JasonTheodor.com » create more better different Great Resume Designs that Catch Attention--and Got People Hired Inspiration June 21, 2011 When applying for a job, you have no choice but to do your best to outshine competition. Even before winning an interview, your qualifications (or in some instance, your character) are already judged by the resume you’ve submitted. It is then important to make your resume or CV as honest, concise, and striking as possible. Take a look at how other designers compose their creative resumes. View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source View Source Author: Cadence Wu Cadence is You The Designer's senior blogger, and the most jack-of-all-trades of the staff.
Gilbert's Gazelles - Austin, Texas Running Group How Mundane Routines Produce Creative Magic Every day, you take the same route to work. You stop at the same coffee shop and order your coffee exactly the same way. When you get to the office, clutching the same branded cup, you place it in the same place on your desk. You fire up the same computer, tidy the stuff on your desk into the same pattern, settle into the same chair and open the same tabs on your browser.You follow the same routine, sipping your coffee, browsing your email, skimming through the same blogs, the same news pages, the same social networks. If that sounds anything like your morning routine, you’re in good company. But the chances are you’re living proof of one of the great paradoxes of creativity: that the most extraordinary works of imagination are often created by people working to predictable daily routines. Here’s the architect Le Corbusier, as described by his colleague Jerzy Soltan: During these early August days, I learned quite a bit about Le Corbusier’s daily routine. How about You?
5 Tips To Great Portfolio Design February 6, 2014 • By Joe Howard • In Tips & Know How Portfolio design and personal websites are probably the single most important facet of any designers’ professional online identity. So it’s no surprise that your personal website should get as much (if not more) attention than anything else you spend time on – whether that be side-projects or client work. Reinventing yourself through your portfolio is a great place to start the long and continual journey that is personal branding. A personal website should be treated as any other design project, and for me the first thing that comes to mind is always – the target audience: Who are we designing for? Define and Design For Your Audience Depending on your circumstance and aspirations, your portfolio will no-doubt be seen by different people. Defining your audience is a major and the first consideration as it will help you set tone, theme and outline general communication objectives before you even start picking up a sketch pad.
Illegal job interview questions If you are a manager at a large corporation with a well-staffed HR and legal department, you've probably gotten a wealth of training on how to conduct a job interview. But if you own your own company or are a manager in a small business, it might be up to you to keep yourself out of trouble when you start the hiring process. Do you know what kinds of questions you're legally allowed to ask? Knowing the limits will help you avoid lawsuits and make smarter hiring decisions. First of all, there are a limited set of topics that are protected -- in other words, you may not make hiring decisions based on these considerations. Race Color Sex Religion National origin Birthplace Age Disability status Marital status Sometimes, though, applying this list in real-world situations can be confusing, and it's easy to ask something out-of-bounds when it's possible to get the information you really want with a slightly reworded query. Illegal question: How old are you? Legal version: Are you over 18?
50 Awesome Resume Designs That Will Bag The Job Editor’s note: For a newer, updated version of this post, check it out here. A recruiter just spends about six seconds on a resume – the length of a Vine video. Thus it is important to find a way to make your resume stand out of tons of other resumes, particularly when you are in design. Impressive resume designs show your potential employer that you’re full of outstanding ideas, a creative person with plenty of imagination to spare. While creative CV design may not work with an economist or a lawyer, it’s ideal for designers and artists. Recommended Reading: Land Your Dream Job With 25 Innovative Resume Ideas 1. Pin it 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. xsarax // CV by xsarax 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48.
What Does "Professional" Look Like Today? - Allison Fine by Allison Fine | 10:00 AM May 9, 2012 As the online waters rose, executives at the Susan G. Komen Foundation huddled behind their fortress walls like first-class passengers on the Titanic. The AP broke the story of Komen de-funding Planned Parenthood Federation of America on Monday, January 30th. As the online world took them to task, according to marketing blogger, Kivi Leroux Miller, nearly 24 hours went by before Komen posted anything on its Facebook or Twitter accounts and three days before Nancy Brinker, Komen’s CEO, released a video statement. Komen’s inaction contrasted with Planned Parenthood, whose facility with social media allowed the organization to respond immediately, on a variety of channels. According to a Booz & Company/Buddy Media survey released last October of more than 100 large companies, only a third have a senior executive charged with overseeing social media. Social media’s threat to professional behavior for older generations is often expressed like this: