{"id":62,"date":"2014-05-21T10:29:47","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T10:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/?p=62"},"modified":"2014-07-21T08:49:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T08:49:29","slug":"focus-on-preparing-your-cv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/focus-on-preparing-your-cv\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus On&#8230; Preparing your CV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-78\" src=\"http:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Using-Laptop-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up shot of a female typing on a laptop keyboard\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Using-Laptop-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Using-Laptop-624x415.jpg 624w, https:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Using-Laptop.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>First things first \u2013 what is a CV? A CV (short for Curriculum Vitae) is your very own sales document &#8211; it helps you list facts about yourself, your skills, qualifications, experience and career history. You will need a CV to apply for Apprenticeship vacancies with companies. Employers will look at your CV to effectively paint a picture of who you are and how you would fit into the role you are applying for. This is why it is important to build up a CV that showcases what you have to offer.<\/p>\n<p>CVs usually include contact information, qualifications, work history, a breakdown of skills and some personal information. All of this information should be within a two page document &#8211; . A lot of people have a basic CV that they can alter whenever they want; having a basic CV that contains all the main parts will allow you to edit small areas to tailor it to the application and also add in any extra skills, qualifications and previous careers you have had.<\/p>\n<p>When developing your CV there are some points that are worth focusing on, and at ATG we have a <a href=\"http:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/cv-hints-tips.php\">CV Hints and Tips section<\/a> on our site that is definitely worth taking a look at as it explains what\u2019s important to help build a professional CV that you can use to apply for Apprenticeship vacancies. Some points will depend on the role you are applying for, but keeping to the Hints and Tips will help you develop your CV step by step.<\/p>\n<p>When you have developed your CV, it\u2019s also worth spending some time developing a Cover Letter. This should not be any longer than one page and shouldn&#8217;t contain a lot of information, however it should briefly explain a little information about yourself after starting off with a small sentence explaining your interest in the role you are applying for. Some covering letters take the opportunity to explain an experience related to the role or even work experience.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve developed your CV, make sure you\u2019re <a href=\"http:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/register.php\">registered on the ATG Apprenticeships website<\/a> so that you\u2019ll be ready to apply for Apprenticeship vacancies that you\u2019re interested in \u2013 and don\u2019t forget that you can sign up for our Vacancy Alerts so that you can always check out our latest vacancies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First things first \u2013 what is a CV? A CV (short for Curriculum Vitae) is your very own sales document &#8211; it helps you list facts about yourself, your skills, qualifications, experience and career history. You will need a CV to apply for Apprenticeship vacancies with companies. Employers will look at your CV to effectively paint a picture of who you are and how you would fit into the role you are applying for. This is why it is important to build up a CV that showcases what you have to offer. CVs usually include contact information, qualifications, work history, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,5,38],"tags":[26,27,25,24],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Preparing your CV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How do you prepare your CV to apply for an Apprenticeship. 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