A lot of people go after every job. Just a few get an interview. Only one gets the job. How can you make sure you stand a real chance of being considered?
Whether writing a letter, filling in a form or making a telephone call - it's your big opportunity to make a good impression.
Use our web site for vacancies, Guernsey Press, family or personal; contacts. If all else fails go to the companies you are interested in, send them a CV or offer to do some work experience/voluntary work so that they can see what you are like.
CLIPS section on Work and Training will give you some very good information or try some of the links below.
Education and employers have worked together through the Education Business Partnership to produce some helpful tips for writing a CV and preparing for interviews, see links below:
Click here for CV preparation guidelines for A Level students
Click here for interview preparation guidelines for A Level students
Click here for CV preparation guidelines for BTEC students
Click here for interview preparation guidelines for BTEC students
Before you start why not have a look at some advice on how to write a CV here.
Try our interactive version:
Job applications
CV writing
Virtual interview
Be my interviewer
Other useful websites
Career Doctor
Careers information
Work related learning information
Guernsey Recruitment Agencies