Creative Design CV's
- Started 15 years ago
- Last post 15 years ago
- 25 Responses
- MSTRPLN0
I would throw most of these CVs straight into the garbage.
Save the graphics for your portfolio, not the CV.
- bulletfactory0
^ I agree. Some of those, while being visually interesting, haven't been designed appropriately for the document's purpose. And readability is a problem for some of those.
I've tried to leave mine extremely simple. It's a resume; shorter than a cv. I have education, some awards, and skills on there, but have left publications out and tried to make it more concise. I'm leaving education and applying for jobs in the corporate world, so brevity is key, though I dunno, it still may be too long. I'll post a link to it.
http://www.thisistwhite.com/docs…
What do yours look like?
Mine follows the new identity package I'm designing, so clarity and keeping to look of the total package as a whole was more important than visually ejaculating all over the page.
HR generalists are often the first roadblock to getting your information to an employer. They are often far removed from the creative/visual field, so some of those resumes, especially the difficult to read ones, wouldn't even make it to the search committee.
- Nice and simple this one, but how many pages do you need? I was always told 1, but 2 maxFallowDeer
- that's what i'm wrestling with. I've cut it severely but may still be too wordy (3 pgs). I have wide margins too. It's tough tho.bulletfactory
- id cut it, people are only interested in your portfolio and read a CV as a formalityFallowDeer
- GeorgesII0
- << italian versionGeorgesII
- hmmm - than mine may be way too long.bulletfactory
- I've worked hard to keep all my non important work out, tried to make everything fit in 4 columns and one pageGeorgesII
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