| Preface | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| How Resumes for Creative Careers Is Different ... And What Will Make Your Resume Stand Out from the Rest | p. 1 |
| More of "you" in your resource | p. 2 |
| Resume basics | p. 4 |
| Three resume goals | p. 6 |
| The computer--a required tool | p. 7 |
| Summary | p. 8 |
| The Basics of Resume Writing | p. 11 |
| What is a resume? | p. 11 |
| Why send resumes? | p. 12 |
| If you have a resume, do you need a new one? | p. 13 |
| Before you write one word ... what do you want? | p. 13 |
| You have taken the first step | p. 14 |
| What you say | p. 15 |
| You are in control of what you put in a resume | p. 15 |
| A perfect format | p. 15 |
| Types of resumes | p. 17 |
| What should go into a resume | p. 22 |
| Parts of a resume | p. 22 |
| How many resumes do you need? | p. 32 |
| Picking a target | p. 33 |
| Sending your resume to the right place | p. 33 |
| Avoid mass mailings | p. 34 |
| Marketing yourself: Can you do it? Will you? Will you fit in? | p. 36 |
| What exactly can you do? What is your job? | p. 36 |
| Now what? Write your resume | p. 38 |
| What should you say? (Who will be reading it?) | p. 38 |
| Summary | p. 39 |
| Writing It Right | p. 41 |
| Put yourself in the employer's slot | p. 41 |
| Your resume is out of your hands | p. 44 |
| Welcome to the nineties! Electronic or scanned resumes | p. 44 |
| On-line resumes | p. 45 |
| Posting on-line | p. 46 |
| On-line resources | p. 48 |
| Alternative resumes--a critical decision | p. 52 |
| What you see is what you get | p. 52 |
| Attention getters | p. 54 |
| More is more | p. 54 |
| Other alternative ideas | p. 54 |
| Get started | p. 55 |
| Writing hints | p. 56 |
| Sample resumes | p. 57 |
| Summary | p. 59 |
| Presenting a Complete Package | p. 63 |
| Whom should you send a marketing letter to? | p. 64 |
| "Resumes are the junk mail of the Nineties | p. 64 |
| Dear who? | p. 65 |
| Should you mail a resume? | p. 66 |
| What is in a marketing letter? | p. 66 |
| Marketing letter details | p. 67 |
| Getting even more creative | p. 68 |
| When is a cover letter not a cover letter | p. 71 |
| Follow up on all your resumes | p. 71 |
| Summary | p. 73 |
| Resumes | p. 75 |
| Actor | p. 77 |
| Actor/Sound Effects Specialist | p. 78 |
| Advertising Producer | p. 79 |
| Animator | p. 80 |
| Animator: Computer | p. 81 |
| Antiques Consultant | p. 82 |
| Antiques Dealer | p. 83 |
| Architect | p. 84 |
| Art Department Coordinator | p. 85 |
| Art Director | p. 86 |
| Artist | p. 89 |
| Artist/Interior Designer | p. 90 |
| Arts Administrator | p. 91 |
| Associate Television Producer | p. 92 |
| Audio Designer | p. 94 |
| Author (Scanned) | p. 95 |
| Broadcast Journalist | p. 96 |
| Broadcast Producer | p. 98 |
| Calligrapher (Freelance) | p. 99 |
| Caterer | p. 100 |
| Chef--Pastry (Entry-level) | p. 101 |
| Color Consultant (Freelance) | p. 102 |
| Commercial Artist | p. 103 |
| Costume Designer | p. 104 |
| Creative Director/Graphic Design | p. 105 |
| Dancer/Singer | p. 106 |
| Digital Artist/3D Animator (Scanned) | p. 107 |
| Entertainment Producer | p. 109 |
| Events Planner (Freelance) | p. 111 |
| Fashion Coordinator | p. 112 |
| Figure Skating Instructor | p. 113 |
| Film/Video Producer (Freelance) | p. 114 |
| Golf Pro | p. 115 |
| Graphic Designer (Entry-level) | p. 116 |
| Graphic Designer (Freelance) | p. 117 |
| Graphic Designer (Part-time, On-line posted) | p. 118 |
| Hair Stylist | p. 119 |
| Hotel Concierge | p. 120 |
| Interior Designer | p. 121 |
| Jewelry Designer (Freelance) | p. 122 |
| Lighting and Audio Designer | p. 123 |
| Location Scout | p. 125 |
| Multimedia Developer (On-line version) | p. 126 |
| Multimedia Producer | p. 128 |
| Multimedia Producer/CD-ROM | p. 129 |
| Music Composer--Computer | p. 131 |
| Musician (Freelance) | p. 132 |
| New Media Content Manager | p. 133 |
| News Broadcast Reporter | p. 134 |
| Photographer | p. 135 |
| Photographer's Stylist | p. 136 |
| Photographer--Journalist | p. 137 |
| Private Investigator | p. 138 |
| Production Designer | p. 139 |
| Public Affairs Director (Faxed) | p. 140 |
| Public Relations/Marketing Manager | p. 142 |
| Publicist | p. 145 |
| Recreation Director | p. 147 |
| Restaurant Manager | p. 148 |
| Screenwriter/Television Producer (Freelance) | p. 149 |
| Set Decorator | p. 151 |
| Set Designer | p. 152 |
| Sports Commentator | p. 153 |
| Stunt Coordinator (Freelance) | p. 154 |
| Television Director (Freelance) | p. 155 |
| Television Off-/On-line Editor | p. 156 |
| Television Producer | p. 157 |
| Television Production Coordinator | p. 159 |
| Theatrical Director (Entry-level) | p. 160 |
| Trade Show and Set Designer | p. 161 |
| Travel Agent | p. 162 |
| Travel Consultant/Tour Operator | p. 163 |
| TV Production Facility Manager | p. 164 |
| Webmaster | p. 165 |
| Writer/Producer/Director (Freelance) | p. 166 |
| Index | p. 167 |
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