Advice

Be the best you can be

We want to recruit the best people to work for Slough Children First, but we understand that applying for roles and going through the interview process can be a daunting experience.

On this page we have tried to provide some helpful information on how to apply, from writing your CV and cover letter to preparing for the interview.

Job seeking

• Community Care: Free resources to help social work jobseekers

• Community Care: Tips for applying and interviewing for your first social work manager position

CV writing tips

• Community Care: CV template for social workers

• Community Care: 5 tips for writing your social work CV

• Monster: Checklist on what to include in a CV

• Guardian: Make your CV memorable

• Total Jobs: Get your CV in order

Cover letter writing tips

• Monster: Guide to writing a cover letter successfully

• Guardian: Covering letter tips – expert advice for graduates

• Jobs.ac.uk: Top ten tips for writing cover letters

Interview tips

• Community Care: Preparing for a social work interview: researching the organisation and panel

• Sanctuary Personnel: Successfully prepare for your interview

• Community Care: Job interview tips for social work students

• Monster: How to prepare for an interview

• Guardian: Where do you start when researching for an interview?

• Total Jobs: Common interview questions