Jabba people please HELP

[bmwmpower]

im writing mine EU CV,
please help in this one,

what to write here :
SOCIAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCIES
Living and working with other people, in multicultural environments, in positions where communication is important and situations where teamwork is essential (for example culture and sports), etc

and here :
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCIES
Coordination and administration of people, projects and budgets; at work, in voluntary work (for example culture and sports) and at home, etc


or can someone post his own characteristic, for example

its very important for me, so i appreciation that,

[yg60m]

Sorry but I am not very strong in CV :?

[bmwmpower]

Me neither, never had to write one ;)


But euhm, leave the multicultural bs out of it.
Social skills are more like: friendly, honest, willing to help one another, upright, easy talker, good listener, etc etc etc

And it all depends on what kind of a job you're aiming for. For example, if you're going to go in sales you have to write other shit then when you're aiming for a job in the steel industry ;)

thanks, im doing this CV for various types, but mostly related with customers care, any guess ?

[graywolf624]

Id help but American CVs are different then european ones.. Least from what Ive been told. Ours are freeform for one.

[bmwmpower]

Id help but American CVs are different then european ones.. Least from what Ive been told. Ours are freeform for one.

dont care,post your comments please

[graywolf624]

^^Well in the US you generally would list an example of a position you've been in that relates to those skills. As I said, completely different concept.

[antonioledesma]

I'm thinking that you would do better if you searched for some common EU formats, see in websites with jobs announcements (and if they publish CV)

here you put your personal info, education background with special courses and studies, special abilities, work experience

[Ghostbat]

You can find a special manual for writing CW in MS Word.

[jon_s]

What is the CV going to be used for?

My structure went:

Personal details - name/address/number e.t.c

Education - All qualifications and dates thereof. (the older ones, just gloss e.g 10GCSEs A*-C or something)

Work Experience - The last two jobs. Note your key roles. Say which skills you developed. Did your work lead onto something else (promotion e.t.c). Also say the dates.

Achievements / Positions of Responsibility - List positions at school (head boy/House captain/military related), University (did you organise something) e.t.c

Personal Interests - Fairly short and to the point. I do 'X' because 'x'


Skills - Any languages e.t.c

References - Two. One from work and one from your last academic place.






However, that was for a specific purpose.

The organisational skills etc come out throught the work. For example (made up):



• I constantly had to work within tight deadlines and budgets. Being able to organise many projects and prioritising them was key to meeting my targets.

• My ability to problem solve and work effectively within a team resulted in my..........

• 'X' involved eliciting information over the phone and communicating clear instructions.

• I also had to research and implement a solution to 'X' which I am pleased to say is still in force today.


They can also come in through positions of responsibility:

• Organised the first inter-university 'X' competition. In order for the event to be the success it is today, I had to negotiate and find a compromise between the sponsors I had secured , 'X' University and the other Universities involved. The event is now an annual fixture.



Remember. One thing they are looking for is a clear time line. Most people can spot a gap a mile off. So if you have one, come clean and say why.

A CV is only a document to inspire question/conversation at an interview. As a result, don't go into too much detail. Just put the bare bones down and then hit them with the full facts later.

[stracing]

i'd follow jon_s. but i would put "career objectives" after personal details. the second part of his reply would be more as the cover letter.

basically a CV is what you know and a cover letter is what you have done in the past and what you can bring to your employer. but all has to be relevant to the job your after. no point saying you drive faster than schumacher when all you're going for is an IT job for example. research the company your going for or if you're just fishing, make sure its relevant to the industry.

[bmwmpower]

no,no some of you missed point, i know how to write CV but i haven no idea what to add in this :
SOCIAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCIES
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCIES

[jon_s]

(grrrr second attempt as I closed the page by mistake!)

Do you have to use the heading ‘social skills’? It sounds really weak IMO. If you do, then focus on emotional intelligence. I this is a UK technical term for being able to read and react to people appropriately; empathic. Use an example like: During a delicate negotiation for ‘X’, my ability to realise that I had pushed ‘Y’ as far as he would go resulted in the securing of a contract rather than the negotiations falling through.

If you don’t have something like that. Fall back onto when you had to live with a large group of people. Focus on some of the compromises that you decided you should make in order for the group dynamic to stay in tact. Don’t make it sound like you are a push over though.

What else. Umm, defusing an argument in a pub! Being a good listener to friends –(ooh, that could go with the negotiation example). These examples however, are not really something I could put on a CV. I may, if backed into a corner in an interview bring them out. But IMO, a last resort. You need to be able to demonstrate these skills in a work context and/or voluntary work.

As for the organizational skills, that is fairly simple. You can use some of the ideas above. Keep it work based. A good one is balancing demanding academic requirements with a successful sporting commitment.

[LotusGT1]

Both points are generally illustrated by something you've done in your past. Sports, student asociations, work related, whatever.

I don't like CV's of people saying about themselves they are humoristic, friendly, smart or whatever. I don't like to say that about yourself as it is to others to judge.
Your past activities should show what you're capable of. If you have been organising something with a team and it was succesful it can be a good indicator you're a good teamplayer or something. Your abilities are shown by successes you had in the past. Focus on things you think you did well.

[coombsie66]

What else. Umm, defusing an argument in a pub!


I regularly find myself in such a situation!!! :wink:

[RC45]

^^ Or you could just put "Consultant" ;) :P

[LotusGT1]

^^ Or you could just put "Consultant" ;) :P

:lol:

[bmwmpower]

problem is, im normal student, nothink special, no Olympic medails, i have no idea what put there,

[jon_s]

give us an idea of what you have done. Don't worry about how insignificant you may think it is.

Have you joined any societies and/or sports clubs.
If not, do you do any sports?
Have you ever organised anything? - even something like organising a group research exercise............................in the pub.
Taken part in a school/university play?
Have you ever been in a position of responsibility?

Anything else for us to work with?

[bmwmpower]

i do sports, of course i do, only for fun, never organised group research,exercise,
please post what if will be,add there, maybe should i put here few delusions

[crayzayjay]

My CV is similar to jon_s 's template but with Work Experience before Education.

NAME

PERSONAL DETAILS
[d.o.b., nationality, marital status, address, phone, email]

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
[Date, company, brief job description
Date, company, brief job description...]

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
[Date, qualification obtained...
Date, university degree, grade
Date, A Levels, grades
Date, GCSE's, grades]

SKILLS & LANGUAGES
[Computing skills:
Languages (whether fluent, advanced, intermediate, conversational...)

INTERESTS
(hobbies, such as sports)

and end with something like "References: available upon request".


Keep it clean looking and simple to read.

[bmwmpower]

again, u missed point,
what put here:
SOCIAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCIES
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCIES

[jon_s]

Ok, what sport do you do? Only for fun is fine. If, for example it is football. Say you play for a five aside team, which plays every weekend and partake in local league. If you are really stuck, turn it around and say something like: as there is a lack of a local, organised scene, you are in the process of organising some friendly competitions. You aim to have 'x' in place by 'x' date. This is really starting to push the boundry. If you do something like this then for god's sake have something intelligent to say in an interview about it. Further, what is stopping you from trying to organise a little competition? It only has to be between mates.

However, what I really sugget is that you go and do some voluntary work. Absolutely anything (unless there is some relevant stuff in the field you want to go in). You only need to do it for a short time. Then you have it on your CV. You will be in a much better position to bulk up you CV then.

You can always highlight the way that you combine academics and your sport.

Have you gone anywhere travelling?

[bmwmpower]

thanks for comment jons, its finished

[graywolf624]

^^ Or you could just put "Consultant"
hahahaha...
Now I know what we are missing here.. A dilbert thread/ office space thread.

lol