Resume and Cover Letter

When you're starting off in a field, any field, it is indispensable to have a well written resume. For this assigment we had to make our first resume as nearly graduates, so here it is:

Andrea Finol  Maracaibo, Venezuela

                                              (0424) 601 42 95

Objective: To obtain a position with a forward thinking, fresh and innovative company where I can make a better use of my skills and grow as a graphic designer in the field. To have the opportunity of solving problems in a creative way and developing team work.

Education:

Bachelor in Graphic Design      2009 – present

URBE, Maracaibo, Zulia.

Relevant Skills:

·         Responsibility and the ability to make deadlines as well as developing work in short notice.

·         The skill of communicating and interacting with a team when developing a project.

·         Visual thinking and the ability to collaborate when creating a concept.

·         Knowledge of the fundamental aspects of design such as composition, typography and color schemes.

·         Softwares: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand MX, Adobe Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe In design and Microsoft Office.

Job Experience: None

Academic Experience:

·         Design of corporate identities, including logos, identity manuals, stationery design and signage manuals.

·         Editorial design such as brochures, posters, books and magazines.

·         Package design

·         Web site designs as well as creative multimedia presentations.

Next we had to write a cover letter for our dream job, I gave it a try and this is what I came up with:

Andrea Finol

Urb. La Picola 43A Street #15M-44

E-mail: anfrevalecillos@gmail.com

November 02, 2011.

Quad City Times, Boston, MA, USA.

Dear design team at the Quad City times:

I’m submitting this cover letter for consideration of the junior graphic designer position, which appeared in the jobview search page on the month of October 2011. My education at the graphic design school has given me the experience in all facts concerning editorial, print and web design.

You can see in my resumé that I’ve gained benefits from working with groups of people from different projects such as exceptional interpersonal communication skills when working as a team, strong attention to detail and work ethic.

I’m enthusiastic about exploring opportunities with your company and look forward to meeting you. I will contact you within the next few days to answer any questions and schedule an interview at your convenience.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Andrea Finol.

 So there you go, these are two of the most important tools when trying to get a job, get on it as soon as you can.