Student Resume
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- connorrhea
I'm starting the search for an internship here in dallas and i'm wondering what exactly my resume should contain. I'm still in school so is work from classes acceptable (ie photography, photoshop pieces, typography by hand etc)? I've also worked for a firm in housont off and on for 3 years but the work i did was nothing i'd consider portfolio quality (recreating forms, bc, lh etc). any advice you guys can give would rock me sweetly.
- MLPROJECT0
it's really subjectable to what you're applying for. mine has:
- education
- relevant experience
- significant freelance clients
- exhibitions/publications
... all accompanying my book.
- Donvitoviti0
resumes shmezume.
its your portfolio that really matters first.
- Soler0
Just do whatever you can w/ resume and portfolio to make yourself look valuable and a tight designer.
school or not. you got what you got. make it the shiznit.
- save0
Id advise you take great detail in your typography, because most of the cv's we recieve from students are absolutely appalling. Can't believe how some colleges are not teaching their students about the importance of typography and presentation. Also, keep it short. No one ever reads a cv thats more than two pages. One student put she likes to feel the wind against her skin...wtf!? short and consise, and straight to the point.
- canuck0
I kind of disagree with save about making your resume into a design piece (I have not been a part of the hiring process, so this is just what I have heard).
In my opinion a resume is a utilitarian thing. Use a grid, make it scanable, most people will look at your resume for like less than 30 seconds. So you have to make sure certain things pop out.
If you don't have much work experience, then put down some major school projects that you might have worked on. But they have to be pretty substantial projects. Pro-Bono stuff is good too.
Do what you can remember that skills from basic jobs are transfarable. So the fact that you worked as a cashier at some point is useful.
Throw together a decent cover letter too. Keep it less than a couple hundred words though. Spell check everything, keep consistancy through-out.
But the biggest thing is to get a decent portfolio going. That is key.
- chimchim0
I'm with canuck...
but I don't see the point in a cover sheet. Just one page - light on the eyes. Clean simple grid and typographic treatment.
My simple resumé is
Contact
Education
Experience
Skills
ReferencesJust be cool...and let the work carry you through!
Best of luck mate
- octopus0
send me an exmaple of what you have to
- ********0
resumes also matter alot
if you are going to a print oriented shopt than your typography is very important
most boutique print shops love concept of a resume with nice type and also building a story with your portfolio items
i wouldnt recommend handing in your stuff via email. drop it off.
as for portflio, start with your best work and end with your second best over all 6 samples should be sufficient.
- warheros20
just put everything on there that youd want to do in the workplace.
all the things youre GOOD at, not that you can necessarily do. you should know your strengths and weaknesses. also, check out a technical writing book, that should have sufficient resume examples in there.
- dan_dan_dan0
I agree with canuck in that a resume should not be a design piece--although I don't believe thats what save was getting at.
typography and layout are paramount when your developing a resume but that does not mean that the bloody information can be poor and/or irrelevant.
I have compiled a PDF of resumes I deem to be quality. E-mail me if you would like the file.
- mattyd0
One student put she likes to feel the wind against her skin...wtf!? short and consise, and straight to the point.
save(Dec 10 04, 15:38)
wow. that is absurd.