CV WORKSHOP WITH LOUISE

amyelisabethbailey
May 21, 2024
2 min read

Updated: May 31, 2024

How to create a CV with impact?

Aims and ambitions- to be a fashion designer, work in marketing/ branding

Timeline- internship/ full time job within a year after uni

Salary- 25,000

Location- London, Southwest

Values- work for a brand which matches my values

Ethics- sustainability

Passions- designing, colour, prints

Skills set- working as a team, social skills

Technical skills- pattern cutting, sewing, adobe

Qualities- time skills, organisation

Hard and soft skills

Hard skills are job specific skills

Soft skill are general skills eg. social skills

Personal statement

200-300 words, Factual and to the point, Break it down, Detail specific skills that link to typical employment in your sector.

What do you call yourself?

I am a….

Designer, Content producer...

What do you do? How do you do it?

A Fashion Design graduate subverting traditional concepts of garden and workwear to create functional and innovative fashion. Additional experience of social media and marketing for national brands including Tamay & Me and Stripe & Stare. Hardworking, reliable, a strong team worker who is able to multitask and work independent to achieve successful outcomes

Separate you as a individual from you as a professional

Be professional not personal, keep to facts

A planning CV

Keep white space

Additional experience, hospitality, volunteering….

Talk about briefs and how they were achieved, add relevant photos to portfolio

-Use canva https://www.canva.com/design/play?type=TACQ-j4WGew&category=tACZCki4tbY&locale=en-GB&ui=eyJHIjp7IkUiOnRydWV9fQ

Create digital portfolio- website- artsthread

Colour code and style cv, cover letter, website, cards, self branding

Prospects website for cv examples https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/fashion-designer

Positioning statement 300-500 words - to be more personal and talk about aspirations

-100 word and 500 word for submission