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    • Group A - Mr Danan

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        CLASS 3 - tips for application letter writing

        a) preliminary research on role and company

        • state the position your are applying for, skills required in job escription

        • company's goals, values, current context and stakes (merger, expanding new market, new plant opening...)

        • find the names of important managers, address the letter to one of them

        b) format and language,

        • adapt vocabulary to company culture

        • your spelling and punctuation should be ship shape

        • use key words

        c) content,

        • use specific, relevant examples to prove your have skills

        • compelling reason of your interest in the company

        • explain what you can bring, your value

        d) signing-off.

        • stress that you are a good fit and that job suits your career ambitions/ longer term plans

        • mention availability for an interview


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        TIPS FOR CV WRITING

        DOs

        DON’Ts

        - Take your time to write

        - read the job description carefully and highlight important responsibilities

        - upload your CV to the most popular hiring websites

        - make your CV look good, tailor spacing and fonts

        - have your CV proofread by a mentor/ friend

        - use keywords from the job description

        - start with an introductory paragraph

        - place work experiences before education

        - talk about soft skills : organisation, teamwork, flexibility, keeping deadlines, people skills

        - less is more!

        - don’t re-use the same CV for several job offers

        - don’t write too much (lengthy paragraphs)

        - do not use cliché terms

        - don’t list everything you’ve ever done

        - avoid including a skills section

        - don’t make it too fancy or original !

        - don’t exceed 2 pages

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        Key to lesson 1 video analysis:

        - video 1:

        ◦ composed and confident

        ◦ rehearsed body language conveys story very well

        ◦ relevant variations in tone and flow

        ◦ excellent use of props

        ◦ well structured story that ends with simple inspiring riddle

        ◦ rhetorical devices

        - video 2:

        ◦ sheer energy, contagious enthusiasm

        ◦ remarkable composure considering age of speaker

        ◦ very effective language, some sentences almost slogan-like

        ◦ good volume but pace is too fast

        ◦ good hand gestures and use of slides

        ◦ content delivered is striking, inspiring and still relevant today

        - video 3:

        ◦ despite accent, English is clear (proves to students they can do that to)

        ◦ despite pendulum leg motion that signals stress, body language is

        relevant and composed (proves that you don’t need to be a natural born

        speaker to be convincing)

        ◦ good pace of delivery

        ◦ story well structured with signposting

        ◦ good use of slides

        ◦ riveting story gives audience life lesson