Making My CV

Hey,

So today I am going to share with you my CV and the process I went through to make it. I have actually never needed a CV before because I have been working at the same job since I was 14. That job is for Stonecountry Farm and I never really had to apply or interview because I have been riding there since I was 7. So I started working on this for my ALES 204 class and I did not really know where to begin. I did some research on-line and found useful templates but I still wasn't sure what kind of information I wanted to include. The turning point for me was an ALES lecture where the prof and TA's shared their CV's with us. It was helpful to see how students and professionals in different areas formatted their CV and I chose to use a similar style when writing mine.

At first it was difficult to remember and put together everything I needed and then filter out only the important information. However, I am very happy with how it turned out. I took some points out from Kylie Mcleans blog post on good presentations and used them for my CV, like being to the point, structured and organized. Initially, I think I was trying to add too much when the simpler version is more concise and easy to read. I also thought about it from the employers prospective and ordered my points from most to least important. It is definitely a work in progress and since I am doing this for a class and not an actual job it could also be more tailored to a specific area of interest. This class was a good push for me to actually write this CV so I will have it in the future for other jobs.

PS. The document did not transfer well from word to google docs so the bullets and format looks better on the original :)

Thanks for reading,

Kira Macmillan