Resume
Here are some helpful tips on writing a résumé:
- The purpose of a résumé is to secure
an audition, job or internship interview
- Tailor your résumé to the specific job
you are seeking
- Design your résumé so that it passes the 10 second rule: Your
most important credentials can easily be found in 10 seconds, the average
amount of time an employer spends scanning résumés.
- Keep your résumé to one page unless you
are applying for a college level teaching position
- Format the résumé so it has clear headings
and flows in a logical order
- List résumé categories in order of interest
to the reader (example: If you are seeking a teaching job, list teaching
experience before performing experience)
- List experience in reverse chronological order (most recent first)
- Include volunteer work if it is relevant to the position you are seeking
- Select a typeface that is easy to read
- Use action verbs to describe your accomplishments and work experience.
(Examples: advanced, built, completed, delivered, guided, persuaded, recruited,
served as, spoke, was responsible for, wrote)
- Have a friend proofread your résumé -
it must be error-free
- Be prepared to submit a list of references. Do not include the names of
your references or the phrase 'References available upon request' in your
résumé.
For Samples:
See Résumés for Performing Arts Careers, VGM Career Horizons,
for dozens of sample résumés and cover letters. There is a copy
in the College of Music Library and the Career Services Library.
Click
here to download a sample résumé. (The sample résumé is
available in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format. If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat
Reader installed, click
here to download it free.)
For a résumé and cover letter review
by a professional counselor, schedule an appointment with Judith Moore at Career
Services in Willard Hall, 303-492-4131. This service is offered FREE
to current CU-Boulder students and students who have graduated in the last
six months.