Resumes?

"Resumes can be..."

That's how I started this post about four days ago. I still don't have a good way to finish off that sentence. But I guess that kind of IS the best way to put it. Resumes, just like monologues, are a pain. They're an absolutely FANTASTIC (and necessary) tool for getting ANY job but they can be crazy as well!

First of all, the hardest thing about resumes is figuring out the perfect format for you. Every acting resume has the same basic structure but the little things you do to it are really what make it your own. While it's great to personalize your resume, you also have to make sure that it stays simple and sleek. If there is too much going on on the page, whoever is reading it will be completely turned off.

The second thing that can be irritating about resumes is remembering to continuously update them. Busy performers know what I'm talking about. You need to keep adding your newest and best roles and getting rid of older less important things. I find that I tend to remember to add things but forget to take others off.

The third actually doesn't really have much to do with the resume itself but more so the program on which it is typed out. I'm not a super tech savvy person so I just use Microsoft Word. I know others use Excel and whatnot but with my tech skills I find Word to be the easiest. Most of the time. Sometimes some strange things happen that I don't know how to fix and that can be very frustrating.

All in all, I actually enjoy building my resume but it definitely does have a few roadblocks.

-Jackey