Curriculum Vitae and Motivational Letter

In this entry I want to explain some advices and benefits of having differents CV for differents job offers or EVS vacancy like we promised in the article about Steps to apply for a European Voluntary Service. Also we will speak a little bit of motivational letters, the way to write it and the more important content.

In the one hand we’re going to focus in Curriculum Vitae, first of all three important benefits:

• One important thing is the design, you must to looking for one impact and simple model, here you have a link for a web side where you will find models and templates of Curriculums. 
• The perfect thing is that you don’t send always the same, you can do it one serious other informal, one basic other specific and, in this way, when you find one vacancy you can be more quick and right send the perfect CV. 
• Before start to include all that you studied and worked in your live, you must to think in the vacancy or offer exactly and include only the important and necessary things and never write more than two pages.

In addition you must take into count a few advices, for me it was so useful.

• Always include a Skype contact for international vacancies will give you a chance to do more interviews. 
• Add a photograph different, to say something more to it than a simple id photo, even more than one, be creative and show a little more to it that the photo of the DNI. 
• Includes information that show your qualities and achievements in an indirect way, such as competitions, contests, etc. 
• Don't forget to include your references and contacts that can make a transparent image of yourselves and highlight your strengths. 
• In your telephone number remember put the international prefix, this You will avoid problems. 
• Always add a letter of introduction and cordial formal, not exceeding twenty lines but in which you can expose specifically because you are interested in the vacant and that you can offer.

Ultimately we want give you some links where you can find creatives and new ways to present and ensure that they will always remember who you are by many resumes they receive:

• You can make a curriculum in the form of video, in a way that's easy and it strikes more to who is going to receive, here I leave a link: Resumeme.
• Recently I discovered a great website where you can take a different curriculum or motivation letter, I leave here the link: Aboutme
• Another option is to export your info from different social networks (if you like this option recalls getting a professional profile away from personal photos, as parties etc. ) and create a personalised CV, this tool is called Comoto
• Also you have other option, a CV in cg form through tool Kinzaa
• The last one and also exporting your info from Linkedin and Facebook, you can take the visual option in you can create a very visual CV in the form of temporary line, the page is ResumUP.

In the other hard the motivational letter is a useful tool to aport a specific imagen about oneself when we apply for a job, I mean, if in a CV you include your profesional datas, in the motivational letter (wich never exceeded two pages) you speak about your personal datas.

• Who are we? 
• What we do (hobbies, previous work… )? 
• What are our ambitions and challenges? 
• And above all, why are we concerned and we are the ideal person for this post?

With regard to the guidelines to follow to write the letter these are my tips:

• The first step isn’t sit and write, you should inform well about the company, the vacancy or proyect and what is the image that you want to give it better once you know the company and vacancy you can display an image more appropriate to comply with your needs. 
• The next step is to be clear about the style in which you want to write, that is to say: 
• be close but never get away from the seriousness. 
• Be transparent without displaying a personal level too. 
• Demonstrates security, motivation but not arrogance. 
• Looking for the mid-point, shows that you are the person they are looking for.
• When we begin to write
• Us: name, age and origin. 
• Explain why you write the letter without passing of three phrases 
• It highlights strengths and weaknesses (always waterfallâ in positive aspects). 
• Before you say bye makes abundantly clear in your contact details.

Finally do not hesitate to show you as you are not forgetting to whom you are going, it may be that a small detail you differentiate them from other customize your letter!