Applying for a job or opportunity as an artist or designer requires a different strategy than applying for a job at Wawa. A resume is a standard document that summarizes a person's experiences, skills, and education. The term CV is short for Curriculum Vitae. A CV is like a resume on steroids. Most resumes fit on a single page; a CV is a multi-page document that includes everything relevant to your history in the field. Most of you are too young and inexperienced to need a CV at this point in your life.
The resume you submit for an art-related job should be different than the resume you submit for the Wawa job. The idea that a person has a single resume that can be used for everything is a myth. A resume is a living document that is always changing.
I found this video that is made specifically for college students. Thomas Frank gives concrete and specific advice; he even breaks it down into 5 main areas of concern (and he includes semi-witty pop-culture references). The end of it turns into an obnoxious commercial for a web-hosting company. but that's the nature of the internet.
Here's a page that is directly about writing a resume in the broad field of art-related employment. Cara Ober at B'more Art gives her take on artist's resumes.
Lastly, here are a bunch of unsorted examples. What works? What doesn't? What would you like to emulate for designing/writing your resume? What would you like to avoid? It's a delicate balance.
Here's a page that is directly about writing a resume in the broad field of art-related employment. Cara Ober at B'more Art gives her take on artist's resumes.
Lastly, here are a bunch of unsorted examples. What works? What doesn't? What would you like to emulate for designing/writing your resume? What would you like to avoid? It's a delicate balance.
ASSIGNMENT
Design and write your single-page art/design resume.
Upload it to Populi no later than 9:00 am on April 22.
Questions: csmith@dcad.edu
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