Module 1A Mission Impossible A CV is a Curriculum Vitae This Latin expression means information about your skills and qualifications, studies and achievements Americans use a similar document: they call it résumé What these documents include? In a CV you must write relevant information about you as a person; that is age, marital status, address, telephone number Apart from this, you must also include details about you as a professional, stating your degree, experience, courses for professional improvement and general qualifications, such as other languages of which you have good knowledge and whether you can use a computer The way you organise all this information is very important, because your prospective employers will get an idea of you through this document, in many cases before meeting you in person Activities Scan the text and answer these questions a What information about your private life should be included? b What Americans present for a job application instead of a CV? c Why is it important to present a well-organised CV? English Toolkit - Business Administration Photocopiable © Ediciones Santillana S.A / Richmond 2011 Getting a job: How to prepare a CV Module 1A 2 Put these ideas in the order they appear in the text a Professional information included in a CV b Similarities between a CV and a résumé c CV definition d Personal details e What a CV is for 3 Find words in the text similar in meaning to a  course of studies: d c  possible: p b  if: w d  abilities: s 4 Re-read the text and complete these ideas a In a CV you must write b Apart from this, you must also include c Include if you can speak and if you a computer 5 Study this CV Check if all the information required in the text has been given in this CV and how it has been done Personal Information nz Name and Surname: Liliana Vera Sae 26 Age: May 10, 1985 Date of birth: Argentinian Nationality: r Apt ‘C’, Address: Juncal 858 7th floo Buenos Aires 6 Now write down the missing information Education / Qualifications ool Graduate) Secondary studies: Bachiller (High Sch Fluent in Por tuguese (4 years) Languages: tificate Exam English - First Cer Grade B Work experience eptionist Delta Bank 2006-2009 Bilingual Rec 7 In your notebook, write your own CV and compare it to that of a classmate English Toolkit - Business Administration Photocopiable © Ediciones Santillana S.A / Richmond 2011