9.5.1 Functional Writing

• The curriculum vitae: purpose and sections
• Writing entries that show evidence
• The application letter and its relationship to the CV
• Filling official forms accurately

• write a curriculum vitae with the standard sections
• describe experience with evidence rather than assertion
• write an application letter that complements a CV
• complete official forms accurately and completely

“How do you show a stranger what you can do, on one page?”

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1. Writing a CV
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Showing a stranger what you can do, with evidence rather than adjectives.
2. Application letters and forms
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   The letter that goes with the CV, and filling forms without being rejected.
3. Email applications
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   A subject line that gets opened, a body that does not repeat the CV, and an attachment that can be found.
4. The personal profile and personal statement
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Three lines on a CV, or a short statement for a bursary, that name a direction rather than a personality.
5. The application pack
   40 min · 2 practice tasks · quiz
   Putting CV, letter or email, form, copies and referees together so nothing fails on the way in.