The Methodology of CVs

Another week, another blog. Bob was ill this week so we didn’t have a lecture…however, still got plenty to crack on with in terms of my LPD portfolio. I decided to have a look at my... 

...I only just updated it the beginning of this summer so I thought it wouldn’t need much amending. Wrong. For some reason it has taken my this long to realise that it is way too wordy, if I was an employer looking for staff…with a stack of CVs beside me, I would most definitely would not want a 2-sheet documents full of lengthy paragraphs. It definitely needed work. Saying that, it did manage to get me a job this summer so it can’t have been all that bad…yet it has become a task to be dealt with…

The uni tends to put on various CV workshops that offer advice on developing our CV’s. I have come to the conclusion that I need to attend one of these. Also, the thought popped up in my mind that if I want to work in the creative industry…will I need a creative CV?? If so, I reckon I’d really enjoy doing that, would be a handy little project to have to keep myself occupied (I say as if I don’t have enough work on already!!). That’s something I need to look into as well.

The proposal was handed in successfully, now just waiting on the feedback. Was a gruelling task to get the word count down but I think I made it down to 826 (just one over the maximum…eek.) This week has been mainly filled with tackling reading up for the methodology section of my project, this has consisted of a lot of note taking and reading of books all saying pretty much the same thing just in different orders but needs must and all that. I feel I’m in a pretty good place when it comes to my project so I’m starting to shift more of my focus to other modules, catching up on readings and commencing research for group projects.

I have two groups projects on at the moment, both in for the end of December and both consisting of a presentation and an essay. One also includes the creation of a website. So this term is definitely full on. Time management and library books have become my best friends in the past month or so…Not. Cool. Hopefully it’ll all pay off in the end though. This week coming up is reading week…whoop :), even though it’ll probably consumed with my head in books. Got a couple of career talks I’m going to go to this week also so I’ll be filling you in on how those go in the next post at the end of the week.

…Watch this space…That. Is. All.