Feeling unsure about your CV? Don’t know how to improve it or what information to add to it? You’re in luck! BSLBT have come up with 9 tips for you on how to improve your CV!
Are you ready? Here they are!
- Make sure your CV is no more than 2 pages.
- Summarise what you did within your role under each 'experience/employment’ with the dates and the programme (if applicable).
- Do not repeat information. For example, if you are a production coordinator, writing call sheets for all jobs, explain this responsibility just once.
- Break up your experiences into categories if needed i.e., 'Drama Experience' and 'Factual Experience'.
- If you’re applying for a writer job, make that the focus of the CV. Writing experience would be listed first. Same for directing jobs, or being an EP, etc. Adjust the CV depending on the role you want.
- Where possible, include a brief and to the point cover letter (no more than 1 page), expressing why you are the right person for the job and explaining any transferrable skills.
- Make sure the formatting is uniform throughout!
- A good example of a media CV can be found here: https://cvbuilder.standout-cv.com/cv-template-picker/
- If you want to mention being deaf, hard-of-hearing or/and disabled, make sure to do in a way that sells it in a positive way. For example, “Because I am deaf, I can...” etc. rather than “Despite being deaf, I’ve overcome...” etc.
So that’s 9 tips for you which we hope are useful. Any questions, please send an email to talent@bslbt.co.uk.
Good luck!