Designing A TV Resume

One major difference you'll see between a TV job hunt and an "ordinary" job hunt lies in the importance of difference pieces of the puzzle.

One major difference can be found with regard to a paper resume being sent along with your resume tape.  If you were applying to Proctor & Gamble you'd likely format your resume quite a bit differently that you should be doing for a TV job.

Here is an excerpt from the section of "So You Want To Be A TV Star?" where resumes are discussed:

Let’s start with this statement: your TV resume should NOT look like your friend’s resume that is applying for a job at Proctor & Gamble for a middle management position. Nor should it look like your friend’s resume applying for an entry-level engineering position at 3M. Television is all about visuals & being able to sell your product to viewers.

While a boring resume will certainly not keep you out of most people’s lists of the top 10 candidates for a position

– it certainly won’t help you stand out from the crowd either. 

We talk about the answers to questions surrounding resumes, and give you suggestions on how to make the best possible resume in "So You Want To Be A TV Star?"  To find out more about this section of the book  and other related sections, please click on the "Buy Now" link at the top of this page or click here.  Remember that until April 30th you can order the book with free shipping by using the code APRILMAIL305 upon checkout.

Stay tuned for more excerpts from the book "So You Want To Be A TV Star?" along with more personal stories from the author!

~Aaron Shaffer