As I’m in the process of looking for work/clients, I came across this group of unusually-designed resumes – no doubt, designed to really catch the eye of the Person Making a Decision to Interview . . . or Not. Check them out:
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My thoughts? I liked the one having fun with the common evolution graphic – perfect for someone fairly new to the working world, and very strong visually. The one with the red wine glass gets an “A” for effort but I have to say it’s a little much for me. Maybe it’s the red – just too much red. Although, no doubt, this would stick out in an otherwise boring pile of white papers. If nothing else, I’m sure this resume gets a look at every place Michael sends it to. Not so sure if you should include golf and tennis in your skill set. (But you sound like a fun guy!)
The one after that, “So You’re Searching for a Product Development Reader” – I’m sorry, but what a mess! This person has a sense of humor, for sure, but I don’t know where to start looking at this, and it gives me a headache.
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I did like the last one, with the strong graphic of the red bar in the center, and the supporting material arranged on the sides, kind of a ladder effect. Also good when someone is fairly new to the working world, as there isn’t that much space for copy. Though I suppose, if this is a virtual resume and not actually printed on a piece of paper, the red bar can go on for as long as it needs to . . .
Any thoughts?
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Well, I have some–surprise! 😉
Every spring, I go through a bunch of resumes to winnow the wheat from the chaff so to speak, looking for people with the academic background and teaching experience we need for the coming year.
As far as I’m concerned, the resume can be handwritten on a napkin if the person has the skills and experience we are looking for; sometimes it seems to me there’s some correlation between gimmicky resumes and lack of skills/experience.
Now, education is certainly not high-tech or PR, and it may well be that if snazzy design skills are part of what’s needed in the job being applied for, the fancy resumes might be a plus. But for us, nope. Some of these are cute, though.
What I’ve been hearing lately from the gurus of the job hunting world is that the only purpose of the resume is to actually get called in for the interview with a live person! In that sense, something that’s memorable or stands out would definitely be advantageous.
I dunno. I put some blue in mine and active social media links you can click on in MS Word. I guess, we shall see how that all flies!