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TYPES OF RESUMES

Master Resume

It is important to always have one master

resume for your personal files that is a record

of all of your current and past experiences and

accomplishments.

This master resume should never be used

for any official position, but kept more as a

qualifications listed. Leave out experiences

that are unrelated.

Professional Resume

For employment and internship opportunities.

length:

12 pages, recommended 1 page

if still in school.

format:

Start at the top with your name and contact

information in a larger type face. Choose

• A summary of your abilities and

accomplishments relevant to your

intended audience or career goals.

• An outline of your education,

experience, skills, personal attributes

and other background information.

• Your marketing piece, curated to

speak to your audience.

• A demonstration of your qualifications

for the type of position and employment

and duties, Skills, Exhibitions (optional),

Awards, Honors, etc. Each section below your

name should be listed in reverse chronological

order, with the most recent experience first.

The professional resume is designed to

highlight skills and work experience, so it is

more descriptive than an artist resume for

galleries (See artist resume below).

Artist Resume

For galleries and competitions.

Includes:

Name and Contact Information, Education,

Exhibitions (Solo, Group), Performances,

Bibliography (Articles or Reviews about you),

Publications/Reviews by Artist, Collections,

Awards, Commissions, Residencies,

Fellowships, Grants, Competitions, Lectures,

Exhibitions Curated, Affiliations,

Memberships, Independent/Volunteer

BUILDING YOUR RESUME

accomplishments). Similar to Teaching CV,

but shorter (see Teaching CV below).

short versions may be 2–3 pages, long

versions for advanced professionals may be 4

or more pages.

Format:

Follows the format of the Professional

Resume, but not as descriptive.

Includes:

Name and Contact Information, Education,

Teaching Experience, Related Experience,

Skills, Exhibitions (Solo, Group), Performances,

Bibliography (Articles or Reviews about you),

Publications/Reviews by Artist, Collections,

Awards, Commissions, Residencies,

Fellowships, Grants, Competitions, Lectures,

Exhibitions Curated, Affiliations, Memberships,

Independent/Volunteer Projects.

• Your first impression to an employer.

Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Career Development / 1300 W Mount Royal Ave / Baltimore, MD 21217 / 410 225 2420 / 410 225 2528 / careerde[email protected]

Create a hierarchy and structure with your layout.

Potential employers will likely spend an average of 10 seconds on

your resume, so make sure any relevant skills or experience are easy

to spot! Use bold or larger typefaces to distinguish headings and put

those sections of the resume that are most critical for the employer

to read at the top.

Choose a style and format for listing employers, titles, dates and

locations and stay consistent throughout the document.

This helps the employer locate information quickly and simply. Use font

size, capitals, bold, italics and bullets to categorize, but don’t overdo it!

was held during one year for less than six months.

Aim to have the most relevant information in

the top half of the page.

Once your resume is perfected, save a copy as an Adobe

PDF file to capture all fonts and retain formatting.

When submitting a resume electronically or posting it on your website,

always use the PDF version unless instructed otherwise always follow

the employer’s application instructions.

Content

Consider your audience when formatting your content and layout.

in order of importance.

Use past tense for jobs which you are no longer working (Created).

Use present tense for current positions (Create).

Be concise when describing your experiences.

Use bullets or short paragraphs that are descriptive

and relevant to the position.

Grammar and spelling

Proofread and edit your materials several

times to eliminate all errors.

Use spell check or apps like Grammarly, especially when

Writing your resume as a narrative.

Do not use first person pronouns (“I” or

“me”) when listing your responsibilities (See

examples in resume sample in this packet).

Using a generic resume for all

of your applications.

Instead tailor your resume to your audience

and be sure your skills line up with the position

to which you are applying.

Listing your references.

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