GETTING STARTED - QUICK BRIEFING

FOR YOUR CV - DO

• BE HONEST
• MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE
• PUT IN SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR INTERESTS
• MAKE THE MOST OF ANY PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
• TYPEWRITE AND CHECK FOR MISTAKES
• PUT IN COVERING LETTER OR EMAIL
• MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO SPELLING OR GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES
• PUT MOST RECENT JOB/COLLEGE FIRST
• MAKE SURE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS ARE ON THERE
• IF YOU PUT AN EMAIL ADDRESS - MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR EMAIL REGULARLY

DON'T

• LIE
• OVER-EXAGGERATE
• HAND WRITE IT UNLESS YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL HANDWRITING

FOR YOUR INTERVIEW - DO

• MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING
• RESEARCH THE COMPANY
• TAKE NEATLY COMPILED NOTES
• DRESS NEATLY AND SMARTLY
• BE CLEAN
• TURN UP IN GOOD TIME
• TURN OFF MOBILE PHONE
• MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD HAND-SHAKE
• TAKE A LIST OF QUESTIONS
• PREPARE TO ANSWER DIFFICULT QUESTIONS
• HAVE A NOTEPAD AND PEN TO TAKE NOTES
• SMILE AND REMEMBER YOUR BODY LANGUAGE

DON'T

• ANSWER YOUR MOBILE IF YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN TO TURN IT OFF
• BABBLE INCOHERENTLY
• INTERRUPT PEOPLE WHO ARE TALKING
• BOAST AND BRAG
• EVER GIVE UP TRYING