{"id":10822,"date":"2023-01-08T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/careers\/?p=10822"},"modified":"2023-06-29T11:49:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T10:49:22","slug":"new-years-resolution-improve-your-cv-by-julian-dismore-tv-series-producer-and-media-skills-trainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/careers\/new-years-resolution-improve-your-cv-by-julian-dismore-tv-series-producer-and-media-skills-trainer\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year\u2019s Resolution \u2013 Improve Your CV! By Julian Dismore: TV Series Producer and Media Skills Trainer"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Christmas now over it\u2019s time to think about, and action, your New Year\u2019s Resolutions. I suggest one of yours is improving your CV! You should work on it right now \u2013 and then focus on making it even better during the rest of 2021. This is a very worthwhile use of your time during this latest lockdown.<\/p>\n

When it comes to CVs for jobs in the media, it\u2019s easy to make critical mistakes which can result in yours ending up in the \u2018round filing cabinet\u2019 (ie the office bin) as soon as it\u2019s printed out and looked at\u2026<\/p>\n

So here are some do\u2019s and don\u2019ts when it comes to media CVs<\/p>\n

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  1. Give your CV a professional name. Call it \u2018Your Name, Runner, Date\u2019. I get many CVs called \u2018My CV\u2019 \u2013 which isn\u2019t helpful when you have lots of roles to fill in a team, not just runners.<\/li>\n
  2. A media CV is not like a CV for a vacation job in retail or catering. It isn\u2019t like most of the CV templates you get from the internet. Look at other media CVs online on \u2018Linked In\u2019 or \u2018Talent Manager\u2019 for guidance. Or e mail me at juliandismore@gmail.com<\/a> and I will send you a template.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Please note: there are some CV templates available on Engage<\/a> for those interested in the creative industries.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. \u2018What\u2019s well begun is half done\u2019 \u2013 so format your CV correctly at the top\u2026 your name, your job title underneath (probably Runner if you\u2019re entry level) your mobile phone number with a break in the middle to make it easier to read, and your e mail address (personal not academic e mail!)<\/li>\n
    2. The rest of your CV needs to be in order of importance to the job you\u2019re going for, which in this case is in the media. So think Relevance<\/strong>! Your educational qualifications need to be right at the bottom and subbed right down because they don\u2019t really matter apart from your degree.<\/li>\n
    3. After your contact info at the top have a paragraph about yourself (skills, work ex etc) This is not a \u2018Personal Statement\u2019 and shouldn\u2019t be labelled as such because it reeks of education. It needs to convince the reader you are going to be productive from day one.<\/li>\n
    4. After your intro para, the rest of your CV needs to contain paid work you have done (ideally in the media world but that can be hard when you are starting out) work ex you\u2019ve done (ditto) skills you have, relevant experience you have etc. All this should be dated in reverse chronological order.<\/li>\n
    5. At the bottom have your referees and their contact details, assuming you\u2019ve checked they are okay with that. It is very important you get media industry referees as soon as possible.<\/li>\n
    6. These days you need this phrase at the bottom of your CV \u2018I consent to you keeping my CV on file and distributing for employment purposes\u2019 <\/em>due to data protection regulations.<\/li>\n
    7. And just one more tip, because space is limited\u2026 check, double check and triple check your spelling! Media is about detail. If your CV is riddled with errors, then off to the round filing cabinet it goes!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Thank you to Julian from Direct Productions<\/a> for writing this blog. We hope all of our students find it useful.<\/strong><\/p>\n

      If you need careers support, your Careers Team is only an email \/ a message away! For all CV resources, please visit the Career Discovery Feed on Engage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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