Read offer our summer staff below and answer Questions 1-6

Accommodation for temporary summer staff

We offer our summer staff two kinds of accommodation.

Staying with a family

You can stay in the home of a local family. All our families are carefully chosen and will provide you with a single bedroom. If you have any special dietary requirements we, together with the family, will make sure your needs are met. This year, staying with a family costs £ 150 per week for half board i.e. breakfast and evening meal. There are many advantages of staying with a family: the first is experiencing the culture, seeing from the inside how people live in another country. The others, of course, are making local friends and having opportunities for language practice.

Residential accommodation

If you prefer, you could stay in residential accommodation. This is on the site of the local Tourist Training Institute. It provides individual study bedrooms with en-suite shower facilities and a fully equipped kitchen which you share with other summer workers who will be living in the eight rooms in your block. This option costs £90 per week, including the room, bed linen and towels, and weekly cleaning. It does not include
food. In the vicinity of the Institute there are many good, cheap cafes and restaurants, or you could buy food and cook for yourself. On the site, you have access to TV lounges, tennis courts and a swimming pool.
If your job application is accepted you will be sent a form for you to complete telling us which accommodation you require, and giving your bank details etc.

Read the text and answer Questions 7-13

McDonald Industrial Training Centre

A. Lincoln
Our training centre is based in the city of Lincoln, close to Hull, Sheffield, Nottingham and the east coast. Over the centuries, Lincoln's geographic position helped it grow into a well-known market town in the Middle Ages and later into an important industrial centre. Nowadays, with a population of approximately 120,000, Lincoln is a bustling, energetic city, thriving on its recent developments such as IT and the new university as well as its many tourist attractions such as the cathedral, the castle, the Roman remains and its medieval houses. And we must not forget its strong cultural life. Lincoln offers, among other things, theatre, film and archaeology, a famous Christmas market and many events and activities geared towards teenagers and those in their twenties.
B. Around Lincoln
Apart from all the many attractions of the town itself, Lincoln is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and the sea is within easy reach. Nearby too are famous country houses , important nature reserves and historical seaside resorts. You can go seal-spotting, bird watching and swimming in the sea in just one day. All this helps to put Lincoln and Lincolnshire among the most attractive tourist destinations in the UK.
C. McDonald Training Centre
Our newly built training centre is about 3 miles outside Lincoln with which it has excellent transport links. It comprises lecture and seminar rooms, laboratories, workshops, accommodation and leisure facilities such as a cinema and a bowling alley, which are open to the public. It has already won prizes for its outstanding architecture and is surrounded by beautiful woodland.
D. Accommodation
All trainees have single accommodation in residences. This consists of a study bedroom with a private en-suite bathroom. The bedrooms are fully furnished, centrally heated and air-conditioned. Please note that towels and bed-linen are not provided. There are also shared kitchens, which are equipped with fridge, freezer and oven or microwave; trainees need to provide their own cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery.
The residential accommodation is 2 minutes walk from the training facilities and 5 minutes from bus stops.

You and your CV

Your CV is possibly your most important tool in your search to find the right job.

It is the first thing a future employer sees about you, and if it's not right, may be the last. An employer will do no more than glance at your CV - it's estimated that most employers spend more than twenty seconds looking at each CV, so you have very little time to make the impression. Here's some advice to help you make the most of those twenty seconds.

What it should look like

The first rule of all CVs is keep them clear and simple - anything complicated or long tends to get rejected instantly. Achieving that is a matter of making good use of lists, bullet points and note form, and of keeping your CV to the right length. There are no fixed rules on how long it should be, and it will vary, of course, according to your age, experience, etc., but keep it to one page if you can - this length is convenient for your reader to work with.
As for style, there are different kinds of layouts you can follow - look at the examples on this site to see which one you prefer - but the basic rule is to use headings well to signal clearly where all the relevant information is. Make sure you include these sections: qualifications, skills, education, work experience, references, personal interests/hobbies, personal qualities, then label them clearly so that your prospective employer can find the information they want quickly and easily.

Content

CVs tend to follow a fixed order. They start with your personal details such as name, address and contact details, then go on to personal qualities such as those things in your personality that might attract an employer e.g. conscientious, adventurous, punctual, etc., and your career goals.
After this comes the main part of your CV starting with education, then work experience. Use reverse chronological order to list these, starting with what you're doing now. It's most common to go back no more than 10 years. Give your job details such as job titles, the names of the organisations you worked for, an outline of your job duties and then note your particular achievements.
Then go on to your personal interests and finish up with the details of some good, reliable referees. Your future employer may not follow up on these, but they do make an impression.

Do's and don'ts

A glance at your CV should create a good impression. Don't make spelling mistakes, and don't send in anything crumpled or with coffee stains on it. Anything like that leads to instant rejection. Use good quality A4 paper and don't send in anything other than a cover letter. Diplomas, testimonials, etc., will be requested later ~ they're interested in you.
When you think you've finished writing your CV, read it over very carefully. Check your full stops, use of bullets, indentation, use of capital letters, etc. And never include in your CV anything that's not true. It's very easy for an employer to check, and if your CV doesn't match what they find out, then your chances of getting that job are probably gone.
Finally, carry out the instructions in the job ad very carefully. If they require three copies, then send them three copies, not two or four. Make sure you meet the deadline too, and put the right stamp on your envelope. You'll need to accompany your CV with a cover letter. This should be tailored to each job you apply for. Follow the link below for advice on how to write a cover letter.
And last of all "Good luck"!
Remember to include:
- Career history
- Skills and strengths
- Awards and achievements
- Contact details