Great reply Michael,
I agree with everything he mentioned but just wanted to expand upon something. That was the "putting your supervisers name down". Why do that? I cannot mention how many jobs I've gotten because even though I list references at the bottom, they will start reading it and go "Oh you know _________?!" I've had it both ways, positive and not so positive experiences with familiar people and that served as an ice
breaker in the interview. The resume is a way to connect with your interviewer.
As for mine, I tend to break it down into categories and cater it to whatever I'm applying for. A bold caption will say
Theatre Lighting Design for instance and then list off show titles, location, year, and superviser. For a design position, I'd put the director, for an assistant design or ME, I'd put the LD's name down and so on.
My website has my resume. In fact, as I am applying for new jobs now, this thread has made me realize that I need to update my website one. One thing I need to change is removing my
address for two reasons: A) As a website, I don't want my
address up anymore because there are too many creepers out there and B) I've moved so it is not up to date.
Also, in terms of references, I'd never
send out a resume with references. Likewise, I'm not just going to post all of their info online for the same security reasons listed above. However, you can tell that there is a place for references to go. Likewise, ASK FOR PERMISSION before using someone as a reference. I cannot tell you how many times I've had a phone
call out of the blue from someone saying that I've been listed as a reference. It allows the person to prepare so that they don't get caught off gaurd but also allows you to know that the person will talk positively about you. The worst one was when someone listed me as a reference and I didn't know who the person was. After talking through with the interviewer, I came to find out that they have only worked one
call with me and clearly left a positive impression on me seeing as how I couldn't remember them. All I was able to say was: nothing really went wrong at the event but I simply cannot remember this person. Not a good first impression for the interviewer.
My old one is at:
this site