Workshop- Creative CV

Sue Holdsworth from Careers:

-Cv being used less, but it's good for speculative applications/on file
-Aide- memoire- helps fill in forms through dates etc.
-Linkedin- CV can be linked

Types- Standard, skills based, artist, creative

Standard: part time/vocation
References- 1 from illustration, 1 from employer
Brief personal statement
Brief jobs/position/dates

Skills Based: Have the skills, but haven't necessarily worked there before
Include interests
Clear and easy to photocopy

Artist CV:
Exhibitions, live briefs, commissions, awards, publications (comments in papers etc.) etc.
Software skills- what do they need to know

Creative CV- Both words and visuals
Integrity is important

Creativeskillset.org

-Traditional if you have relevant experience
-Skills based for limited experience

KEY SKILLS:
effective communication, teamwork, self promotion/marketing, problem solving, analytical skills, flexibility, self management, decision making and judgement, numeracy, logical argument- to persuade, enquiry and research skills, It skills, relate to wider context, specialist subject knowledge

-When noting skills, always back up with evidence

This was an interesting in-depth session, and I found it really useful as a reflection on my current CV, and I feel that I now know how to change it to be far more suitable and successful.