CREATIVE CV WRITING

Use this worksheet to record your answers to the CV building exercises.

Step two

Check your understanding by listing three things that you have learnt about writing a CV that you did not know before:

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Step three

Exercise Your Power Writing Skills

Power Words (Tick those that describe your accomplishments)

Created	Wrote	Referred	
Instructed 	Analysed	Served	
	Produced		
Negotiated	Conducted	Networked	
Planned	Delivered	Observed	
Sold		Studied	
Completed	Assisted	Improved	
Designed		Consolidated	
Consulted	Increased	Ordered	
Evaluated	Trained	Invented	
Calculated	Supplied	Diagnosed	
Identified	Maintained	Examined	
Performed		Lectured	
	Advised	Processed	
		Reviewed	
		Translated	
		Prescribed	
Improved		Charted	
		Represented	
		Promoted	
Obtained	Installed	Recorded	
		Operated	
	Corresponded	Supervised	
Instructed	Audited		
Counselled	Co-ordinated	Organised	
	Researched		
	Implemented	Expanded	
	Presented 	Devised	
	Instituted	Prepared	
	Directed	Interpreted	
	Managed	Interviewed	
Distributed		Discovered	
Arranged	Provided		
	Solved		
Developed	Determined	Assembled	
Edited	Collected		

If there are any action words that clearly apply to you and are not on our list, add them.

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Power Sentences

Take some of the power words you have selected and, starting with each, write sentences describing your academic, work-related or personal accomplishments or achievements. 

Power sentences relating to academic skills and experience

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Power sentences relating to work experience

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Power sentences relating to personal hobbies, interests etc

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Academic CV

First list all the modules you have studied

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Then tick the most relevant modules to the job or course you are applying for without being repetitive, they are the ones to mention on your CV.

Think about you final year project or dissertation.  What did you do and how did you achieve this?  Mention any special features of your course, for example, industrial visits, placements, IT packages, group work or presentations. Refer to the list of power words to complete powerful sentences relating to your study. Start by completing three sentences.

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