To get you a job interview, your CV must be:

• clear
• well-organised
• easy to read
• concise
• relevant to the job offered

CONTENT

Your CV is the summary of your professional life. You should include:

• personal details – name, address, email and telephone number (and sometimes nationality, age/date of birth and marital status)
• objective – a headline that summarises the job opportunity you are seeking
• work experience – your previous employment in reverse chronological order – with most detail for your present or most recent job
• education – details of secondary and university education – including the establishments and qualifications (but excluding any that are irrelevant to your career)
• personal interests – demonstrating that you are a balanced, responsible member of society with an interesting life outside work

FORMAT

Word-processed or hand-written?

Your CV should be word-processed, for several reasons. Firstly, in the English-speaking world a hand-written CV would be considered unprofessional. Secondly, many recruitment agencies and some employers like to electronically scan CVs (they cannot do this with hand-written CVs). Thirdly, as we shall see later, it will be much easier for you to update and modify your CV to target it to a specific employer.

How many pages?

Unless you are applying to be Secretary General of the United Nations, it is probably best to limit your CV to a maximum of 2 pages. Remember, your CV is a tool to get you an interview: it is not designed to get you the job. You can usually put everything you need to get an interview on 1 or 2 pages. If you put more than this, the employer has too much to read (and may throw your CV into the nearest bin). In addition, if you put everything in the CV, you will have nothing new to say at the interview. Be kind to employers! Leave them some questions to ask you.

What size paper?

Do not be tempted to demonstrate your individuality by using a non-standard paper size: you will simply irritate the employer. There are basically 2 standard paper sizes, depending on the part of the world:

• A4 (297 x 210 millimetres) – used largely in Europe, including the United Kingdom
• US Letter Size (8 1/2 x 11 inches) – used largely in the United States

You must judge for yourself the most appropriate size for the company or companies to which you are applying.

What quality paper?

Remember that your CV may be read and handled by several people. It will also be an important document during the interview that you hope to have. Choose a good quality, fairly heavy paper so that it will remain in good condition at all times. Normal photocopying paper is 80g/m2 in weight. This is a little too light and will soon look creased and dirty. 100g/m2 or 115g/m2 would be better.

What sort of typeface?

Choose an easy-to-read typeface. Typefaces are designed for specific purposes. The standard typefaces Times New Roman, Arial or Verdana are perfect for your CV. Not too small, not too large! A size of 12 point would be appropriate.

DO NOT USE ALL CAPITALS LIKE THIS! CAPITALS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO READ AND MAY BE CONSIDERED IMPOLITE IN THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD. Do not use a lot of italic like this. Italic can also be difficult and irritating to read. Do not use a fancy typeface. It is not appropriate for a professional document.

And June 16th is the day on which Joyce’s vast Ulysses is set. The book echoes the ancient epic of the Odyssey by Homer, even though its events take place over the course of just one day. Bloomsday gets its name from one of the book’s principal characters – Leopold Bloom.

Bloomsday is celebrated on June 16th every year in Dublin and commemorates the work of the Irish author James Joyce and is called after the main character in his most famous work – Leopold Bloom of Ulysses fame. A weeklong celebration of all things Bloom takes place from the 9th – 16th giving you plenty of time to enjoy some of the inspiring events scheduled.

On Bloomsday itself (16th)  Joyce fans dressing Edwardian costume to conjure up the atmosphere of the period in which Ulysses was set – 1904. To understand Bloomsday you need to know that it follows the trials and tribulations of one entire day in the life of Leopold Bloom in Ulysses – Bloomsday June 16th.

Fans follow the route around Dublin taken by Bloom and usually have a breakfast of sausages, beans, black and white pudding and toast at some stage along the way. Davy Byrne’s Pub usually figures in everyone’s Bloomsday celebration at some stage of the day.

Readings from Ulysses will take place at the National Library in Dublin.

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Visit www.jamesjoyce.ie for more information on festival talks, events and exhibitions.

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Bloody Sunday, also called the Bogside Massacre was an incident that happened on 30 January 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. That day, 26 unarmed civil-rights protesters were shot by soldiers of the British Army.

You may probably know “Sunday Bloody Sunday”, which is one of U2′s most overtly political songs. The lyrics describe the horror felt by an observer of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, mainly focusing on the Bloody Sunday incident in Derry where British troops shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters and bystanders.

U2 – Sunday bloody Sunday

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Never stop practicing.

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Gaelic football is a form of football derived from traditional Irish ball games. Codified in 1887, it has links with lot of older football plays.

Objective: to score points by passing the ball through the other team’s goals, a set of two upright posts separated by a crossbar 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) above the ground.

Duration:  60 minutes, divided into two halves of 30 minutes. Draws are decided by replays or by playing 20 minutes of extra time (two halves of 10 minutes).

Playing field: (see picture) larger than a rugby pitch, the grass pitch is rectangular, stretching 130–145 meters long and 80–90 meters wide. There are H-shaped goalposts at each end, formed by two posts, which are usually 7 meters high.

Teams: 15 players: a goalkeeper, two corner backs, a full back, two wing backs, a centre back, two mid fielders, two wing forwards, a centre forward, two corner forwards and a full forward, plus up to fifteen substitutes, of which five may be used. Each player is numbered 1–15.

Dublin and Donegal are currently the top Gaelic football teams, so don’t hesitate to watch a play during your stay here if you can.

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From June 13-16 2013, let’s meet at Iveagh Gardens with Taste of Dublin for four days of  eating, drinking and entertainment… because Taste of Dublin is probably the most exciting food and drink event in the country.

Come taste Imagine amazing dishes prepared by famous chefs and restaurants, served in tapas sizes.

Take part in interactive and educational culinary features, including the Taste Theatre, Chefs’ Secrets cookery school, wine tutorials and other demos. Get up close and personal at the Chef’s Skillery or enjoy a line-up of exciting live entertainment all in the stunning surroundings of the Iveagh Gardens, one of Dublin’s outdoor gems.

For more information, go to: http://www.tasteofdublin.ie/

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You can see here the famous recipe of the Irish Coffee :

Ingredients

• 1 cupful of strong, hot, black coffee

• 1 tsp sugar

• 1 measure whisky

• 1 small carton double cream

Preparation method

1. Take a wine glass and pour enough of the coffee to fill it just over half way.

2. Add the sugar and stir until it dissolves.

3. Add the whisky and stir.

4. Slowly pour a thick layer of double cream, over the back of a teaspoon, on to the top of the coffee so that it floats on top.

Come here and try the real Irish Coffee in Dublin !

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The area is the location of many Irish cultural institutions, including the Irish Photography Centre (incorporating the Dublin Institute of Photography, the National Photographic Archives and the Gallery of Photography), the Ark Children’s Cultural Centre, the Irish Film Institute, the Temple Bar Music Centre, the Arthouse Multimedia Centre, Temple Bar Gallery and Studio, the Project Arts Centre, as well as the Irish Stock Exchange and the Central Bank of Ireland.
After dark, the area is a major centre for nightlife, with many tourist-focused nightclubs, restaurants and bars. Pubs in the area include The Porterhouse, the Oliver St. John Gogarty, the Turk’s Head, the Temple Bar, , the Quays Bar, the Foggy Dew and many more.

Our school is located in Temple Bar, come and see this awesome area of Dublin.

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With over 100 shops everybody can find his happiness. For example there are a lot of shop were present inside, like Dunnes Stores, Boots, or Gamestop.
This mall is very bright because it is covered with glass, it’s really awesome !

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