''Don't step on people's fingers on the way up, you may need their help on the way down.'' John.

''If you accept a broken pie once, you will get broken pies for the rest of your life.'' John.

More cv's

• Who are you?
• What skills do you have?
• What kind of designer are you?
• What kind of person are you?
• What is special about me? (my individual taste)
• Will I fit in with the company?

Forms CV's could take:

• Pinboard
• Pack of cards
• Write on a wall - a photograph, with me beside it
• Folded piece of paper
• Photo album
• Diary
• Tshirt - ''Offer me a job''

KEEP IT SIMPLE

Think of the audience/company. Will my CV format fit with the company?

I've been looking through the videos John gave us the titles to, and they've been somewhat useful.

• Portfolio first then they'll move onto the resume to see what the person is like
• Talk to designers
• They may give you a test piece of work so see how organised you are, to see whether you can reach deadlines, to see whether you have good communication skills, to see what you're like to work with

• Portfolios can be in the forms of folders, media kits, dvds, emails, websites, packages etc
• They explain that spending a lot of money on making the portfolio look snazzy won't help. Save your money. They want to see what you can do, not what you can spend
• They can tell if the person has work experience or not
• Use 6-10 pieces of work in the portfolio, no more. Sequence the work appropriately. Put your best work at the front so they'll want to keep looking through the portfolio.

• The company will look at the portfolio of work first before anything else. They're looking for a good person to work with, someone who is easy to work with.

• Be honest. Not everyone knows everything, so just show off your strengths, not necessarily the thing's you're just OK with
• Illustrator and InDesign over-weigh Photoshop

Group Tutorial Prep

What is a CV?

• Is an introduction about you. It should be short and sweet
• A way of selling yourself
• A way of creating contacts in the industry

What should a CV contain?

• A 'to the point' personal statement, selling yourself and your skills
• Shows what you're interested in, not only just as a designer
• Shows what experience you have
• Depending on how you go about creating the CV or how you distribute it, it shows your creativity first hand

What is a portfolio?

• A collection of work produced by you
• A portfolio can be onscreen as well as to hand

What should a portfolio contain?

• Your favourite pieces of work within the area of work you are most interested in
• A range of work, to show you have diverse skills
• Work included should show originality, experimentation and commitment