Resumes for Creatives: Craft Your CV and Cover Letter

Meet Nikky Lyle, creative recruiter for over a decade, and your teacher for this course. Hear about her professional journey that led her to become a matchmaker between creatives and agencies. She also shares her biggest influences and her sources of inspiration.

Deepen your understanding of the recruitment process and how employers look for candidates. Next, do some research - and some soul-searching - to decide on your career path or dream company. Nikky then walks you through the process of finding your USPs (unique selling point) and your ikagi, Japanese for ‘your reason for being’, as well as how to sell yourself with these in mind.

Get an overview of the perfect resume or CV by exploring the different elements that it should contain and how to structure them. Start crafting your own CV or resume, starting with the About Me and Experience sections. Nikky takes you step by step through the remaining sections (Education, Skills, and Hobbies) and shows you how to keep it simple yet concise. Then see how to write an attention-grabbing cover letter to compel potential employers.

With a solid resume and cover letter in hand, learn how to get yourself out there by networking. Nikky shares her advice on how to reach out to employers and open a conversation. She also shares her top interview tips and tricks to help you leave a lasting impression.