Discuss: If you are going to mention awards -- please list some.

fav: When I do research on an artist I like to look at the CV/resume if available. I've noticed over the years that many artists will mention in their bio that they have won numerous awards -- yet when you look at their CV/resume none of those awards are mentioned. That may not matter to some viewers... but it does to me. I feel that a few should be listed if the artist is going to state that he or she has won numerous awards.

The problem with not listing any after making a bold statement like that... is that it creates a guessing game: Is the artist being honest about numerous awards? When did the artist receive these awards -- is he or she talking about awards from years ago while in high school? Why has he or she chosen not to list any? As you can tell... these questions are not exactly positive. Why mention awards if you are not going to provide examples of specific awards?

What do you think about this?

	Debbie via faso.com	11 months ago
	I have both CV and Bio as well as Statement on my webpage and I mention awards specifically on CV. I think it's important to tell folks as precisely as one can. I think it increases my credibility.

	Jackie via faso.com	10 months ago
	The reason people don't explain about their awards is because they are usually very minor or even bogus. It's easy to describe yourself as 'award-winning' if you won some local award ten years ago. Often, one has to pay to enter these 'awards'. Andy has the highest award possible for international television graphics - it's the Oscars of international graphic design - a very genuine and prestigious award. But I never refer to him as 'award-winning' because everyone says that anyway. In my freelance capacity, I recently had to write about an 'award-winning' foodstuff. I researched this and found that it had received third place at some local county fair a few years ago. To me, awards mean nothing, it's the work that counts.