My Erasmus+ cookbook Serbia - Vitamin booster What you need?Any fruit or nuts you want. (Stay healthy.) Water. (Stay hydrated.) And a bit of sugar. (Stay happy.) How to prepare? Listening to a Serbian grandpa stories while waiting for the liquid to cook in big ‘kazan’. Final results - drink only with people you love and trust. Small doses but a lot of happiness. Živeli! Latvia - Vampire repellent What you need? Piece of bread, garlic and a conversation with a smart Latvian girl. How to prepare? Preheat the oven at 200°C. Invite your other half to help you. Final resultsDelicious and crunchy snack that can finish with a kiss because you both ate garlic. North Macedonia - Macedonian caviar What you need? 80kg of peppers, salt, sugar, oil and a pinch of babushka’s secret ingredient. How to prepare? Relatives and neighbours around the fire chitchatting and gossiping while mixing it all up. Final results- A nice memory, a lot of gossips and a jar of Nutella filed with Macedonian caviar. Best enjoyed with vitamin booster. Hungary - Red gold What you need? Paprika, garlic, onion, tomato paste, salt, sugar and megszentséghetetlenségeskeitekért. How to prepare? Take your friends with you and go to the nearest supermarket. Final results - If you make a mistake and buy the spicy one don’t forget to also buy tissues for your tears. Turkey - Sweet cube, sugar dust What you need? Grapes, water and a loooooooot of sugar! How to prepare? Pick the grapes with your family, dry them on the sun, boil everything and make Rubic’s cubes. Final results - It’s catching on your teeth and on your heart. Sincerely yours, -Dusica and Аleksandra
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The project:
Participating organisations
This project aim is to guide young people in issue of career choosing. The objectives of the project are: • To give participants new knowledge and skills: how to write CV and motivation letter; • To develop self-presenting skills ; • To increase the working skills; • To develop entrepreneurship skills; • To learn the Freelancing method and how it works; • To develop job interview skills; • To motivate young people to develop themselves in career building; • To raise awareness about personal skills, competences, interests and strong features; • To help young people to find their favourite job; • To experience the Erasmus+ program as a tool for personal growth and cultural convergence; • To improve language skills and find new friends and partners; • To learn new cultures and traditions, in order to be able to deal with cultural differences in work environment; • To learn how to behave in a multicultural society; • To recognise newly gained competences and skills through Youthpass process, to learn about the Youthpass and it’s potential.
YOUTH ASSOCIATION INFO FRONT - PRILEP (NORTH MACEDONIA) NO LIMIT HUB (SERBIA) SISTEM VE JENERASYON DERNEGI (TURKEY) NYITOTT SZEMMEL - A DÉL-ALFÖLDI RÉGIÓ GYERMEKEIÉRT - EGYESÜLET (HUNGARY) BALTIJAS REGIONALAIS FONDS (LATVIA)
Tips on your best CV ever
Tips on motivation letters
After having the chance to write Europass CVs for specific characters and after a deep discussion in the group, we realised some tricks on how to write the best CV.
Here's one concept you can use... it turned out it works pretty well...
1. Do your research Before you start writing your CV, research your target roles. For your CV to be successful, it needs to contain the skills and experience that your desired employers are looking for. 2. Break text up Huge chunks of text are off-putting for readers and make it difficult for recruiters to pick out the information they need. Use some templates, like Europass for more aesthetic effect. 3. Use the words in a smart way The top of your CV is hugely important, as it the very first thing a recruiter or hiring manager will see upon opening it. 4. Use a professional email address Every part of your CV will be judged by employers, so it needs to reflect your professionalism at all times.
Firstly, start the motivation letter with your introduction and mention your education and degree. Then, continue with your personality treats- what kind of person you are. The next paragraph should contain info and motivation about the specific job position. Next is what can you offer for that job position- skills, experience, appropriate education. Feel free to write what you'd like to learn from that company, from the colleagues or more experienced coworkers. In this way, you show your interest and motivation. Then, write why you'll be the most suitable person for that position. Do an introspection and write your qualities. Finish the motivation letter with a gratitude for the time and attention for taking your letter in consideration.
Top 5 things to check out in Prilep: 1. The old clock tower; 2. Marko's towers; 3. The Turkish bazaar; 4. The park of the revolution; 5. Kafana. HIGHLIGHTS Human sculpture If you are good at something, don't do it for free... Know your worth... Do what you want.. Enjoy your job, find your passion and go for it! The city tour It was an amazing experience, thanks to the exciting tasks we explored the city and in a fun way we got to know one another better in the process. Actionbound is an amazing app for this.
Quotes "The house always wins" -Norbi "Travel, travel, travel" -Arpi "Pepsi? No, it's an illusion. It's... traditional drink!' -Andrej
Going in depth with the topic of the project: Each country presented their own realities and situations about career options. We shared some apps and digital tools we can use to improve ourselves, our work, school tasks, self-promotion. Intercultural evening: We shared some of our national dishes and drinks with each other and had a little party. Problem solving and problem analysis: The most important aspect was using creative problem solving methods and representing ourselves on the labour market. "Problem tree" is an amazing method that was presented to us and we all made an analysis based on that method regarding issues that we're facing in our everyday lives.
Wooowww... those are amazing apps!!! In one of the sessions, we brainstormed about the most useful apps we use in our everyday life and how they can help us in our future career. Some of them are:
Successful stories of start-ups in the participating countries Hungary - Prezi Turkey - NUSR- FT and Down cafè North Macedonia - FX3X and Mikrosam Latvia - Printful Serbia - Nutanix The most exciting part was the fact that two of the Serbian participants are actually part of "Take Care", a Serbian start-up company that designed and programmed smart pills dispensers, and they shared their experiences first-hand.
Canva - graphic design, self-promotion; Maps.me - offline navigation; Trello - online planning board / team management tool; Prezi - amazing presentations; Quizizz - interactive quizzes and tests; Actionbound - interactive exploration and tasks finishing; Pixlr - photo editing, self-promotion Coursera - online courses and education; Powtoon - video CVs and animation; Issuu - online publishing, self-promotion
So, your youth exchange ended, what now? Remember to take your self-filled notebooks of 70% doodles and 30% text. Did you already buy your magnets and key chains from Prilep? Did you find out who was your secret admirer and did you enjoy your gift? Remember the best gifts are the memories and knowledge. Did you already try the local drinks? If not, there is still time for one shot before your flight. Fill that backpack with burek to eat on your flight back and start going through that photo gallery of yours with more than 100 pictures of our journey here.