Today was a very good day. Ben is a very funny guy which made the workshop very enjoyable and interesting, especially with his cat Eric. I created a CV a lot time ago, about 4 years and it was to get a part time job for the weekends and that CV worked, but for my industry and my future.. we need to change some stuff and make some teaks.
CV;
Inspirations;
Before;
This is a very black and white CV. It has a lot of information, but with time I have noticed and learned that different things fit for different areas and even though they need to know about me, it's also nice to keep the employees on their toes so they have to see the portfolio.
After;
I added personality to my CV. Even though it is a "serious" document, I wanted it to represent me as a person and the language I use. I am quite happy with this outcome, however I know from my 1-1 I will have to make adjustments.
I also send an email to Ben and politely asked him if it is possible for some feedback.
Ben's feedback;
Action from feedback;
Cover Letter dos and don'ts;
CV Feedback;
I e-mail Ben to ask him for some feedback and this is what he gave me;
Hi Valentina
Thanks for attending the session yesterday. All well here and hope the same for you as well.
What a change between the two CV's and I think it is a good change. Both CV's are good but I can instantly see that the new CV is now about your creative professionalism and the old CV is good for roles which would support you whilst at university.
There are a lot of positives in your new CV. You write about yourself well, the layout is very effective, the font is nice and clear and you have a good range of experiences as well as good humour in your interest section.
There are a few suggestions I would have but please do consider whether they work for you before changing the CV.
You might want to consider removing your profile photo, just because you might be able to include a bit more information in your introduction. "Hello, I am a Bulgarian Creative based in London and a constant dreamer. Fashion experiences have brought the best of me and I am looking for further opportunities to continue this fantastic journey." for example.
I would move your education to the bottom of the page and have your achievements further up the page just so that can be seen quicker by employers. Perhaps also have your A-Levels all on one line, it might give you more space to then add further information on your achievements about what the work for the O2 and Apple was. A short description of what it is will then help employers identify it easily in your portfolio.
You do not appear to have a skills section at the moment, perhaps consider getting the logo's for all your skills and creating a banner that goes across the page just below your profile and contact details. Things like Adobe Creative, other programs, any languages etc.
One final suggestions is for your experiences to have bullet points to explain the work. so for example:
Wild Fizz - May 2019
Using Illustrator and After Effects I built a campaign encouraging consumers to drink Wild Fizz.
I conducted the initial research process, designed the concept and produced the final outcome.
The work was successful in achieving the brief whilst exceeding consumer expectations.
You have the space available on the CV to be able to add in a few elements above. I appreciate this CV was only made yesterday and it has evolved so quickly in such a short time which is a great achievement. Now as the next few days go by you have a chance to review it yourself, see if any of them comments I've made have been helpful and adapt the CV accordingly. If you decide to make any changes and would like me to review the CV again I would be more than happy to do that. Go well. Ben
The feedback I received were amazing, considering I did the CV straight after the workshop. I am very grateful that he took this time to have a look and help me make it better.
CV after feedback;
I also decided to change the colour. Some of the feedback I got from Rob is that the black and pink on my portfolio is very much like AnnSummers and what it reminds him of. So setting the attitude with the right colours.
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