also need to state which qualifications you have gained whilst studying at your place of Education and the dates that you received them and the grade that you gained for the qualification.
It is also important to list any work experience that you have such as if you did actually do work experience whilst at school; for example 2 weeks in a work placement during a school year as part of the school requirements, it is also important to state that it was work experience, the name and address of the establishment, the dates that you was working there and the duties and responsibilities that you were given.
If you have worked in paid employment it is important to state this and the name of the establishment, the address, the dates to and from when you worked there, your job title and the duties and responsibilities’ that you had in your employment as part of your job requirements.
When all this has been written, it is important to review what you have written and to closely examine the content, it is important to ensure that it is factual and straight to the point.
Then you need to focus on telling the Employer briefly what your hobbies and interests are what you enjoy doing and what you have achieved through your hobbies. It is important to note that hobbies and interests should be constructive and written in a constructive manner. For example, if your hobby is to go shopping with friends, do not write this but instead write you like to socialise. If you like listening to music, then you need to write I enjoy Socialising, I enjoy Music etc; this is so that the Employer does not think that you are an accomplished individual not a young adult.
It is also wise to write in that perhaps your interests and hobbies are partly centred on the nature of the Apprenticeship that you are applying for. For example if you are seeking an Apprenticeship as a Mechanic it is important to show the Employer that you are genuinely interested in Mechanics, such as reading the latest Magazines or books about Mechanics or doing research on the latest technology being developed in Mechanics.
Finally, it is vital that you include references at the end of your CV, references cannot be friends or family they have to be previous Employers or Teachers if you have just left school, you have to state their name, address, telephone number and the time that you have known them, which adds some substantiation to their knowledge of your behaviour and reputation as an individual.
