<p>My D can't seem to get her resume to be one page. It has been our experience that the resume is stapled on the back of the head shot but for college apps, they want her to list more than just her acting experience. This is creating a resume that won't fit on one page. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>My D had 2 resumes, one was the traditional activities resume for her college apps and one was her theatre resume with acting/voice/dance experience.</p>
<p>It’s the acting/voice/tech/writing/community theater/ trainings etc that are taking more than one page…Should she leave off TV/Film where she only had a small part?</p>
<p>You should leave off things that are from when you were very young and then be discriminating about what else you list. Not everything is significant. Some things are repetitive and don’t say much more than that you were in another show. Even after college a resume is only page. It’s not supposed to be a list of everything theater-related that you’ve ever done in your life.</p>
<p>On my own resume, I use a smaller font size on the sections that are really nothing but “lists”. The section heading is still with a proper size font, however.</p>
<p>When this doesn’t work I will start dropping things off my resume, the less significant things.</p>
<p>Thanks, so determining what is less significant is the question…since she is going for theater should she leave off the TV/Film/Webisode stuff? She took off all theater stuff before high school. I am confused at to what you mean by lists… Listing the Play, Role and Director of each show she was in isn’t needed? Listing classes she has taken outside of school? It all looks like lists to me. Should she remove all her tech/writing stuff including directing of musical? I know these things are theater related but not acting related…</p>
<p>She would have more room if we took off Hair/eye/height etc…that isn’t needed is it?</p>
<p>Did you widen your margins yet?
I would take off the director of the shows. That’s not needed.
I would keep the personal stats. That maybe helpful.
Since she is going for acting, maybe minimize the directing and writing sections… Leave enough information so that they can see she did it but open up room for the acting and acting training experience.</p>
<p>She could list her tech/writing/directing under special skills: ie not list each show separately.</p>
<p>Each show isn’t needed nor is every class or workshop if there are really that many. I would keep the personal info. The tech stuff should probably go if she’s an actor. Another way to look at training on a resume is that if you have a lot they are going to expect you to be amazing. More is not necessarily better.</p>
<p>I was in about 60 shows by the end of last year. There are 8 on my current resume.</p>
<p>She has been in theater all four years in HS and in 3 productions a year and leads in all of those…What should she delete? She can take the tech stuff off and the directing too. How about the film/Tv stuff?</p>
<p>I would keep film and TV. It’s interesting. Depending on how big a deal it was that may be one line or it could be more. I don’t know. But at a certain point you have to edit. Not sure she really needs 12 high school leads listed. If it was my daughter I would say cut.</p>
<p>I’m not experienced with theater/acting resumes specifically, but I work at my university’s writing center and have dealt with resumes before.</p>
<p>Basically, it really is important to keep it to one page to sustain the “30 second glance” rule. If the resume looks neat, contains important information worded in a way that highlights and promotes the significance, and leaves the reader feeling impressed, it does what it intends to do: get the interview. The interview is where the applicant can elaborate on things listed on their resume and where they can showcase other things they have accomplished or have experience with. </p>
<p>For the education part, list her college name, major(s) and GPA and perhaps a few skills relating to that underneath it (i.e, if you were a Spanish major, perhaps mention that you studied abroad in Spain and tutoring Spanish speakers in English or something).</p>
<p>I agree with other posters to just list the most recent and meaningful activities and awards. If it can get the employer to want to have an interview with her and to learn more about her, then that’s what should be highlighted and emphasized.</p>
<p>Like with all of my clients, I’ll refer you to the Owl.</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“Purdue OWL® - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University”>Purdue OWL® - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University]Purdue</a> OWL: Sample R</p>
<p>Just my opinion, but I think you’re stressing too much about this. Take some of the earlier HS roles off. Keep a couple of the film/tv/web roles and some of the tech, writing, and directing work on. That resume isn’t going to get her into or keep her out of a program. But during an interview it may be the jumping off point for a conversation. So keep the things that she would love to talk about - and that perhaps set her apart - on there.</p>
<p>^^^ That is exactly what I was going to say. Have her pick a few that she is proud of, that she would want to discuss, and only list those. If she had the lead in most of those, they will get the picture.</p>
<p>Perfect thanks everyone!</p>
<p>(I think bisouu is stressing too much about EVERYTHING! But maybe that’s just me)</p>
<p>I never said take off the “lists”, I just said put them in a smaller font. (But I agree you don’t need to list the director). I would keep the 12 high school leads, but I think these are more impressive for their sheer number than the individual roles so I would use a smaller font.</p>
<p>But that’s just me. Other suggestions may work as well. I do think if you are cutting things you may want to include statements about what you have cut. Such as “plus additional student work, and small tv and film roles. Further details available on request.”</p>
<p>But again, that’s just me.</p>
<p>I am sorry if I am using these boards in the wrong way. I was hoping to get help on fixing my D’s resume and getting it to one page. I am not stressing just looking at each piece of this process and trying to fine tune it. Monologues, audition, resume etc. We have never gone through anything like this and I thought this was the place to get help. I searched the board before asking this question so not to ask people to repeat themselves. I couldn’t find an answer. NJ helped me immensely and I thank her for that. I appreciate all of your willingness to help. As a kindergarten teacher I am used to reaching out to colleagues. We all work collaboratively and I thank each of you who was willing to do that. :)</p>
<p>I think you’re fine Bisou. No worries! 
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<p>Keep asking the questions bisouu! Most of us “old timers” are here because we got so much help here and we’re trying to pay it forward.</p>
<p>For those not familiar with acting resumes, here’s a nice how to from PACE:
<a href=“http://www.pace.edu/sites/pace.edu.career-services/files/PDF/TheatreResumeGuidebook.pdf[/url]”>http://www.pace.edu/sites/pace.edu.career-services/files/PDF/TheatreResumeGuidebook.pdf</a></p>