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The world’s most creative CVs
As CVs become more riddled with clichéd terms, such as ‘team player’ and ‘good communicator’, the New College of Humanities explore how the more creative a CV is, the more likely it is to generate an interview.
Following research which revealed that terms such as ‘good communicator’ (36%),
‘team player (32%) and ‘proactive’ (22%) pop up too regularly on CVs, with nearly half (40%) of employers more inclined to offer an interview to candidates with creative resumes
overused phrases. Artists from across the globe unveiled the world’s most creative CVs, transforming the resumes of graduating students into works of art.
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Following research which revealed that terms such as ‘good communicator’ (36%), ‘team player (32%) and ‘proactive’ (22%) pop up too regularly on CVs, with nearly half (40%) of employers more inclined to offer an interview to candidates with creative resumes, a leading London-based college decided to turn the traditional CV on its head.
Celebrating the inaugural graduation from New College of the Humanities (NCH), artists Marcos Lutyens, Juan Osborne and Andy Singleton created visual representations of the CVs of students and leading academics. The artworks were on display at The Art of the CV exhibition, held in Bedford Square Gardens.
LA-based Marcos Lutyens, who explores processes of the mind to create art, created abstract paintings using software that measures his subjects’ brainwave activity and emotions when discussing their CVs.
e all know there’s an art to the CV, with most littered with the same tired,
Spanish-born Juan Osborne used important words from the CVs to create digital photographic portraits. UK-based Andy Singleton, who specialises in paper installations, brought the students’ skills to life by transforming their physical CVs into a five-stage life cycle from caterpillar to butterfly.
Academics including Master of NCH Professor A C Grayling, renowned economist Sir Partha Dasgupta, and leading historian and TV presenter Dr Suzannah Lipscombe also saw their prestigious academic careers transformed into works of art by the artists involved.
About the artists Juan Osborne Juan has created giant digital photographic portraits of NCH students and academics using keywords that bring to life their individual talents and skills sourced from their CVs. He has previously created portraits of various well known individuals including Winston Churchill, President Obama and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge through to The Beatles and Freddie Mercury.
Andy Singleton Andy is a UK-based artist who explores his subjects through intricate paper cuttings and large-scale paper sculptures. He has produced work for a wide variety of clients, including the Crafts Council, Liberty, Hermes, The Hepworth Wakefield, and Manchester Art Gallery. For the exhibition, Andy is creating a series of installations made out of the student CVs, which will represent the individual journeys of each individual, highlighting their specific talents and skills though beautiful and elaborate paper art.
Marcos Lutyens Marcos has exhibited internationally at high profile venues such as Centre Georges Pompidou, The Royal Academy, and The National Art Museum of China. He explores the processes of the mind to create art, and is interested in the workings of consciousness and social dynamics. When interviewing NCH students and academics, he will use specially designed software to track brainwave activity detecting change in tone of voice and emotion to create unique, colourful abstract paintings which will visually represent the individual’s personality and achievements. n
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