APPLIED ARTS: The Resumé

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"I asked a friend of mine who is in the publishing industry what matters most to her when she sees someone else's résumé and she said, "I want to know what I'm looking at. If everything is jumbled and I can't tell what-is-what then I'm not going to bother trying to figure it out." Have your name and contact information in a clear place. What is more important to you: Titles of positions you've held or dates? Does your work experience come first or education? Do you need separate 'work experience' and 'art-related experience' lists? We're art students so we should understand the visual cues. How do we want our audience to see us? If you are working on your résumé and feel as if it is all running together, just add contrast. Maybe you bold or underline certain items to make them jump more. Use a color or bring your point size up to draw attention. Bullet points instead of paragraphs? Pick a system that works for you."

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