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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. Self-promotion via print is a new trend these days, so design to impress. 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.

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. 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. Learn To Code If you’re predominately a visual designer and don’t know much about development, a portfolio is actually a great place to start, for a number or reasons. Creativity.

Loft Resumes 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. If you are looking forward to a creative position, you will be expected to come up with something grand and extra creative as well. 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.

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