week 3

Week 3. 

Today we are learning about Cover Letters and what/how goes into a Cover Letter along with getting a LinkedIn set up...

What is in a cover letter?

• Time consuming.
• Lead into CV.
• Communication skills.
• Abstract-less Academic.
• Who you are as a person.
• You want a job.
• Talking directly to a person.
• Say what you can offer about the business and not about you...
• Who you sending it to...
• What the business is looking for.
• What the company is about.
• Dear Mr/Mrs...
• Who you are and why you are applying.
• What you can do for them...
• Explain above in greater detail.
• Direct references to experiences and skills.
• Computer programming skill's etc...
• context to link into CV.
• Explaining who i can contribute and giving specific examples.

Conclusion of letter...

• conclude with availability for an interview.
• CV attached .
• Paid or UN-paid internship.
• Thank for time and consideration for reading the letter.
• A sentence of re-affirming a key-word in your cover letter to sum it up... (Kinda like a essay.)

ACTIVITY

• 3 different cover letters and 3 different CV's for 3 different positions... 
• Hand in by Friday 2nd of August 2018...

How to get a professional LinkedIn setup?

• Good Profile picture, look professional and not either drunk partying.
• Good lighting in profile picture and not cake faced...
• Don't look like a student.
• Skill's.
• Awards and achievement's.
• Education and Qualification's.
• Work ethic and experience.
• A good statement about what you're interest's are...
• Posting have to be professional.
• Have to be connected to a professional email address nothing silly.
• Career interest's.
• Volunteer work.
• Help create and expand on your networking.