Cv tips?
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- Benja82
What have people used to make their cv's stand out?
- phatlee0
Simple clean typography with the text kept to a minimum.
And don't put what car you drive, I've never understood why people do that.
- honest0
Mine was a 12pp booklet, hand-made and printed off my trusty inkjet on uncoated paper. Sure it's excess, but I got loads of interviews and comments on how little thought or effort designers put into their applications these days. Just be prepared to go the extra mile further than anyone else. If anything, inject as much character and personality into the piece. At the end of the day, it's just paper, words and pictures, the same as everything else mailed in.
- mr_snuggles0
unless you carve it into the back of a dead hooker... then it ain't...
- Benja820
Now where did I put that hooker I killed?
- honest0
Now where did I put that hooker I killed?
Benja82
(Nov 24 06, 05:39)I've got him right here, where were you thinking?
- Witt0
1000 blank pages. an url in page 666.
- Baskerville0
I'd advise you to keep it really simple.
Just good typesetting, typography.
It should all fit on one page unless you are about 50.only put key information on there, and don't have a really long personal bio section.
You should include:
Name
Phone/email/website
DOB (although not sure about that anymore since al the age discrimination stuff)
Educational background/qualifications
Work experience/past employment
details of any published work or awards.
Small bio/personal section (one para max)
maybe a client list.
also maybe a technical skills section if you're a web/programmy type person. But I would write a list of applications you know, it always makes me think that people aren't open to learning new apps.
I definitely wouldn't over design your cv (unless you're straight out of college) because a potential employer just wants to see who you are/what you've done. It should be the content of the CV that impresses them, not the design.
Imagine if you overdesign the CV and they hate it from the off, you're screwed.
Simple, clean organised, check all spelling and type styling, 1 page, done.
- rasko40
a 12 pp booklet?
jaysus H mary mother of fuck
- Baskerville0
I assume this 12pp booklet was a cv/samples of work type of thing.
I think a cv is normally to get you an interview. Then you show your folio.
But sometimes you have to send some samples and a cv, in which case a neat booklet sounds nice.
I usually just point them to my site which has cv and work samples.
- Terminal270
Yup, I'd try to keep it to one page. I'm in the middle of doing mine ... however mines looks a little thin. Doh.
I hate designing things for myself!
- Benja820
Cheers Baskerville that was top dollar :)
- feliz0
what do you think to mine?
http://www.feliz.co.uk/feliz/dig…
as i freelance it's a dual cv/service guide.
- meffid0
1 page... it's all you need.
They're getting loads of applications they don't wanna read anything.
Link to a portfolio that's well oragnised.
- moth0
All that Baskerville said.
Except, never put your age or DOB.I have a 1 page, A4 sheet. Very simple.
I'm a web designer/developer so it's easy to list links.
However - I also have several continuation sheets that include graphic samples. This does, or does not get sent depending on where it's going.
- honest0
I assume this 12pp booklet was a cv/samples of work type of thing.
I think a cv is normally to get you an interview. Then you show your folio.
But sometimes you have to send some samples and a cv, in which case a neat booklet sounds nice.
I usually just point them to my site which has cv and work samples.
Baskerville
(Nov 24 06, 06:22)oh yes, it was a mini portfolio with my cv on the last page and a personalised letter on the fourth. If you are going to apply for a job, call the company in question to find out who you should be sending stuff to. Then write an email to that person attaching a PDF of your CV and a note of introduction.
The next day (give them a day to mull it over – they could be sick/busy/snowed under with applications) post a printed version of your CV letter to that person (make sure your personal branding is consistent).
Wait another day and then call that person to make sure they got either your email or your printed CV.
You'd be surprised how many people don't do this and how many employers don't find this kind of behaviour to be annoying.
Don't forget: each job has about 100 applications, 70 of which are shit. The employer will only want to interview about 10-15 at the most and shortlist about 5. Make it your mission to be in that top 3.
And if you're wondering...
on average it takes me 4-5 interviews before I get a new job. Some I drop, some I get through to 2nd stage. Never stop looking even if you're through to this stage, you can get dropped any minute. Don't get paranoid about what the other applicants are like. Like a martial arts tournament that kind of thinking will get you defeated before the first round – just be confident and proud of your own portfolio.
Be firm with your salary depands but don't forget you won't paid what YOU want – but what your employer WANTS to pay you.
Where I am now, my last day is next week Friday. Honest is out the door...
- alkanenine0
also i found out, dont make a cv where you want stuff to bleed off the pages. if the employer wants to print out the pdf of your cv and you have want to have bleeding, bad idea.
- thenuge0
the thing i've noticed about most CV's from these folks, is that no one states accomplishments...meaning what they did at each prior job that made them better than the last person or what they did to grow the business. every CV is the same.