Miguel Said:

is it necesary or "proper" to include a part time job in the work experience list of a resume?

We Answered:

DEFINATLEY INCLUDE THEM!

Roberto Said:

how to list work experience dates in a resume?

We Answered:

For a summer job done only for a summer:
Summer, 2007

For summer job done two years:
Summer, 2007 & 2008

For summer job done three years
Summer, 2007, 2008, & 2009

For summer job still currently working
Summer, 2007-present

Alberto Said:

list current work experience on resume?

We Answered:

If you think busser is not good on your resume, don't put it on there-
Many of my friends lie on their resume. By the way, they have good job:)

Darren Said:

How to list work experience on acting resume?

We Answered:

About the various chracters, was this a tv show, movie, or play? And were they lead or supporting roles? You would list it in three columns (/ denote column brakes):
If it's a TV.show:
-Show name/Lead or supporting or guest star/Network
Movie:
-Show name/Lead or supporting/Director
Theatre:
-Show name/various/Theatre or Director (depends on who's more presitgious)

As far as resume format:

Here's a link that I made to illustrate what I'm going to talk about:
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww80/…

RESUME-ALWAYS use the 3 column format!
Here's the standard LA format. In NY, it's usually the same but with Theatre being higher up than Film/TV (/ denotes column breaks):

At the top and centered:
Name (Centered and is largest in font size)
Union affiliation (if any)
CELL Phone Number
Email

Far Left side below the top and centered stuff:
Height
Weight
Hair color
Eye color

Right side opposite of statistics:
Agent logo with contact info (sometimes if you have an agent, you can remove your own cell phone and email address. Then weirdos that find your stuff in the dumpster can contact them instead of you)

Film
Title/(Lead, supporting, featured)/Director

Television
Title/(Lead, guest star, co-star, regular, featured)/Network

Theatre
Title/Specific character played/Production company or director depending on who is more prestigious.

Commericials
ALWAYS put "List available upon request!" Do keep a separate list of the commercials with the Casting directors involved in case an agent asks.

Training
Skill learned/School or teacher/Location (LA, NY?)
OR
Skill learned/Teacher/School Location
ie. Cold Reading/Margie Haber/Margie Haber Studios, LA,CA

Special Skills/Abilities
Be creative with this. When I was starting out and interviewing with agencies, they would usually go straight there and talk about my special talents and even had me demonstrate some of them

DON'T:
-Put extra work
-Put Modeling/Print gigs. You make a separate resume for that.
-Lie
-Put age. If an agent asks you when you meet with him or her, then tell the truth. It's for legal reasons. ie. Under 18 can't work normal hours or you have to be at least 25 to do a beer commercial.
-Put your home phone number or address unless you want weirdos coming to your house.
-Put dates. It ages you!
-Have it separate from your headshot. It should be cut to fit and stapled to the back of your headshot.

If you don't have too many credits or none at all, have a lot of training. That will show that you're still serious. Also be creative with your special skills and abilities.

Harold Said:

How do I correctly list my work experience on my resume?

We Answered:

It would depend on total length of your experience. If it is more than several years, listing a gap of few months and same position twice is redundant, so you merge the two position omitting the gap to save space on your resume. If you don't have much experience and this experience is critical for the job you are applying, it might be worthwhile to note the gap in the explanation of your duties, but still do not list it twice.

Steve Said:

when asked to list work experience in chronological order, what does that mean?

We Answered:

The advice given on the Prospects website is that a chronological cv lists work experience in reverse order. There is a sample cv here:
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/downloads/doc…

So you would list your current or most recent job first and then any previous jobs in reverse order. Your very first job would be at the end of the list.

The reason for this is that an employer will be most interested in your recent work experience and slightly less interested in earlier jobs, although they are still important

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