CV Crit? Yes?
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- Montgomery
I've been tweaking my resume for awhile and I would like to get some feedback.
http://www.dylanmontgomery.com/M…
How is the typography and layout of the first page? Does it seem inconsistent with the portfolio pages? Should I drop the last three?
Thanks
Dylan
- gavindayyy0
Overall I see it as very plain and safe. The first page is very nice, I like the small caps, although I would do more with your name, it seems like you could do more with it. The wording you use when you describe your work is hit and miss, it doesn't come across as very refined (i.e. "For a brief in information design I decided to...." sounds like you're evaluating a college project, not designing a CV). And I'd check line spacing for the body text. The layout is consistant, a little on the safe side in my eyes but that may not be a particularly bad thing.
- gavindayyy0
Your website is better
- Montgomery0
Thanks for the comments. I have decided to remove the portfolio pages and instead link the website. I was unsure of them and i've been told before that the website is better.
- Mick0
your CV should pretty much be a word doc listing your experience - companies, agencies, and recruiters like to keep them in DOC formation usually in their system. Especially recruiters who upload them to their databases and do keyword searches when looking for candidates to match their positions. Let your website do all the visual talking.
- phatlee0
Keep it simple, and I'd recommend putting your work first and your cv last.
- paraselene0
as others have said, keep the work separate. that should be in your portfolio, not on your cv. you risk looking amateurish.
definitely think about the wording, as gavinday said. everyone knows you're not supposed to be a literary genius, but maybe spend a bit more time on how you describe things.
- paraselene0
also, you're not doing yourself any favours by breaking the mould. follow traditional cv practice: name, address, phone numbers and email at the top of the page, where someone in hr who is flipping through stacks of these things can see who you are immediately.
you can also put a blurb at the top of the thing that tells whoever is looking at it exactly what you want to be doing, what kind of job you're looking for.
generally, it's best to break a cv down into three parts: education, skills and experience. you can use some of the works that you've got there already as 'experience' but just describe them in a clear concise way and leave the images out.
skills should be as simple as which programs you know and how well you know them, or any other more vocational or technical capabilities at which you excel.
sorry to carp on! i've been working on mine and loads of friends' cvs lately, so i must have them on the brain...
- phatlee0
"as others have said, keep the work separate. that should be in your portfolio, not on your cv. you risk looking amateurish."
Personally I don't think this matters, as your work is your cv. Just so long there is a clear distinction between them both.