Job Application

A Guideline

Different steps to a

successful application

I. Curriculum vitae

II. Covering letter

III. Job interview

I. Curriculum Vitae

The five sections

1. Personal Information

• full name: first name / family name

• actual address / telephone and e-mail

• date of birth / place of birth

• nationality

2. Education and Training

• school education

• apprenticeships

• university degrees

• all qualifications

Start with the actual education and work backwards

3. Working Experiences

Employment history:

• all jobs

• all professional experiences

• JOB, COMPANY, CITY (COUNTRY)

Start with your last job and work backwards again

4. Personal Skills and

Competences

• language skills

• computer skills

• organisational skills

• special activities

• other experiences like licences etc.

• special achievements like internships,

stays abroad

5. Hobbies and Interests

• sports / reading /music / art work / acting

• photographing / hiking / nature / animals

• travelling / languages / volunteer work

• social activities / coaching or training a

team

• competitions / memberships / internships

At the end

• date

• place

• signature

Uetze, May 6th 2015 Marie Mustermann

II. Covering Letter

1. Front page

2. Letter of application

3. Photograph

4. Enclosures

1. Front page

• address of the company

• address of the applicant

• photograph

2. Letter of application

• addresses and date

• introduction

• purpose of the letter

• qualifications and strengths

• polite ending

• signature

3. Photograph

• Position: front page – any position

covering letter – top right

• Portrait: eye contact

smile

smart clothes

4. Enclosures

• curriculum vitae

• school certificates

• university degrees

• special certificates

• references

III. Job Interview

You never get a second

chance for the first

impression

III. Job Interview

1. Welcome: small talk / seating

2. Presentation of the candidate

3. Information about the company

4. Conditions of the job

III. Job Interview

5. Additional questions of the candidate

6. Talk about the next steps

7. Thank you

8. Goodbye

III. Job Interview

Important to prepare:

• typical questions

• strengths and weaknesses

• body language

• appropriate behaviour

• adequate clothes

Typical Questions

1. Personality:

• Tell us about yourself

2. Motivation:

• Why do you apply for this job?

3. Competence:

• Why should we hire you?

Realschule Uetze

Erasmus Workshop

2015