I recently finished the first draft of my new CV, which tries to follow the resources provided by the module, such as the Career Tool Kit.
Firstly, I will present my previous CV, written the last year.
For both CVs, I used Canva because it helped me accomplish page organisation and aesthetics better. It also makes the reading more pleasing, in my opinion. This CV isn’t bad, but it has some things that were pointed out by the tutor as wrong:
- Photographs are usually not seen in a standard format, only in the US.
- Jobs should be presented as the latest first and the oldest last.
- The skills could be summarised better
- The statement could sound a little bit vague.
- My job experience is not organised in the standard Film Industry resume.
- No UK phone number
The Draft CV
Notes:
- There’s no longer a picture of myself. It Neutralises much more the CV.
- Changed my name to my artist name.
- Now I have a UK number, and the address is updated.
- My Artist Statement was drafted several times, this one being the best I’ve done so far. It is more direct to the the roles I’m looking for. It expresses interest in the area.
- The SKILLS still need to be updated, but I feel this template didn’t allow me to develop much more.
- My Tech skills are briefer but also updated.
- My education is in chronological order, but it emphasises now what relevant work I did in each course – this way, I can fit in more experience.
- My experience is briefer but now is under the standards of the Film Industry.
What’s next?
- Use the CV360 tool to check whether the CV is good or not
- Attend a Tutorial with the Careers team to check on my CV.
- Develop a website