This lesson is designed to help students understand how to create a standout CV. By the end of the lesson students will be able to: • Explain what a CV is used for and be familiar with two common formats. • Understand that a CV should highlight the skills, qualities, qualifications and experience that a potential employer is looking for. • Create a draft CV. This lesson is part of a series on CV skills. The second lesson in this series is https://barclayslifeskills.com/help-others/lessons/cv-skills-lesson-two-fine-tuning-your-cv-to-stand-out-to-employers/ To browse the range of LifeSkills resources, visit https://barclayslifeskills.com/help-others/lessons/

This lesson is designed to help students understand why employers hold different types of interviews, and how to prepare and practise for an interview. By the end of this lesson students will be able to: • Identify different types of interview. • Explain some ways to prepare for an interview. • Practise common interview questions and apply the STAR method. • Receive constructive feedback on their performance and reflect on goals for improvement. To browse the range of LifeSkills resources, visit https://barclayslifeskills.com/help-others/lessons/

This lesson is designed to equip students with an adaptable approach to solving problems, large or small. It includes a short film and scenarios that encourage development of practical problem solving skills which can be useful for learning, day to day life, and when in employment. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: • Identify problems of different scales and what is needed to solve them. • Illustrate the use of an adaptable approach to solving problems. • Understand that problem solving is a core transferable skill and identify its usefulness in a work setting. • Work on a problem solving activity in a team. This lesson is part of a series covering core transferable skills as part of developing a growth mindset. You can access all seven lessons through the Core transferable skills page To browse the range of LifeSkills resources, visit https://barclayslifeskills.com/help-others/lessons/

This lesson is designed to inspire students to put their enterprise skills into action, whether it’s to become an entrepreneur or to develop transferable skills for work, with guidance focused on a suite of activities, including a film and interactive content. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: • Understand the different skills and behaviours it takes to develop an enterprising mindset and how these work together to help them best succeed. • Demonstrate an understanding of enterprise skills within real-world contexts. • Identify examples in their own personal development and ongoing learning where they can build entrepreneurial skills. By making use of the ‘Your enterprise journey’ tool, students can start connecting real-world experiences with opportunities to be enterprising. The tool offers a range of scenarios based on different points in young people’s education and employment, exploring the six key ‘ingredients’ of an enterprising mindset. To browse the range of LifeSkills resources, visit https://barclayslifeskills.com/help-others/lessons/

This lesson is designed to help students consider their personal brand and how this is reflected in their digital footprint. It also covers good ‘netiquette’ and internet security. By the end of the lesson students will be able to: • Understand what is meant by personal brand and online reputation. • Identify how different personal brands can impact job prospects. • Identify ways of using online platforms including social media in a job search. • Understand ways they may be expected to use online platforms at work. To browse the range of LifeSkills resources, visit https://barclayslifeskills.com/help-others/lessons/

This lesson is designed to help students understand the significance of their digital footprint and how having a positive online reputation and managing your ‘netiquette’ is crucial to aiming high. By the end of the lesson students will be able to: • Understand what is meant by online reputation. • Identify ways information can be shared online with different people and the positive and negative impact this can have. • Create posts that can help build a positive online reputation. To browse the range of LifeSkills resources, visit https://barclayslifeskills.com/help-others/lessons/

This quick-fire activity focuses on introducing students to the idea of a professional social networking site, such as LinkedIn, to develop their careers. Take this activity further with the Tailoring your CV and using networks (for 16–19) and Networking skills (for 14–16) lessons. To browse the range of LifeSkills resources, visit https://barclayslifeskills.com/help-others/lessons/

This lesson is designed to help young people identify positive workplace behaviours and understand how they can practise these in everyday life to always present a good impression at work. The lesson explores the importance of appropriate communication and body language and responding assertively to different workplace situations. Lesson learning outcomes By the end of this lesson students will be able to: • Understand the importance of behaving in the right way at work and illustrate rules which can help make the right impression • Identify the impact of body language and how this can help make a good impression • Describe assertiveness and demonstrate ways to respond assertively to different situations There are other tools and resources that you may want to explore after completing this lesson. These include the ‘Workplace challenge’ interactive tool where students practise handling difficult work situations they may encounter. Why not build personal skills through lessons such as ‘Listening and presenting (communication)’ lesson and ‘Staying positive (resilience)’ lesson? Refer to our Content guide to find out how LifeSkills resources can be used in PSHE, English lessons and much more. To browse the range of LifeSkills resources, visit https://barclayslifeskills.com/help-others/lessons/