How To Succeed At Writing Applications
Category: Careers
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How To Succeed At Writing Applications is a three-week course created by the University of Sheffield and has been made available for free through FutureLearn.
It covers:
Understanding your skills
- Analysing job adverts and course descriptions
- Researching the organisation
- Promoting yourself through positive writing
- Mastering applicant tracking systems
- Creating a personal brand
- Dealing with gaps in your application
CVs and covering letters
- Making a positive impression
- Creating an effective CV
- Developing a professional online profile
- Selling yourself in your covering letter
- Exploring sample CVs and covering letters
Application forms and personal statements
- How to approach application forms
- Structuring your responses with the STAR technique
- Responding to competency-based, strength-based, motivational and situational judgement questions
- How to write a brilliant personal statement
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The free version of the course is available for three weeks from the day you enrol.
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