Rag Naran: PREPARING THE C.V

At the age of 15 I was in grade 10 and was very confident about the career path I wanted to assume. Nothing was going to change my mind-not even my father who insisted that I should take my academic work more seriously! I wanted to become a performing musician and I believed that all my high school subjects were irrelevant to what I wanted to become. I, stubbornly, continued to spend most of my time on musical endeavors and watching television. I still wonder how I managed to get an exemption to study at Wits University. Going to university was a complete waist of time, I thought. When I was younger, I was afraid of dreaming and challenging myself. I just wanted to live an ordinary life. The value of life was not an issue I thought intensely about until university drove me to think critically whether I liked to or not.

Here I am now, having completed my degree and not regretting even one second of it. The last thing I would have pictured doing is preparing a C.V. Now I realize the importance in having a diverse qualification. Apart from word of mouth and media creditability, a C.V allows ‘unknown’ artists the opportunity to show their career objectives, intellectual ability, communication abilities, teamwork and emotional intelligence to those it may concern. I believe that the more people are aware of your skills, sense of responsibility and interests, the better understanding they have of your intended contribution to their lives and the world.