I'm revamping my resumes in preparation of looking for a job. I've got a general resume and a graphic design specific one.
How important is the 'objective' really? It seems pointless to me. My objective? I want a job dammit. Isn't that obvious?
I went to the career center on campus and got some help and he wanted me to put months for the dates. My teacher just wants years, although that's for the art resume. Months or no? For the general resume, not for the art? Obviously I need to know them to fill out any applications.
Under relevant activities, I've got Academic Decathlon, a leadership program at a summer camp (which I don't mention is Christian, especially since I'm not), and my webcomic (which I think is only on the art one. I don't have both in front of me.) Any of those irrelevant? I was keeping the camp thing because it shows 'leadership'
For the art resume, is it important that the resume be in Word format or is PDF okay? Or more acceptable or...? I can make it purtier in InDesign than I can in Word.
And a mildly unrelated question: I have to write an artist statement. My teacher likes it except for one word. I use 'awesome' and 'awesomeness' referring to superheroic ideals. Can anybody come up with a better word? Cool is basically the same.