Professional Identity Magazine – Sarah Perkins | Page 26

CV Feedback
- It is a little crowded at the top of the page
- Less detail in the ‘First year’ section
- Short explanation of images on ‘work examples’ page
- Combine first and second year and focus more on placement and final year images.
Cover Letter Feedback
- Take out “My name is Sarah Perkins” in cover letter
- Re word some sentences - “I am hardworking” instead of “I would say I am hard working”
- Reduce final two paragraphs to one more succinct paragraph.
Mock Interview Feedback
- Really impressed with Cover Letter and CV
- Really impressed with how I presented myself and my work
- Thought I was enthusiastic
- Maybe try and integrate some of the images on your CV into the first page as well
- The images for the software skills are slightly confusing.
- Reccomend to learn how to use Revit in more depth.
Reflection
For the CV and Cover letter, I completely agree with the changes that have been made. They both
read much more clearly now and the focus is more on the vital information.
Personally I thought the interview went really well. I was able to converse with Andrew Field
(Stride Treglown) easily and naturally.
He started by asking how I was coping during the pandemic, and if I had started searching for
jobs which led into an informal conversation regarding holiday plans (which were now cancelled)
and travelling which I expressed a great love for in my CV. Andrew asked me about my goals and
what inspired me to study architecture and design, I had nott prepared an answer for this particular
question which made me a little flustered, however I recovered and explained that I had always
been inspired by spaces and architecture.
I felt that I led the conversation quite heavily so I was worried I was talking too much and if that
was a sign of nerves. In the future I would probaby speak more slowly and less in order to seem
calmer. I presented my portfolio in great detail which he seemed quite impressed by and asked
lots of questions. I felt this went well as I am passionate about my past projects. Andrew seemed
particularly impressed when I spoke about some of the projects I assisted on during my placement
year.
I asked about the software they use at Stride Treglown and Mr Field replied that they used mostly
Revit. He asked if I knew how to use Revit, and I replied that I hasd heard of it and used it once
during my second year at University. He seemed quite adamant that I should learn to use this
programme in more depth, which I will! One highlight was at the end of the interview where
Andrew expressed how impressed he was by the way I presented my work and myself, which I was
very pleased about.
Overall, I believe that the interview was a success and was really good practice for future interviews!
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