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Examples of CV and cover letter

From job ad to targeted CV and cover letter

Examples of CV and cover letter

Decode the job ad and target the CV and cover letter - that is the career counsellors' best advice for you who are looking for a job or internship. But that is easier said than done. Therefore, on this page you can see a concrete example of how it can be done. We guide you through it all.

From job ad to targeted CV and cover letter

Examples of CV and cover letter

Decode the job ad and target the CV and cover letter - that is the career counsellors' best advice for you who are looking for a job or internship. But that is easier said than done. Therefore, on this page you can see a concrete example of how it can be done. We guide you through it all.

Fictitious Vilmar, an international AAU graduate, is applying for a job based on his education in engineering.

Here we show you how he decodes the job ad and uses it to write a targeted CV and cover letter.

 

Download the specific example

You can download the pdf here, which explains how Vilmar applies for the job.

You can also see 2 Danish examples here.

 

See here how Vilmar applies for the engineering job in 3 steps:

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Step 1: How to decode the job ad

Step 2: How to create the targeted CV

Step 3: How to create the targeted cover letter

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