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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 169597" data-attributes="member: 13090">Well I know from having worked in the Fine Art department at a college&nbsp; for a lot of years what gets photographers hired with us. We get many, many unsolicited applications from&nbsp; professional artists seeking employment. Want to know what will make&nbsp; your portfolio stand out? Brevity, relevance and a simple yet&nbsp; professional appearance; this means knowing how to craft intelligent,&nbsp; complete sentences which employ proper spelling, grammar and usage.&nbsp; I&nbsp; can't tell you how many &quot;cute&quot; CV's we get that find their way to File&nbsp; 13 with barely a glance. An inability to spell/use the Kings English&nbsp; will also expedite your portfolio's journey to the Round File.Your portfolio should absolutely showcase your best and only your best work, period. The work should be varied unless you specialize in which case you should highlight only that niche. Always play to your strength(s). Your portfolio should also touch on any related formal education you've had, awards or honors you've received, juried exhibitions/shows you've participated in and explain (briefly) your artistic vision/philosophy. Everything on your portfolio should be directly relevant to the matter at hand. I really can't stress that too strongly. No one cares if you're an Eagle Scout or bake cookies for orphans or have an Associates in 18th Century English Literature.The job of the portfolio is to spark interest,&nbsp; it's a teaser. Your portfolio's job is to get you an interview because no one gets hired off their portfolio alone. No one. EVER....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 169597, member: 13090"] Well I know from having worked in the Fine Art department at a college for a lot of years what gets photographers hired with us. We get many, many unsolicited applications from professional artists seeking employment. Want to know what will make your portfolio stand out? Brevity, relevance and a simple yet professional appearance; this means knowing how to craft intelligent, complete sentences which employ proper spelling, grammar and usage. I can't tell you how many "cute" CV's we get that find their way to File 13 with barely a glance. An inability to spell/use the Kings English will also expedite your portfolio's journey to the Round File. Your portfolio should absolutely showcase your best and only your best work, period. The work should be varied unless you specialize in which case you should highlight only that niche. Always play to your strength(s). Your portfolio should also touch on any related formal education you've had, awards or honors you've received, juried exhibitions/shows you've participated in and explain (briefly) your artistic vision/philosophy. Everything on your portfolio should be [I]directly relevant[/I] to the matter at hand. I really can't stress that too strongly. No one cares if you're an Eagle Scout or bake cookies for orphans or have an Associates in 18th Century English Literature. The job of the portfolio is to spark interest, it's a teaser. Your portfolio's job is to get you an interview because no one gets hired off their portfolio alone. No one. EVER. [COLOR=#ffffff]...[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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