Monday Motivation | Your First Resume

Monday Motivation | Your First Resume

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation!

Tip of the week

We all have to start somewhere. Don’t panic when you begin writing your first resume, even if you feel you have minimal or no work experience. While you might not have been formally employed before, that doesn’t mean you don’t have any useful skills. For your first resume, take a look at your experiences so far and focus on things you’ve learned that are useful for the position you’re applying for. Don’t underestimate your school extracurricular activities, certificates you have earned, or volunteer experiences—they all taught you something that can be used in a formal career environment.

This week’s highlighted jobs:

Curator of Media Arts and Special Projects 
National Portrait Gallery
Washington, DC 

President & CEO 
The Jacksonville Symphony 
Jacksonville, FL 

Junior Account Executive/Client Development Executive 
1stdibs.com 
New York, NY

Curator of Education 
Chrysler Museum of Art 
Norfolk, VA 

Program Assistant: Art Ed./Art Admin. 
USAN Summer Camp for the Arts 
Wheatley Heights, NY 

This week’s highlighted opportunities:

2019 Open Call: Berlin/London Artist Residency Program 
Centre. Substructured Loss 
Germany 

Space & Time Artist Residency at Guttenberg Arts: Fall 2019 & Winter 2020 Programs 
Guttenberg Arts 
Guttenberg, NJ 

Volunteer Computer Lab and Events Leader 
POWRPLNT 
Brooklyn, NY

Open Call for a Solo Exhibition at Marlboro College’s Drury Gallery 
Marlboro College 
Marlboro, VT 

Find more jobs and opportunities on NYFA Classifieds.

This post is part of a regular blog series, NYFA Creative Careers. Let us know what careers you’d like to learn more about by visiting us on Twitter: @nyfacurrent and using the hashtag #NYFAClassifieds.

– Kristin Troccoli, Sales Manager

Image: Gretchen Scherer (Fellow in Painting ’18)

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