Task 1a

As I took a look at my CV today, I could see that there are many things it is lacking. Professional work at the moment is difficult for a graduate but when the majority of credits on a CV are from college, it seems we have to pick and choose what we want to put on our CV, carefully. I realised that when I am applying for a job or audition, I alter my CV to that specific application, for example; if I am submitting it for a free lance teaching job, I am likely to put most of my teaching work on there whereas with a Cruise ship audition, I would use all my dance experience to pad it out and minus the teaching experience. A CV is a professional representation of who you are and what you are selling yourself as. I realise, after taking a long look, that a CV is showing to the industry how you want to be portrayed, therefore it is important to get it right. It is not a process to be rushed if it is to be taken seriously. I like to see my curriculam vitae as a 'work in progress'.
The challege here was using the information from my CV to sound professional in my profile, however, a profile is a more personal approach of portraying 'you'. There is a fine line between enticing the reader, holding their interest and repelling them. Again, referring to before, even with a profile we are still publicising ourselves on the internet so we must pick and choose again what we want people to read about us.
This is a task I will be working on throughout my career, changing my CV to suit each purpose to get the best possible results.