Resumes for SCA-types

[cormac]

Please note: This is a list in development. Please give feedback.

The following is a list of SCA offices and positions, translated for use on a modern resume (as has been requested around LJ from time to time). While not an official list, I've tried to keep the translations honest yet still impressive.

Seneschal - President/CEO
Herald - Director of Protocol/Master of Ceremonies
A&S Officer - Director of Art and Education Services
Chatelaine - Intake/Recruiting Director
Marshal - Safety Officer/Referee
Chronicler - Editor-in-Chief/Communications Director
Webwright - Webmaster/Electronic Communications Director
Lists - Scorekeeper
Children's Ministry - Children's Education Director
Chirurgeonate - Medical Officer
Exchequer - Treasurer / CFO (if you use this, specify that you're the chief financial officer for your area only, i.e. the Exchequer of Lyondemere would be the "Chief Financial Officer for the Coastal Los Angeles Area")
Constabulary - Security Officer
Autocrat - Event Planner/Event Director
Baron/ess - Area* Director/Co-Ceremonial Head of local chapter
King/Queen - Regional* Director
Prince/ss - Regional* Subdirector
Ambassador - Regional Liason
Courtier/LiW - Assistant to the Regional* Director
Chief LiW - Executive Assistant to the Regional* Director
Guard - Stage Crew

*Terms used for the size of the group should reflect mundane boundaries. So, for example, the Kings of Trimaris and Atenveldt, the Princes of Oertha, and the Barons of Grey Niche and Western Seas should state that they are the State Directors for Florida, Arizona, Alaska, Tennessee and Hawai'i, respectively. Depending on the territory to population ratio, it may be more impressive to cite population vs. region (Officers of the Barony of Calafia, for example).

If listing positions for both local (shire, barony, etc.) and regional (principality, kingdom), try to use terms that reflect the shift in size, stature and importance. Use terms consistently. I've used "area" and "region" above, but branch, chapter, etc. can be used.

If you have your own suggestions for officers and event stewards, or corrections (Lists, Guard and Marshal, for example), please leave them in comments, and I'll put them up on the big board.

Comments

Re: Dunno what sort of work you are submitting resumes for...

[the-celestia.livejournal.com]

Firstly, I gave back the title 'lady' and have not ever held the title 'honorable', just so you know.

As someone who has several Advanced ARC certificates (betcha didn't know that, since I keep my First Aid training a secret in the SCA), I can affirm that the ARC is VERY different from the SCA.

We do whatever service we do in the SCA to benefit ourselves. Yes, even Event Stewards. We put those events on for ourselves and our own enjoyment. There is NO real-world NEED for there to be SCA events.

My time spent working with ARC and the Veterans Adminstration Volunteer Corps is for the benefit of others. There IS a real-world NEED for volunteer services in times of natural disaster and for those who have been injured in the service of our country.

You don't have to agree, or to like what I have said, but I stand behind it. You, of course, may feel differently.

Re: Dunno what sort of work you are submitting resumes for...

[cormac.livejournal.com]

Lady Celestia (and I will address you as Lady so long as your AoA, Harp and Dolphin appear in the OP),

I have to ask: what has made you so bitter about everything in the SCA lately? I read that you had some trouble at Pennsic, but this has been building for far longer than that. In your comment below, before you deleted it, you said that you would dismiss out of hand the experience I described as irrelevant and further stated that during the hiring process, "I consider that level of involvement in a hobby activity of any kind to be a negative, not a positive." Why?

Is it that you've found your own level of participation in two kingdoms on opposite ends of the country damaging to your modern job prospects, and therefore consider anyone's high level of involvement to be necessarily as damaging and negative? Is it that you feel you've not received enough recognition within the SCA, and feel that such neglect should be reciprocated in the modern world? Or does this all come back to your feelings of alienation and isolation within Caid?

I'm seriously concerned here, because I feel that every time you come onto my LJ on subjects regarding the SCA, you've got nothing but negative, hostile things to say, and I have to wonder if this is a cry for help.

Re: Dunno what sort of work you are submitting resumes for...

[the-celestia.livejournal.com]

1) To refer to an unmarried Venetian lady of my (actual) age, in my chosen time period, as Lady, is to imply you believe she would appreciate your solicitation of certain intimate services from her. That is why I 'gave back' the title Lady...you're basically calling me a high-class prostitute when you persist in using the title.

2) Henceforth I will attempt to remember to refrain from posting in your journal. In fact, that is why I deleted my comment, because I felt you would find it too negative, and comment upon that.

And no, none of your suggestions as to why I wouldn't hire someone who was deeply involved in ANY particular hobby as the scenario you posited, are currently representative of my personal situation - but thanks for thinking of me.