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Can anyone help me with what a freelance writer's CV should look like please?

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AwfulMaureen · 01/01/2014 13:10

I've been freelancing as a writer for around 7 years now...but I sort of fell into it with no related qualifications. I was an actress....got a gig on Radio 4 on one of their teams...writing comedy sketches and then began to get asked to write blog posts, web content and some print stuff for trade mags.

I've been clocking along nicely but think it's really time to go for another level of work....perhaps within a company. I see lots of jobs on Linkedin that I could do standing on my head...but have NO idea what my CV should look like.

So many of my jobs are short term things...and people would want examples; some of my work is available as links and some is available on Word Docs.

Can anyone tell me what would be the correct way to present my experience please? I'm so scared of getting it wrong and looking like a fool when I do apply for work. As an example, this last few months have included many guest blog posts....around 50 separate pieces as well as articles in trade mags...please don't look back at my posts on MN as an example of my brilliant writing...you won't find it here! Grin

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WilsonFrickett · 01/01/2014 17:25

I don't think I've ever had to produce a CV for a job. Instead, I'd look at either putting together a website with some of your credits and clips, even a free wordpress site would work? You can also get online portfolio hosting services - search Linkedin for that because I do remember a couple of different discussions in the copywriting groups about online hosting over the past year or so.

AwfulMaureen · 01/01/2014 17:55

Oh thank you very much Wilson I did think a website might be a good thing...but what if I'm applying for a job on Linkedin....I just looked at one and it gave the opportunity to upload a CV...but no area to add a link to a site.

Could I write a letter, upload that with the website's details do you think?

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WilsonFrickett · 01/01/2014 19:58

Yeah or pull together a one page cv that doesn't say anything much - Maureen is an experienced writer with particular expertise in x,y and z - for more info see ???

AwfulMaureen · 01/01/2014 21:40

Oh thanks again Wilson....a sort of bio....that makes sense! I will go off and look for online portfolio hosting now! Flowers

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Punkatheart · 02/01/2014 23:02

Yes bio more appropriate and perhaps links to published work...

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