Comments on: Listing Multiple Clients on Your Freelance Writing Resume

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By: Cheril Vernon

Cheril Vernon — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:50:24 +0000

I particularly like how you listed your writing experience – I think I will do mine this way in the future.

By: Arsento

Arsento — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:19:19 +0000

Hmm… I read blogs on a similar topic, but i never visited your blog. I added it to favorites and i’ll be your constant reader.

By: lisa

lisa — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:04:11 +0000

After more than 20 years, my chronological resume would include literally hundreds of projects, ranging from the tiny to the huge. What I’ve done, in the long run, is create a website in which I have a page for clients, a page for bio, and then individual pages for project types with links to samples. (www.lisarudy.com)

For instance, I’ve written over a dozen trade books — so I have a link from my front page to “trade books” and then I have links from images of the books with descriptions to the Amazon page where they’re sold.

I’ve written many grant proposals and other fundraising materials, so I have a link on the front page to “fundraising,” and then links to actual sample proposals on the “fundraising” page (along with a full description of my services and products.)

Actual resume is just one page, and very simple — and I describe my present job — writer/consultant — in a paragraph as my present employment. Of course I also include my website address on the resume, and mention it prominently in all my cover letters.

Lisa

By: Jeanne Grunert

Jeanne Grunert — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:38:34 +0000

Thanks for the tips. One thing to be careful of when listing clients is to make sure your clients are okay with being on your resume list. Check any contracts or agreements you have signed with them; some prefer to keep the fact that they hire freelancers quiet. I can think of several clients for whom I’ve written articles and web content that do not want it known that they hire out for that service and they would be upset to know I had their name on my resume (I don’t).

By: Clemento

Clemento — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:44:37 +0000

I added your blog to bookmarks. And i’ll read your articles more often!

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:21:12 +0000

Thank you. This solves a lot of problems for me!

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:45:15 +0000

Wow, Jodee, thank you so much for simplifying things for me. I think I’ve been making this way too difficult, and I haven’t seen anyone else lay out such a straight forward, sensible solution. Thanks!