Careers - GUIDE TO APPRENTICESHIPS

Contents

What is an Apprenticeship?............................................................................5 What levels are there?.............................................................................................................5 Duration.................................................................................................................................. 6 Entry Requirements................................................................................................................6 What can you earn?................................................................................................................6 Training................................................................................................................................... 7 Industries................................................................................................................................ 7 Applying. ................................................................................................................................ 7 Additional resources...............................................................................................................8 Curriculum Vitae (CV) . .................................................................................. 9 What is a CV for?....................................................................................................................9 Using AI Technology...............................................................................................................9 When would a CV be used?....................................................................................................9 Planning your CV....................................................................................................................9 Things to remember................................................................................................................10 What to put in each section....................................................................................................10 Example of CVs......................................................................................................................12 Top Five CV Pitfalls.................................................................................................................14 Covering letters..............................................................................................15 Covering letters checklist .......................................................................................................19 Job searches - where to look.........................................................................21 What type of work are you looking for?...................................................................................21 Where and how to find the job you want.................................................................................21 Useful websites.......................................................................................................................23 Application forms...........................................................................................25 Things to Remember..............................................................................................................25 Preparation............................................................................................................................. 25 Completing the Application Form ...........................................................................................26 Job interviews - how to be confident.............................................................31 How to prepare.......................................................................................................................31 What employers want.............................................................................................................31 Research the company...........................................................................................................32 What to wear..........................................................................................................................32 At the interview.......................................................................................................................32 Assessment centres...............................................................................................................36 Telephone interviews..............................................................................................................36 To summarise ….....................................................................................................................37 Disclosing disabilities, medical conditions or illness.....................................39 Application forms and medical questionnaires........................................................................40 Attending interviews................................................................................................................41 MOOCS........................................................................................................... 45 What you need to know..........................................................................................................45 Why you might consider a MOOC?.........................................................................................45 Why a MOOC may not be suitable for you..............................................................................45 MOOCS in the UK..................................................................................................................46 Who else offers MOOCS?.......................................................................................................46 The Use of AI in the Job Application Process................................................43

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GUIDE TO APPRENTICESHIPS