when writing a artistic CV and how to gain work experience

We had a visit from Pauline smith who is from student help zone, she is member of staff that helps students find work experience and writing an artistic CV.  These two lecture provide a great insight on what I need to do when writing a CV and what do when I telephone or email my possible work experience placements. Again, I know what I want to do in the future but again it was great to see what is on offer beside concept art.




When writing a CV  Pauline Smith gave a list to use when writing a CV, this list was:


Putting contract detail at the top with my name. The contract details is just my name followed by e-mail and online portfolio. We only provide these links because the company will sometimes just want to look at your portfolio straight away. Also Pauline Smith said that you don't provided your phone number just in case you send it to the wrong place and get a prank call and that you know if you get a reply by one way instead of multiple ones. This good to know when I am writing my CV because if I didn't know this I would have written it as a normal business CV.




Also provided a profile photo so that the future employer knows what you look like. Below the photo provided a short summary to sell your self to the client. state you name, current education, your purpose of writing a CV to them.  This is also the same process used when make a call, skyping or talking expect you add at the end "if you have any spare time, please ...."    




Then I have to give my qualifications from GCSE to my current education. Pauline said the maximum amount of qualifications is fifthteen. This is given in the CV so the employers have an idea of my education.








In my CV I have to also say what skills I can provide, with this Pauline smith said that we need to provide skills that are relate to what job I want to do in Future. So for example I want to work in the concept industry so I need to look up job offers for Concept artist online.


I then need to go onto work experience that is relevant to what Job I want to do, so for this I would need to look up websites that are give deadlines to students that want to work in the concept industry. With this idea I should send a little portfolio of what I can do in photoshop. At the moment I need to gain experience in this industry, So it might be ideal for work experience to shadow someone to see what it is like.




Also provide on the CV interest show that you can show that you interest in other things than art and a very passionate about it. But don't get cared away with this, Pauline Smith said make it max fifty words.



Then say at the bottom of your CV if they want a reference that can request one. I thought that this was a good thing to add in CV because if they ask for a reference that mean in way that they are interested in you. This was all the information provided for when writing a artistic CV but their is a matter of layerout of the CV and provide other ways of contract you but not through a CV.




The other ways that Pauline Smith suggested to contract a person was to either do a YouTube CV which you basically reading a script that based on your CV and looking started at the camera. This is one that I am  not sure about because I just heard about these kind of CV through Pauline Smith, she said that you can do it but it's not really heard of and I think it would be better if they talked to you face to face, by Skype or telephone because then it live and provide more personality through a live conversation.


The types of CV layouts are artistic which is used my freelance illustrators. To create this you need about 1 or 2 pages of your CV. But with this CV you can make a 3D effect to make stand out from everyone else. Also you can apply colours which can make it stand out and you can uses colours that express you the most. with this type of CV I must focus more on telling my creative skills and experiences which apply to you as an artist. The information on the can be expressed in a graphically presentation. Final provide visual imagery of your work and a link to your portfolio.


Here is a example of an Artistic CV from http://www.hybridlava.com/wp-content/uploads/Creative-Resume-Idea-4.jpg    


Then there is a Conventional CV which is basic a general CV 


For example


I was also told what to do when email the company what I should write beside giving them my CV. I was also told that I should also look up the company and know what they do and what project they have done.  With the email I should be formal and start by say "Dear (name)", then make a quick statement why I am writing to them and why am I giving them my CV. The next steps is a statement in why they should consider to hire me for work experience. At the end say at the end "how can we take this forward?" Pauline Smith said that this quotes had worked when people have said through a telephone or email because it shows that you are interested and it leaves a strong impression on the clients. Then finally say thanks and goodbye.


Have this information is great because then I have a idea of what to write when it comes to sending my CV or when create a script for a telephone call.


The next subject is a telephone call, because when it comes to work placement I think this best way of getting a job because it shows that you have gone to effort of calling them, instead of calling them or going in to had a CV in to the studio itself. But before all this I need to research of who I'm possible calling, what does the individual do for the organisation do. After this then prepare a script in which you have little notes to prepare you for the call.  when making the phone call stay focus, be formal and state you business in 30 seconds. What I have to say in 30 seconds is my name, education, Purpose for calling and final ask if they have any spare time.  If they do ask questions of the business not simple ones but ones that will open an in depth conversation.


This again is brilliant information to know when making a phone to my work placements.


Overall these two lecture we ideal because I gave me the basic idea of what is expected of me when preparing for my work experience. I will use this as a reference when creating my CV and when making my phone call or email to the company. Also I liked that she showed me  examples of types of CV.