What You Will Learn

1. Understanding the CV

Learn:

• What a CV is and what it is used for

• The purpose of a professional CV

• What employers look for

• The basic structure of a CV

• What information should and should not be included

• The difference between a general CV and a job-targeted CV

2. Building Your Professional CV

You will learn how to structure your own CV using sections such as:

• Personal Details

• Professional Summary / Career Objective

• Education

• Skills

• Work Experience

• Certificates and Training

• References

The focus is on learning how to present your actual experience and skills professionally.

3. How to Read a Job Vacancy

One of the most important skills in the course is learning how to understand a vacancy before applying.

You will learn how to identify:

• Job title

• Requirements

• Qualifications

• Experience

• Duties and responsibilities

• Required skills

• Important keywords

You will then learn how to use this information when adapting your CV.

4. Tailoring Your CV to Different Jobs

A single CV may not be suitable for every vacancy.

You will learn how to:

• Identify what is relevant to a specific position

• Adjust your professional summary

• Highlight relevant skills

• Present relevant experience

• Use keywords from the vacancy appropriately

• Adapt your CV without misrepresenting your experience

The goal:

Learn how to create a CV that speaks directly to the job you are applying for.

5. Using ChatGPT for Job Applications

Learn how to use AI responsibly to assist with your job applications.

You will learn how to use ChatGPT to:

• Improve your professional summary

• Present your real work experience professionally

• Identify transferable skills

• Analyse a job advertisement

• Tailor your CV

• Create a cover letter

• Prepare for interview questions

Our rule:

AI should help you communicate your real experience — not invent experience you don't have.

6. Intelligent CV

You will also be introduced to Intelligent CV as part of the practical CV-building process.

You will learn how to:

Vacancy → Analyse → Build → Review → Improve → Export

The goal is not simply to teach you how to use one application, but to understand the CV-building process so that you can continue creating and adapting your CV in the future.

7. Cover Letters

The course also introduces you to creating your own professional cover letters.

You will learn how to structure a cover letter around:

• The company

• The position

• Why you are applying

• Your relevant skills and experience

• Why you are suitable

• A professional closing

8. Final Practical Exercise

You won't just sit and listen.

You will receive a job vacancy and work through the process yourself.

You will:

1. Read the vacancy

2. Identify the requirements

3. Identify relevant keywords

4. Select your relevant experience

5. Adapt your professional summary

6. Adjust your skills

7. Review your CV

8. Export your CV as a PDF

By the end of the exercise, you should understand how to repeat this process for future vacancies.

What You Leave With

After completing the training, participants will have:

• A professional CV they have worked on themselves

• Knowledge of how to tailor a CV

• A reusable CV structure/template

• A basic cover letter

• Knowledge of how to analyse vacancies

• Practical experience using ChatGPT for job applications

• Introduction to Intelligent CV

• Knowledge of how to save/export a CV as PDF

• A repeatable process they can use for future applications