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Links to help you write your CV
Do I mention my health condition or impairment to an employer in my CV?
Explore more ways to create a CV and stand out!
Make a three-dimensional profile
Luke Nadim: Why a video CV is a good idea
What is a CV?
A CV, short for Curriculum Vitae is a document that shows a future employer if you are a good candidate for the job. It tells them about your achievements, abilities, skills, education, interests and any previous jobs or work experience you have done.
What to include in your CV
- Your name
- Contact details (email /phone number)
- Profile (optional)
- Work history, work experience or voluntary work
- Education and qualifications
- Skills (computer skills, communication skills, languages)
- Hobbies (optional)
Links to help you write your CV
- Watch a video on how to write a CV
- Scope CV tool on how to write a great CV
- Pocklington Trust CV writing and templates
- Watch a video on how to make sure your CV is tailored to each job you apply for, and shows off your achievements
- What to avoid when writing a CV
Do I mention my health condition or impairment to an employer in my CV?
It is entirely up to you if you want to mention your health condition or disability in your CV.
Watch a video on whether to tell the employer about your disability.
The National Deaf Children’s Society has information for deaf young people here.
Tips
- Keep it simple
- Use positive language
- Don’t give false information
- Do not include your date of birth
- If you are posting your CV online, don’t include your address
Explore more ways to create a CV and stand out!
You could create an online video, profile, website, or other ways to make you stand apart.
The following organisations provide alternative ways to show your talents!
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Make a video CV
Super People is a platform that works to create video CVs.
This creative platform allows employers to get to know the character of a person and how their disability is a positive part of who they are which does not affect their ability to work. The video CV process is an effective way to make disabled jobseekers stand out from the crowd.
You can view all their videos on their website: www.superpeople.co.uk, via their Facebook page www.facebook.com/superpeopleuk or contactsuperpeople@gmail.com
Luke Nadim: Why a video CV is a good idea
Speaking from experience, I think it’s extremely difficult for some people with disabilities to find employment after coming out of the educational environment. I graduated in Business Information.
It took me three years to find employment with my current employers. I tried the conventional way of joining recruitment sites, signing up for graduate schemes, and just simply handing out my CV. I even created a portfolio website from scratch that would go alongside my written CV.
I think in three years I had about 300 rejections and only one company was interested in my abilities. Needless to say, I wasn’t successful in that endeavour either, due to my lack of interview experience.
I kept applying for two years with just rejections and a little bit of work experience for Nationwide Building Society.
I then met with a charity called Superpeople. They heard about my struggles to find employment and wanted to help me. They had the super idea of creating a video CV that would show my personality and my skill set to potential employers. I thought I could use this and the power of social media to land my dream job of working in disability technology.
After creating an apprentice style interview video CV, Superpeople edited it and it was up on YouTube. I then shared the link to my Facebook and LinkedIn profile, as well as YouTube and the CV blew up. Around 30,000 people saw the video on my LinkedIn profile.
The video CV got shared on Facebook and this is where it got picked up by my current employers and I was invited in for an interview. Disability Rights UK CV Toolkit I strongly suggest that people with disabilities can send a video CV’s to help them find employment in the future.
The power of social media helped me land my dream job. Think outside the box! Video CV’s can help people with disabilities. I am sure of it.
What is a cover letter?
A cover letter is a document you send with your CV and is written with the job you’re applying for in mind. You do not have to mention your disability or health condition in the cover letter.