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Download UCA Careers booklet 'Personal Promotion', including creating your CV and writing a covering email or application letter, on right. For UCA students, the myFuture tab also includes videos relating to CVs and a new online CV Gallery.


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CV Tips & Advice. With thanks to CareerPlayer, Graduate Jobs and Career Advice on video 

How to Write a CV  From Video Jug

How to Write a Cover Letter  From Video Jug

Making your CV more effective  from Monster


Recommended websites offering CV Advice

Artist Statement Guide US Life Coach Molly Gordon's step by step guide to writing an artist's statement

Artquest Self Promotion Guide  Guidelines for visual artists and designer- makers

CV4TV  Advice for students and graduates on getting into TV work. One of the contributors, Lewis Darby, is a 2009 UCA Farnham graduate.

CV Clinic  Feedback to students and new graduates on their CVs. From Education Guardian.

Creative CV examples  From dzineblog

Creative Resume examples  100 of the best?

Guardian Careers CV

Infographics CVs  Visual, graphic approach to CVs

Prospects  Official graduate careers site

Monster  CV and applications

Re.Vu  Infographic CV Generator

Select Simulator  Simulation of a typical on-line application process but with explanations, advice and tips at every stage

Skillset Fact sheets  Includes Writing a CV for Audio Visual Industries

Target jobs  Graduate application advice and sample CVs

Visualize Me  Infographic CV generator


Recommended websites offering Covering Letter Advice

Covering Letter Guide  From Next Step, a DirectGov service

Covering Letters for Creatives  From Artsthread

How to Write Covering Letters  Presentation from Staffordshire University Careers Service

How to Write a Covering Letter  Guide from University of Kent Careers Service

Prospects - Covering Letters


Get your portfolio online!

Online Showcasing  Link here to find appropriate websites where you can showcase your work.

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