Title: CV and cover letter
Course: EN_Career planning > Section: 3. Job applications_2UC +x

By the end of this unit, you will have reflected on your person, experiences and education, so far, and written a traditional CV and cover letter guided by the Europass templates.

Europass

Europass is a set of tools around documentation of learning and work experiences and qualifications.
Europass supports you on your next steps in your career by:

- Helping you reflect on your skills and experiences, including the opportunity to test your digital skills
- Presenting you with tailored and trusted learning and job opportunities across Europe
- Simplifying the writing of CVs and motivational letters through editable templates
- Providing you with accurate information on working and learning in Europe
- Giving links to appropriate networks that can support you
- Being available in 30 languages

Get familiar with the Europass tools: https://europa.eu/europass/en/about-europass

Using the Europass CV-template to train writing a CV
The Europass template provides explanations for each category of information or data you want to include in your CV. You will be guided through the template and have a good opportunity to practice writing a Cv.
https://europa.eu/europass/en/create-europass-cv
Watch the short Tutorial (02:06) and find out why "Europass" is so easy and widely used!
Create your Europass Profile and write your own CV!

Create your cover letter with Europass

The tool also guides you step by step through a template to create a cover letter.
A cover letter should highlight your motivation to apply for a specific job or opportunity, and demonstrate why you consider yourself to be the best candidate. Your cover letter should refer to particular examples in your CV and describe why these are relevant for the job vacancy you are applying for.
https://europa.eu/europass/en/create-europass-cover-letter
Write a cover letter for a four-week internship in a company in one of your desired fields.