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CV Review appointments
CV Review appointments are 20 minute 1-1 tutorial style sessions, available daily, led by one of our Applications Advisers via Zoom or in person.
Step 1 Complete the Pathway
You must complete the CV Essentials pathway to access CV Review appointments on your CareerConnect account. Once available you will see CV Review appointments in your appointment list and will be able to book.
Step 2 Book a CV review appointment
- Log into CareerConnect
- Go to >book>appointment>CV Review. Choose a time, for each you will be able to see the location (in person or online).
- You will need to upload your draft CV. You can also choose to write notes about what you want to use the CV for and/or upload a job/course description.
- Each appointment is automatically released for booking 24 hours in advance on a rolling basis (e.g. a 10am appointment on Tuesday is available to book from 10am on Monday. Monday appointments are released on Friday.
- You may book two appointments in a 30 day period. A missed appointment will count as one of your allocation. If you cancel via CareerConnect before the start time of the appointment it will not count towards your allocation and you will be able to rebook.
- You don’t need a zoom account for this appointment, just click on the link for access.
- Find out more about how to prepare for your appointment
About CV Review appointments
You can get feedback on a CV for a part time job, placement or internship, graduate job, a course application that requires a CV, a speculative application or a CV for a careers fair, event or networking meeting where you want to give your CV to a contact. If you bring a draft CV that you plan to submit as coursework, we will be able to give you feedback, but will not be able to judge it against the marking criteria.
The aim of a CV Review appointment is to help you to:
- Identify and articulate your own skills and experience and relate that to the role or course requirements.
- Structure your CV in a logical manner so that it can be easily assessed by an employer or course leader.
- Become confident in your ability to write application documents and successfully apply this skill to future applications. We aim to tutor you to become self-sufficient, we cannot look at every application you prepare.
You will receive feedback on your CV by our fully trained Applications Advisers and be supported in checking you have accessed our full range of online resources. You will be asked in the appointment what you are preparing your CV for at this time and you will need to provide information on the requirements for particular sectors or roles, or a job or course description. Find out more about CV review appointments.
If you need help understanding what skills are needed for a job you should look at the guidance appointment service or use our drop-in services.
The fact that I got my CV checked by another student really made me feel more at ease in the meeting, as I was a bit nervous before. All my concerns were perfectly addressed and I had a great experience overall. If I ever get unsure about applications or CV submissions, I will definitely make use of this opportunity and will recommend it to peers too.
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