A Writer’s Resume

Resumes are meant to communicate to employers the reason why they should hire you for a particular job. And resumes should vary depending on the field that job seekers are applying for as they should highlight what a job seeker has that says he or she is good for that particular job. This is why a writer’s resume is different from most resumes.



A typical writer writes about a myriad of things in a myriad of ways. And getting a writing job usually has a lot to do with a writer’s ability to write about a particular thing in a particular way. And so, most writers have different resumes that are tailored for a specific writing project.



If you are, for instance, applying for a writing post in a women’s magazine, you focus on your magazine writing experience and include your most impressive feature articles on subjects that interest or involve women, whereas if you are applying for an editing post in a huge publishing company, you’d want to highlight your skills, educational background and professional writing experience.



Moreover, the most important part of a writer’s resume is the sample. Samples serve as proof of a writer’s writing ability. A sample set must be comprehensive, showcasing a writer’s strengths and skills and his or her unique voice. As mentioned, the resume should vary depending on the project applied for. So does the sample set. Your samples should reflect the particular needs of the project you are applying for. And these "particularities" should be highlighted from the beginning of the application or from emailing a resume.



Emailing a resume involves writing a small blurb to go in the message field of your email. This should be easy enough for writers. Some writers opt to place their cover letter here, making the need for writing a blurb that would most likely cause redundancy.



Moreover, in emailing resume, writers should not take the cover letter too lightly. The cover letter ideally introduces who you are, and it is what attracts a prospective employer into reading the rest of your email. Making sure that it is well written and concise is ensuring that your resume and samples get read.