Tuesday, 13 March 2018

CV Building notes


  • Cv needs to be targeted towards the employer. Target
  • no such thing as a perfect CV.
  •  research into empolyers.
  • creative CV 
  • embed your skills in the written part of the work experience. 
  • 2 referees uni and employer 
  • skills based cv-
  • - personal details - instagram- website - blog at the top
  • referees 
  • outline interests and achievements 
  • expansion of skills 
  • optional personal statement
  • brief outline of education 
  • brief outline of work. 
  • Expand everything you have achieved 
  • Artist CV- 
  • contact details - website -blog -Instagram
  • education
  • solo and group exhibitions 
  • Awards
  • residencies
  • commission 
  • publications - any show you exhibited in had been written up in papers etc
  • CREATIVE CV:
  • https://creativeskillset.org
  • https://www.deviantart.com
  • Text approach - skills based- taking examples from stuff but mainly limited experience  or traditional - more experience based 
  • Things employers want to see :
  • Effective communication 
  • teamwork
  • marketing ability/ self-promotion 
  • analytical skills - problem-solving 
  • flexibility - self-organization. 
  • self-management 
  • decision making and judgmental ability 
  • numeracy
  • logical argument  - to persuade 
  • enquire and research skills
  • IT skills 
  • relate to the wider context 
  •  Specialist subject knowlege 

  • don't list your skills, expand 
  • keywords, managed, organized  



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