Part of Career and Study Abroad
Working Abroad: CV, Interview and Job Offers
Prepare to work in another country, step by step: choose where to go and check the rules, write an international CV and a cover letter, answer interview questions with confidence, and check a job offer before you accept it, so you avoid recruitment scams. Msaidizi marks your CV, your letter and your spoken answer in seconds. This course gives skills, not a job or a visa: decisions on jobs and visas belong to employers and governments.
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Objectives
- - Choose a destination with clear reasons, list what it requires (qualifications, language, permit) and draw up a realistic plan.
- - Write a clear international CV: a short profile, achievements with results, and the right details for the country you target.
- - Write a short cover letter that answers one specific job ad and gives the employer a reason to meet you.
- - Answer common interview questions with the STAR method, prepare for an online interview and handle questions about salary.
- - Check that a job offer and its employer are real, read the key points of a contract and recognise the signs of a recruitment scam.
Recommended tools
What professionals use for this course, with a free or open-source option wherever there is one.
The international principles for fair recruitment: workers pay no recruitment fees.
- Europass CVFree
Build a clear CV, free, in many languages.
- LinkedInFree plan
Your professional profile and companies' job pages.
- LanguageToolFree plan
Check spelling and grammar in your CV and letter.
Lessons
- Course OverviewReading · 10 min
- 1.1 Plan your moveReading · 15 min
- 1.2 Practice quiz — Plan your moveQuiz · 5 min
- 2.1 Your CV in EnglishReading · 30 min
- 2.2 Practice quiz — Your CV in EnglishQuiz · 5 min
- 2.3 Write your CV profile and three achievementsAssignment · 20 min
- 3.1 The cover letterReading · 20 min
- 3.2 Practice quiz — The cover letterQuiz · 5 min
- 3.3 Write a cover letter for this job adAssignment · 20 min
- 4.1 The job interviewReading · 25 min
- 4.2 Practice quiz — The job interviewQuiz · 5 min
- 4.3 Record your answer: "Tell me about yourself"Speaking · 10 min
- 5.1 Job offers, contracts and scamsReading · 20 min
- 5.2 Practice quiz — Job offers, contracts and scamsQuiz · 5 min
- Final examQuiz · 20 min
- What next? Tools and your pathwayReading · 5 min