CV Revised

After the lecture and workshop today I realised my C.V needed some drastic changes and was not appropriate or suitable for my type of work or placements i would be applying for. After proof reading my old C.V the sections that needed changing was the first mission statement as well as including a skills part. I would blend them two together and have them in a split paragraph format as the employer should see my skills and what I have to offer straight away. The main task was to change my work experience to previous projects and to show the range of video i can achieve and different types of work i have learnt over the years.

I used some guides in on CV's from the guardian and other sources to help me plan out and think about the right areas to cover, as well as how to layout my CV in the 'correct' way.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/sep/12/cv-clinic-film-production

http://career-advice.monster.co.uk/searching-for-jobs/job-advice-by-industry/what-makes-a-good-film-cv/article.aspx

Since going over my resume or CV, I've realised keeping up to date and changing my CV for the type of job I apply for will be crucial in the near future. After going over my first draft with all the correct work experience, I then decided to minimise it even more, as i feel a normal CV should have two pages and should not be a long winded read. I feel I've covered the main points and highlighted as many strong points as possible but a CV can always be improved. I plan to gather more help from tutors or outside help and get my CV proofread or re done after I've had some feedback. The next step to consider is my about me paragraph I feel now after re reading it doesn't sound as perfect as it could be, I'm struggling to find what i really want to say in a brief paragraph, summing up my portfolio and condensing it down is what I'm finding difficult. I think the short bio of yourself is key to showing what type of person you are and could reflect on decisions from employers. I feel Condensing my writing into short but to the point sentences is my next task.

Here is my revised CV