Some Notes

Heading into the final assignment and the other personal branding collateral you should be working on as you head into the last few weeks of Spring Semester 2015.

At the end of this semester will have completed 3 focused assignments: The PromaxBDA Student Challenge, Personal Voice, and 7 Deadly Sins. 

You also should have your own personal branding:  Stationery, Envelopes, Business Cards and Specialty Leave Behind Promotional Item.

You will have entered the 2015 Juried Student Exhibiton and will also be getting work ready for your official BFA Graduation Exhibition at the end of the semester.

You should have (at least) all the work you've completed during the semester on your website/blogs/tumblrs for safe keeping/archiving.   

You will need to turn in your final resume at the Senior Exit Review (5 Copies: 1 for each Instructor) and you will also need to turn in a written (second draft/final draft) of your Artist Statement (as part of the CTW class.) I also have all your creative briefs that I will also turn in to the Department as part of the CTW experience (which is writing intensive.)
 You will also need to give me at the end of the semester a DVD of the completed work you did in this portfolio class.

Finally, you need to show up on time and ready for your scheduled Senior Exit Review.
Please do not be late and do not miss it or you will not graduate at the end of this semester.
It's crucial to be on time and to have rehearsed what you plan to say during your 45 minutes. Do not try and "wing it"...practice what you are going to say. Strategize about how you plan to present your work in visual form and language.

There are no "do overs" during this exit review.


RESUME NOTES:

One thing that I know is important is that if you list a client or job or an award or anything on your resume, you should have a structure for that information that also lists what you did
and where you did it...the entire name of the organization and also what city/state it is in.
It may seem redundant but it isn't. Not everyone knows the places you mention when it comes to resumes. Be consistent in how you list everything.

I might not put the date as: Spring 2015. I might just put 2015 instead. It's up to you.
 When you list your education, don't put "expected graduation date Spring 2015" just put
BFA, Graphic Design. 2015   (or something similar that fits with your design information.)

List a sentence or two about what you did in a job/freelance/internship.

I wouldn't list a whole list of software you know because you are graduating and of course you know this software. It's expected. List those programs that might be more competitive...
like AfterEffects, C4D, etc.  I would group software as Adobe Creative Suite#.
Again, it's your call on this.

The information under each category should be from latest to past affiliation/work.

Awards and Honors are important. List them. It shows you are involved and passionate about what you are doing in and outside the classroom.  Doesn't matter if you won something but that you were even nominated or entered or worked in a team on something.
Inclusiveness is good on a resume.

Don't get to chatty. Remember you are building "talking points" not a story in the New York Times.  Be creative. It should look creative and not like the church secretary did your resume. 

Use your Branding. Type, scale, composition and color is important.
Don't type your resume in Italic. Don't get carried away with color type areas.
You're not decorating. You're designing information. Be consistent.