[madferit-lfc]

This is only the first draft though. Basically, Im applying for a bit of work in Hong Kong and they asked me for my CV. How's this for a first go? Any advice welcomed.

I am a 17-year-old AS level student, taking Economics, Spanish, History and Politics. I am currently searching for a short-term work placement abroad, possibly East Asia, in an administrative role.

Determined, competitive, adaptable, with experience of working in a fast-paced workplace. I would consider myself to be a good leader, one example being when I led a group of 5 to the regional finals of an eco-friendly enterprise competition, coming second in the South West and twelfth out of 77,000 candidates. Can communicate politely and confidently and comfortable working as part of a team. Proficient with working with computer programmes.

Qualifications

GCSE’s

Mathematics – A
English Language – A
English Literature – B
Physics – A
Biology – A
Chemistry – A
Religious Formation – A
Business Studies – A
Geography – A*
Spanish – A*
ICT – Merit

Btec First Certificate in Sport – Merit



My AS results so far are:

Politics – A
Economics – B
History – B


Work experience

I worked at a pub from August 2011 to November 2011 as a waiter. It was an exciting, energetic job which I thoroughly enjoyed. I developed customer service skills and became more confident with interacting with the public. I was unfortunately made redundant.

In February, I spent a day gaining work experience with my local MP at his constituency office. Tasks included filing, media research, internet research, photography and data entry in Microsoft Excel. The work given was varied which was very interesting.

[Riderz]

There is a CV help section, you would be better posting in there.

[StarsAreFixed]

You're probably omitting personal details due to this being a public forum, but you really need to expand on your skills either directly below the 'I am an AS student..' bit or below work experience. What computer programmes..list them all out, preferably in bullet points. You don't have your schools listed, which is a bit odd when you're still in school. Your work experience section is too informal. It should be in the format of date worked from- date worked to, Name of company/employer, job title, main duties/achievements. You can add in there what you developed etc. but that's the basic format. Also the politician day is first, it goes by most recent first. I know it was only a day but try to expand on administrative tasks there also.

The people in CV help section will be able to help you a lot further, post it there, it's private.

[jcarz]

The exoskeleton is there, and your grades are good.

I think you should elaborate and edit the section on your work experience. Make it more persuasive and directly link it to the demands of the administrative role you are pursuing.

e.g. Worked with local MP (Give name and constituency) and fulfilled a variety of administrative duties such as organising files and working with spreadsheets.


Furthermore, you don't have to mention that you were made redundant. Companies don't like to see people focusing on negative aspects about themselves. You want to try and sell yourself to the company.

You could try to add a skills section to the end of your CV:

e.g. Excellent numeracy skills
50WPM typing speed,
etc.

The company may want references as a second opinion about you. You need someone from your college and someone from a previous employment as references for you. Choose people who are likely to give a good account of you, e.g. your favorite teacher.

Lastly, for the information at the start of the CV, you should put this in a covering letter. Basically, this is where you formally introduce yourself. The CV should only show education, grades, references and work experience. Search on the internet for the structure of a covering letter.

You should always send a covering letter and CV to every job you apply for, no matter how big or small.

All that's left to say is good luck with your endeavors and I wish you every success.