Examples, case studies, exercises
For the counselling of pupils / students / adults
- Elaborate your own chronological, functional, combined CV, then discuss
with your colleagues the main personal and professional qualities that might
convince an employer to offer you a position. - Analyse with your counsellor the main difficulties encountered in drawing up
each type of CV and negotiate solutions. - Group activity:
Topic: draw up a CV
Participants: 10-12 subjects
Objectives: exchange ideas on how to draw up and better a CV
Description :- participants will outline their own CV;
- write on a board or flipchart a list of questions generated by drawing
up the CV (format or content); - each participant will read and analyse the CVs of colleagues, then
write on the chart all the comments, favourable aspects, imprecise or
difficult to comprehend ones; - questions noted down in the beginning of the activity will also be
discussed; - at the end each participant will receive charts of useful suggestions
for improving their CV.
Method evaluation
Main advantages:
- the Europass CV is a unitary personal marketing instrument allowing
mobility and equal access chances for applicants on the labour market;