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Completing your CV profile If you don't have a CV, add enough details so that an employer will know you will be interested in their vacancy.

You can have one or more CV profiles. You can choose to complete up to three different types of profile e.g. one for part-time jobs, one for volunteering, one for graduate jobs.

Location List as many locations as you need.

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Country Add country name if you are seeking work anywhere in a particular country. e.g. USA, India We recommend that if you are seeking jobs anywhere in the UK, you just add “UK” (or “England” “Scotland” “Wales” “Northern Ireland” as applicable)

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County For multiple locations add county names i.e. Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire.

You can also list London to receive Greater London job opportunities

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City/town Add city/town names to search within 10 miles of a city/town location

Photo There is no need to add a photo CV Categories Select as many of the job search categories that are relevant > Click on the box to view categories > Select a category > You will now see this in the box > Click on the box again to select more categories > Press the 'x', next to a category to delete it Job Titles

Type relevant job titles here to allow the employer to narrow their search and find your profile.

Education Add a school/institution Add all the qualifications you gained at a school/institution Remember to list the level (e.g. GCSE) Subject and Grade.

Click +Add Education to add further schools/institutions and qualifications.

Experience

Include paid work, volunteering and placement experience

Cover Letter Include any extra information here or write a traditional cover letter.

(See a CV/cover letter guide - https://issuu.com/bgcareers/docs/cv_and_covering_letter) CV File You can upload a copy of your CV if you wish to.

Click PREVIEW and then SUBMIT How will employers/BG Futures Staff find your CV profile?

They will search via location, CV Category and Job titles.

You will be contacted via email with any job or volunteering opportunities See the Jobs+ Connect FAQs document for more information about the database - http://tinyurl.com/JobConnectFAQs Please let us know when you have been offered employment found via the database.

Please let us know when you no longer want to be included on the database