The Living CV
What is the Living CV?
Solent has developed a Living CV programme within Solent Futures Online (SFO) to enable you to turn the learning outcomes from your course into a growing collection of skills and achievements that you can use in CVs and applications to support your career. This resource will help you to understand the relevance of what you are learning on your course and why you are learning it!
The Living CV process
Your Living CV is a process rather than a single CV. The process builds throughout your time at Solent and by the time you reach the end of course you will have compelling evidence of what you have learnt from your studies and any work experience you have gathered along the way.
Solent want you to be work, world and future ready and the Living CV is a process to help you achieve this.
Your course academics will direct you to update the Living CV after each module of study.
Four steps to success
1. CreateCreate your basic CV details using the CV Builder programme in Solent Futures Online.
2. CollectCollect all the translated learning outcomes as CV outputs (summary statements) within the semester notes sections in the Solent Futures Online Living CV programme.
3. ChooseChoose different summary statements from their collection to add to your basic CV that show you meet specific requirements of the role you are applying for. The Collect and Choose steps may involve writing more detailed examples of some of your learning outcome summary statements.
Customise your CV depending on whether you want to create a skills CV, a traditional CV or a creative CV for part time jobs, work placements or graduate roles.
4. CustomiseWant to know more?
For any help or support with rolling out the Living CV please contact your LCV Champion or email project lead Rachel.lamb@solent.ac.uk
Living CV Champions:
John.Whalvin@solent.ac.uk - FCAIE
Rhian.Jones@solent.ac.uk - FSHSS
Kate.O'Driscoll@solent.ac.uk - FBLDT
Sheeba.Joshy@solent.ac.uk - FBLDT
Claire.Hogan@solent.ac.uk - Warsash Maritime School