Comments on: The Musician Resume

By: David J. Hahn

David J. Hahn — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:07:28 +0000

Hi Daniel –

I wish there was a good answer for that one. If you don’t have a lot of experience my advice is this:

1.) Emphasize your training, education and what little experience you do have. List your training and education first, then experience.

2.) Don’t over do it. If you don’t have a lot of experience, don’t create a resume that looks like you do. It’ll look like you’d overcompensating. It’s hard to get the first few jobs when you don’t have experience, but that’s just how it goes. After you’ve worked for a few years you’ll have a lot more to put on your resume, so be patient,

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:37:12 +0000

Could you please elaborate about the bit at the end about getting your first gig? What do you put on a resume if you have no real credits (hence, “first gig”)?

By: Samer Bass player

Samer Bass player — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:29:38 +0000

thanks for the great advise, im just about to start rewriting my CV now !

By: Chase Sansing

Chase Sansing — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:44:39 +0000

Good advice! Thank you!

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:35:49 +0000

Great article.

For all us PC people, there is an add on for MS Word that you can download and install from microsoft.com (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=F1FC413C-6D89-4F15-991B-63B07BA5F2E5&displaylang=en) that allows you to save files as a pdf. It’s free, too.

By: Krystal S.

Krystal S. — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:06:25 +0000

Just wanted to say, as a fresh-out-of-school musician, this website helped me a ton! Thanks for the direction…I’ve been writing all sorts of resume’s lately, and the only one I was unsure of how to organize is the career I went to school for!

By: Elyse Louise

Elyse Louise — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:46:01 +0000

This article was a big help. I think the 5 second exercise you brought up was important to keep in mind. I wonder how much of my resume would be easy to recall after a quick glance.

By: David Gagnon

David Gagnon — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:35:00 +0000

The OpenOffice Suite at: http://www.openoffice.org
contains a free suite of programs (Word Processor, Spreadsheet & more) that are available for Mac, Windows, Linux & more. They are not only compatible with MicroSoft Office but you can easily make a PDF of any file with the click of a single button.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:37:56 +0000

Thanks for the advice!

Something to add about the pdf. I use this for free pdf creation software-it’s definitely good to have: http://www.cutepdf.com
It works with both Windows Vista and XP and it’s freeware!

By: Val Cite

Val Cite — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:37:59 +0000

Good job there! Good advice……..
I am a recruiter by trade and I second everything you have said regarding writing a resume and the purpose of an effective resume…….Cheers,

Val