It is not fun. I realized it’s important I have a resume, or at least a grand master resume so that I can easily copy and paste to make a specific-job resume.
My resume includes education, theatre-related work, published writing, published photographs, and actual jobs so far. And it kind of looks ridiculous. My high school awards take up four lines and I only did awards from the last two years — AND I think I’m forgetting some. My extracurriculars take up another four lines — and this is all size 10 font. What a joke. Did I just not sleep in high school? I asked Mom and she said, “Well you were always on the go.” No wonder I was so burned out by the time I hit college!
Anyway, I’m using my boyfriend’s resume as a guide, but I’m having to just wing it on the theatre, writing, and photography sections and make up my own formatting. And it’s just making me realize how LAME I am about not submitting my work. This section definitely needs to get bigger; I’m going to submit like crazy for the next few months. Cross your fingers/pray for me, please!
But that’s what this month is for. Since I can’t get a job for July, I’ll be writing like crazy, and pouring over my publication bible to start sending some things off. SCARY.
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xxhawkeyexx // July 8, 2009 at 3:19 am |
Good luck!
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Erin // July 8, 2009 at 10:35 pm |
An overall resume is a good idea, just to keep all the info put together. I also have a document filled with all the specifics on past jobs like phone #s, addresses, manager names, pay scale etc that you always have to fill out on forms. Just makes it easier.
Good luck with all your submitting of work! My fingers are crossed.