When you write up your CV and cover letter, get ahead of the competition by giving examples of your skills and strengths. This Evenbreak video tells you how.
Disabled young jobseekers need to feel confident that youth friendly employers will support their disabilities – and also recognise the disabled candidate’s skills and strengths. If you prefer to read, not watch, then here’s a video transcript with some great CV advice to help you build trust with potential employers and get the job interviews – and job offers – you deserve.
Evenbreak video transcript
Getting your CV right is really important. Employers only look at it for 6 seconds before making decisions.
How you write about achievements in your CV is significant and it can influence whether or not a potential employer can trust in you.
Don’t just list previous jobs and tasks! Mention how well you can do them and bring real life examples to back up what you say.
Look at the job description and person specification. If the job advert says something like “the ideal candidate would have great attention to details, show initiative and be a fantastic team player”, then make sure you have evidence in your CV that shows all those skills.
Powerful examples would be the following:
“I have great attention to detail because I noticed a very small coding error that was causing us a lot of problems. I fixed the error and all the problems stopped.”
“To show that I have initiative I can tell you that I realised our offices were using a lot of paper from many different suppliers. This was costing us far more than it should so I negotiated a bulk buy price with one supplier and cut costs by 20%.”
“I know I’m a fantastic team player because I was praised for being proactive and encouraging other colleagues at work.”
Look at it from the employer’s point of view. You spend hours sifting through thousands of CVs and everyone tells you they have the skills that you need. If your CV provides concrete evidence that you have what the employer is looking for then you’re ahead of all that competition.
If you want more great advice and support as a disabled young jobseeker, visit Evenbreak.
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