writing CV, no work experience

eirebhoy

I'm just finished my Leaving Cert and I was looking at sites like FAS for a job. All them ask for a CV but I haven't got one. I've been looking around loads of sites for tips on writing them but most of them are full of work experience. How do I write one without work experience?

Repli

I'm too distracted by your sig to write a reply..
I mean wtf is it? spiderman doing ballet or something?


Anyway.. back on topic
I got my first job with no experience, you just have to nail the interview.. be enthusiastic about the job and make sure you put references on your CV, even if its only your year head from school, it makes the company that bit more confident to employ you

boo-boo

If you play team sports pop that on as well, its an indication
that you'll be reliable & can get on with people.
re sig, I think its spidey
waiting for a pint to settle.

WhiteWashMan

deopending on age, experience, any number of things, structure your cv with your best things first.

if you have been working for 10 years, you start with your current job and give your work experience. your accomplishments, your roles, your responsabilities.

if you are out of school, you put in your education.
basically you put in what you last did, as a good guide to cv form.

so you can concentrate on your results, your academic history, where you went, and maybe a little bit about what teams or societies you were in during your school years.

you can put in a bigger personal section thatn normal, giveing details of sports, or clubs you are in. hobbies like masturbation over internet pornography (just joking, DONT add that in!) the fact that you play team games on the web that involves a lot of communication, and structured team tactics.
put in your computing experience, have you built your own pc, or better still network? do you know how to manipulate the ms office suite (and i dont just mean adding up one column in excel )

have you done any work at all?
put it in, even if its helping out in a corner shop ever saturday. it shows that you have responsibility.
also, try to highlight the good things about yourself in relation to the job you are applying for.
if its computer related, you were brilliant in computers in school.

if you are going for a job in a library, you were inthe book club, and you enjoy readin in your spare time.

adapt your cv to the role youa re applying for. every job type you go for should have a different cv.


print it up and then post it here and we'll have a look at it.
besides, since im currently re-writing my cv at the moment, i may get some pointers

eirebhoy

I've started to type it out now but I have a few questions.

I've just finished my Leaving Cert so I haven't got my results, do I still put in the subjects? Also, will I put in my Junior Cert results since I haven't got my Leaving results?

my father runs a few small car parks and valeting services which I worked in when I was about 14, do I put this in? If so what do I put under employer? I don't think it will look good to right down Father! Also, the car park was in a side lane in Cuffe St., how do I put down an address?

I don't play for any clubs or sports, will I lie, or am I better off leaving it blank?

What references wil I put down?

Hope you can help!

WhiteWashMan

you can omit things youa re not proud of, but never ever lie on a cv
you will get caught out


put in the car wash stuff, but can you give a manager as contact or something?
is the place the same name as your dad? if you worked there, no reason why you shouldnt. i mean, it is something of a responsibilty, but i would only put it in if your cv needs serious padding.

what references do you want to put down?
someone in authority, or a respected member of the community is best

you can only use personal references at the moment because you have no work experience.

boo-boo

Originally posted by eireboy
I've just finished my Leaving Cert so I haven't got my results, do I still put in the subjects? Also, will I put in my Junior Cert results since I haven't got my Leaving results?

Well I'd put your jun. cert results , & also put something like "Currently Studying Leaving Cert(Awaiting results) "
without putting the subjects, unless its something relevent for the job, like Hon Maths & Physics if you're going for a technical job.

my father runs a few small car parks and valeting services which I worked in when I was about 14, do I put this in? If so what do I put under employer? I don't think it will look good to right down Father! Also, the car park was in a side lane in Cuffe St., how do I put down an address?

As WWM says , if you can use a managers name as opposed to your Dads, all to the good. I would put it in however, as you did
work there & you must have learned something from it, eg dealing with the public etc.

I don't play for any clubs or sports, will I lie, or am I better off leaving it blank?

Don't lie, you can leave out stuff & put a "spin" on work you did
- if it was washing cars then you're dealing with the public, handling money-responsible for people's property- time management skills.
If you lie about something you'll be more nervous during the interview, & you don't want that hassle.

HTH.