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Myonney
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West Chicago, Illinois
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How can I build a resume as a tenth grader who is interested in fashion, culinary arts, BFA/toy design, pet appearal designing, business, and sculpting??
How can I build a resume as a tenth grader who is interested in fashion, culinary arts, BFA/toy design, pet appearal designing, business, and sculpting?
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Emily Fiala-Dagnan
Personal Wellness Chef&Holistic Nutritionist
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Fort Worth, Texas
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I don’t think I’m understanding why you need a resume. I think at this point - you need to focus on doing things you love, a resume in time will build itself. You have a lot of interest, but need time to develop them into future skills.
Alexa B.
Marketing and Graphic Design
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Mexico
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Hi Myonney,
It’s completely normal to have many interests, especially at your age — and honestly, it’s a great thing. Exploring different fields helps you discover what truly excites you (and you never know when skills from one area will support another).
The key challenge — and opportunity — will be learning how to combine your interests or when to focus on them separately.
When it comes to building a resume, it’s important to know that there is no single CV that works for every job. As you grow, you’ll need to adapt your resume depending on the opportunity— highlighting fashion for a fashion-related role, design for a design program, or business skills for entrepreneurial paths. It does take effort, but it’s absolutely worth it.
As a saying from my country goes: “He who grasps at too much, holds nothing.” That doesn’t mean you should give things up — it means learning how to focus intentionally.
From what you’ve shared, I see a strong creative direction leaning toward design, which is a field full of diverse paths. Keep practicing, creating, and experimenting. Over time, your interests will start to connect more naturally, and your path will become clearer.
You’re off to a great start — stay curious and keep refining your skills.✨
It’s completely normal to have many interests, especially at your age — and honestly, it’s a great thing. Exploring different fields helps you discover what truly excites you (and you never know when skills from one area will support another).
The key challenge — and opportunity — will be learning how to combine your interests or when to focus on them separately.
When it comes to building a resume, it’s important to know that there is no single CV that works for every job. As you grow, you’ll need to adapt your resume depending on the opportunity— highlighting fashion for a fashion-related role, design for a design program, or business skills for entrepreneurial paths. It does take effort, but it’s absolutely worth it.
As a saying from my country goes: “He who grasps at too much, holds nothing.” That doesn’t mean you should give things up — it means learning how to focus intentionally.
From what you’ve shared, I see a strong creative direction leaning toward design, which is a field full of diverse paths. Keep practicing, creating, and experimenting. Over time, your interests will start to connect more naturally, and your path will become clearer.
You’re off to a great start — stay curious and keep refining your skills.✨
Marina Lemberskaya
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New York, New York
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Marina’s Answer
Choose one or two topics you like and explore them further.
Rachael Raymer
Product Design
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Concord, California
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Rachael’s Answer
Don't worry about a resume– just focus on exploring the things you are interested in. As you gain experience in these different jobs and industries, you'll learn which ones you like the most!
If you're looking for ideas on how you can learn more about these areas, here are some ideas:
1. Fashion– See if your high school offers a home econimics class where you can learn basic sewing skills. If you've already mastered the basics, there are some craft businesses all around chicagoland where you can learn more skills about sewing and pattern making.
2. Culinary Arts– Try following some recipes from some well known chefs that you admire. Most have books out there, or recipes that you can find online. If you're trying to learn basics, home economics class could help here, and there may be some other opportunities offered at a community center. Just experiment with ingredients and flavors. If you want a challenge, restrict your ingredients and see what you can make with them!
3. Business– Do you know anyone that owns a business or works for a business you admire? Ask if they would be willing to sit down for coffee and ask them some questions! They can probably point you in the right direction for the next step to learn more from your local community
Good luck!
If you're looking for ideas on how you can learn more about these areas, here are some ideas:
1. Fashion– See if your high school offers a home econimics class where you can learn basic sewing skills. If you've already mastered the basics, there are some craft businesses all around chicagoland where you can learn more skills about sewing and pattern making.
2. Culinary Arts– Try following some recipes from some well known chefs that you admire. Most have books out there, or recipes that you can find online. If you're trying to learn basics, home economics class could help here, and there may be some other opportunities offered at a community center. Just experiment with ingredients and flavors. If you want a challenge, restrict your ingredients and see what you can make with them!
3. Business– Do you know anyone that owns a business or works for a business you admire? Ask if they would be willing to sit down for coffee and ask them some questions! They can probably point you in the right direction for the next step to learn more from your local community
Good luck!
Rebecca Short
Interior Designer (Residential and Hospitality)
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New York, New York
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Rebecca’s Answer
The important thing to do at this point in your life is to chase all of those interests! Go do them! Explore! Figure stuff out. Try things! You could make a portfolio website or Instagram account to show what you have done and walk through the learning and thought process in each project. That would be the most “resume” thing you can do at this point and is what people deep in their career do, because in the creative professions a portfolio is maybe even more important than a resume. Especially when you are starting out. The most impressive thing in a young creative isn’t their resume, it is their passion, attitude, and perspective. Be curious. Be resillient. Keep following your nose! This is the time for it!