Applying for jobs

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The main aim of application forms, CVs, letters of application and interviews is to show an employer what you have to offer in terms of:

  • Skills
  • Experiences
  • Attitudes
  • Potential - how much more you can learn and offer in time

Your keys to success will be:

  • Perseverance - you may need to make a number of applications before you are successful. Learn from any rejections.
  • Recognising you have competition - if you're interested in a job, apprenticeship or college course, others will be too. It will be vital not to take any part of the application process for granted.
  • Research - find out fully what you are applying for and who you are applying to. This way you'll be better able to highlight the appropriate skills and experiences.
  • Willingness to keep on learning - getting the job will be one thing, keeping it will very much depend on your willingness and ability to develop the skills you already have and learn new ones.

Search Tips

If you're looking for a general term, like dance this is all you need to enter into the search box.
If you want to look for a dance class, however, you should enter the phrase like this: "dance class", or you will get all results containing dance and class as separate terms.

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