► Downloads
► Help4Teens
► Finding you way around Help4Teens - Coming Soon
A factsheet designed to help you find your way around Help4Teens website.
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► Careers
► How to use the County Durham Area Wide Prospectus - Coming Soon
A factsheet designed to help you find your way around County Durham's Area Wide Prospectus website.
► Preparing for your careers interview
An introductory factsheet which looks at choices, explains the careers interview and how to prepare. The reverse of this sheet has an area for young people to jot down some ideas for what they want to discuss.
► Researching your career ideas using eClips
An introductory factsheet to help you research your career ideas using the online resource eClips.
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► Making an Application
► Completing an application form
A factsheet designed to guide you through the sections of an application form giving information on what to include and how to present it.
► How to complete a CV
A factsheet on how to fill in a CV what to put into each section particularly suggesting some skills. The reverse of the sheet is an example template for how to set it out.
► Skills and how to present them
A factsheet with lists abilities sorted into sections by skill area. There are also examples of sentences to illustrate how to demonstrate these on a cv or application form.
View the easy read version of the Skills and how to present them factsheet.
► Words to use in your CV or application
A factsheet which give some useful 'buzz words' to use in a CV or application form with an explanation of what each means and an example of how to use it.
► Writing an application letter
A factsheet which gives the rules for application letters and when to use them. The reverse of this factsheet give an example of how to set out your letter of application.
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► Interviews
► Possible interview questions and suggested answers
A factsheet giving some examples of the different questions that you may be asked in a job or apprenticeship interview with suggestions for ways to answer them.
► Preparing for your job interview
A factsheet which gives information on how to prepare for an arranged interview, what to take and what might happen at the actual interview.
► Where to look for jobs and apprenticeships
A short factsheet listing places where young people can look for jobs or apprenticeships.
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► Vocational Factsheets
Below are 23 factsheets covering the availability of apprenticeships in each of the following areas:
► So you want to work in Agriculture
► So you want to work in Animal Care
► So you want to work in Beauty
► So you want to work in Bricklaying
► So you want to work in Business and Administration
► So you want to work in Childcare
► So you want to work in Customer Services
► So you want to work in Electrical Installation
► So you want to work in Engineering
► So you want to work in Hairdressing
► So you want to work in Horse Care
► So you want to work in Horticulture
► So you want to work in Hospitality and Catering
► So you want to work in Information Technology
► So you want to work in Joinery
► So you want to work in Motor Vehicle Repair
► So you want to work in Painting and Decorating
► So you want to work in Plumbing
► So you want to work in Professional Cookery
► So you want to work in Retail
► So you want to work in Sport and Leisure
► So you want to work in Travel and Tourism
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