Entry into the World of Work

As we students of 11th grade are about to enter the competitive world of work, I put in here some information about the curriculum, which will be necessary for our future jobs =).

What is a curriculum?

It is a summary of our personal data, training, work experience and even at times of non-professionals.

What should contain?

--> Identification (name date of birth, address, phone and e-mail);

--> Education (education level, date of completion, which received average if positive);

--> Vocational Training (diplomas or certificates earned, either in training centers, or in business; field of spoken language and / or writing, as well as knowledge of computers; reference to the license, if you have);

--> Professional Experience (description accurately and summarized the experiences of work, work performed, the tasks performed, their level of responsibility, of companies that worked and the time during which develop these activities);

--> Extra-professional activities (leisure activities, such as cultural activities, trade unions, sports, associations, etc.)..

How to organize a curriculum?

There are two types of curriculums:

1. Chronological Resume:

--> Describe the work experience in chronological order;

--> The experience is sort of starting from the oldest to the most recent has the advantage of making clearer to read, allowing a sequential presentation of the career;

--> The experience is sort of working the most recent to the oldest has the advantage of putting emphasis on more recent experiences, if they consider as more relevant to the job that the candidate.

2. Functional curriculum

--> Groups is the work experience block of activities or similar functions;

--> It is the advantage of being able to highlight the activities most important to the job in question and give less emphasis on the periods were unemployed;

--> Is especially directed to candidates who have very diverse activities.

How to write a curriculum?

When writing a resume follows these rules:

--> Presentation: Should be, preferably, written to a computer, without spelling or grammatical errors in a white sheet, type A4.

--> Size: Shall not exceed 2 to 3 pages

--> Style:

-->Prefer verbs of action, speaking in 1st person and describes clearly and concisely what you can do. Eg "I depart ..."," I produce ... "," I do ... "

-->Use simple words and short phrases. Eg "I have 3 years experience in this area."

-->Avoid paragraphs with more than 5 lines. Forward an idea per paragraph.

--> Numbers: If you use numbers do not write in words. Eg "82" instead of "eighty-two."

--> Dates: It's always the same. Exs. 23-09-2002, 2002-09-23, 23 September 2002.

--> Acronyms: If you use acronyms, then writes its significance. Ex IEFP (Institute of Employment and Vocational Training).

Good Luck with your curriculum ;)