fresnela Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 just interested to know, how do other people write their CVs? Do you send a list of shows/productions you've worked on as well as a basic CV ( address, training, skills, etc. ) ? Or something else? Cheers Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryson Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Please just cherry-pick a list of important shows, rather than listing them all. And don't go over 2 pages. 1 Page is better, but 2 is acceptable. No-one ever reads past 2 pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I agree with Bryson's comment about 2 pages, however I listed the companies I worked with, my responsibilities and key things I felt I had achieved. A good covering letter is worth its weight in gold, but that just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolley1466 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 A good covering letter is worth its weight in gold, but that just my opinion. Agree with this. I remember Just Some Bloke saying he wouldn't look at any CVs unless they included a cover letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresnela Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 A good covering letter is worth its weight in gold, but that just my opinion. Agree with this. I remember Just Some Bloke saying he wouldn't look at any CVs unless they included a cover letter. Thanks!!Just been wondering, since I'm graduating soon and I'm going to be sending out some CVs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_kyuss Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 I would put in a small list of equipment that you can use. like a small list of PAs you know how to fly and what digital desks you can use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonaldridge166 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 this is kinda related so here goes, At college our Performing Arts Business Tutor wants us to put our photos on our c.v`s. Im just wondering is the standard for the Production Industry? Any info would be Awsome Many ThanksJon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 I would put in a small list of equipment that you can use. like a small list of PAs you know how to fly and what digital desks you can use. Is that useful, or is it more likely to limit you? Sometimes being too specific can be a bad thing ;) For example - if the CV indicated that you had extensive experience of (say) Digidesign desks, but the venue is a Yamaha house, would the person reading the CVs say "Hmmm - he's got digital experience...transferrable skills..." or would it be straight to the 'no' pile? To draw an analogy, if you were applying for a job as a van driver, would you say "extensive experience of Transit and Sprinters"? I'd guess that this makes absolutely no difference if you were applying for a job as a driver, but would hold weight if you were applying for a job as a van mechanic... As an aside, if you say on a CV that you've got experience of brands X,Y and Z, then you've just handed the interviewer a good question - anytime I see that on a CV, I'll ask much more detailed questions - how did the models compare, how did they differ, which was better and in what circumstances etc etc. It's amazing the responses you'll get - it's a good way of finding out if "extensive experience" really means "I once saw one at a trade show", or "I was supposed to go on a course...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 this is kinda related so here goes, At college our Performing Arts Business Tutor wants us to put our photos on our c.v`s. Im just wondering is the standard for the Production Industry?Headshots are pretty standard issue for performers - but I've never seen a CV for anyone seeking production work which has a photo. Nor can I think of any possible advantage to putting one on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieR Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 At college our Performing Arts Business Tutor wants us to put our photos on our c.v`s. Im just wondering is the standard for the Production Industry? I would say this would actually be dis-advantageous as, despite the readers best efforts to be objective, if he/she doesn't like something about your face then the rest of the CV may not be read - even if technically they would be the best candidate. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 At college our Performing Arts Business Tutor wants us to put our photos on our c.v`s. Im just wondering is the standard for the Production Industry? Just to clarify, is that your mugshot or pictures of gigs, load ins/outs you've worked on excreta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonaldridge166 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 sorry, but yes I do mean mugshots,thanks for the replies guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 If he or she doesn't like something about your face, then finding out in advance saves you wasting money attending an interview for a job you won't get, but will never know why. Production CVs don't need one, but I must admit that seeing what people look like would, perhaps wrongly, colour my judgement. Depending on the photo, this could be or possibly not be, and advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidso Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 well the photo thing could be good and bad. If someone remembers you from a gig and goes "awh I know him and he is great give him an interview" great but it could also be "oh no not him" and you wouldn't even get a chance to explain yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 A candidate for a technical position might look like Keira Knightly or Cathy Burke, Hugh Grant or Arthur Mullard - but it has absolutely no bearing on how well they'd be able to fulfil the demands of a technical/production role. If production staff CVs included mugshots, people would start to make judgements about people based on those photos. They probably wouldn't think that they were doing so, because I'm sure in most cases it would be subconscious - but it would happen. And it shouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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