What's Ur Resume Faux Pas 6363 Responses

Last post: 4 years, 3 months ago | Thread started: Feb 18, 09, 8:52 a.m.

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• rayborn3000

  What annoys you in a design resume?

  • no design samples
  • the word "team player" - I immediately think of 'tool'
  • the word "skills"
  • an "objective" - as cute and serious as they usually sound I just want to slap them
  • the color green being used

  Free yourself and let it loose! Share, share, share ...

  Feb 18, 09, 8:52 a.m. – Permalink

• kkills

  futura

  • ahahah– flavorful1/2

    tututut !! comic sans– vsplus2/2

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 8:53 a.m. – Permalink

• jimbojones

  I don't like it when a resume looks like shit.

  • fantastic!– rayborn3000

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 8:55 a.m. – Permalink

• monospaced

  when people make design plural

  "hey, check out my designs"
  sounds like a sixth grader or something

  • gooooooooood call– jimbojones1/2

    an over-designed resume is also very annoying. especially with logos and colors, bleh!– monospaced2/2

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 8:56 a.m. – Permalink

• ESPtype

  why would you have samples on your resume?

  • if you're a designer, why wouldn't you?– doesnotexist1/4

    isnt that what a portfolio for?
    portfolio = pictures
    résumé = words– Fanco2/4

    Yes, A RESUME IS NOT A PORTFOLIO.– Josev3/4

    lol, design samples in a resume == stupid as shit. talk about a sixth grade manuever– dontsueme4/4

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 8:56 a.m. – Permalink

• gramme

  • Snarky, choppy marketese
  • Too many fonts
  • Not making proper use of small caps or OSF if they're included in the chosen typeface(s)

  The word "skills" doesn't bother me at all, as long as people aren't being cutesy about it.

  • faking small caps and OSF is a typographic raping– monospaced

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 8:57 a.m. – Permalink

• kkills

  "witty humor"

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 8:57 a.m. – Permalink

• ESPtype

  and what is wrong with the color green?

  • chartreuse is lame– kkills1/3

    nothing really, it's just annoys me like people wearing a yellow shirt– rayborn30002/3

    green is the colour for 'good'– digdre3/3

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 8:57 a.m. – Permalink

• rayborn3000

  bahaus

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 8:57 a.m. – Permalink

• ESPtype

  Why don't people post what the think a good resume looks like

  • +1– fodcj1/3

    -1– rayborn30002/3

    because there is enough of those threads– rayborn30003/3

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 9:02 a.m. – Permalink

• 7point34

  this is a legitimate thread? really?

  • yes and YES– rayborn30001/2

    :|– gramme2/2

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 9:06 a.m. – Permalink

• fate_

  • people including design samples...it's a resume, not a folio
  • People who can't demonstrate working on a team - I immediately think 'loser'
  • no "skills"
  • no "objective" - never hire someone who doesn't know where they're going
  • lack of color

  • lots of places ask for resume + samples. easy way to include both.– doesnotexist1/2

    zombie lord U can suck my dick poopsicle :)– rayborn30002/2

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 9:58 a.m. – Permalink

• Sandder

  Florishes....

  • *flourishes– gramme1/2

    Typos– GrandChamp2/2

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 10:10 a.m. – Permalink

• digdre

  My resume will be
  A4 sheet with my name in Gotham Narrow 72pt centered on the paper.
  right under it i write gotham narrow in 10pt

  I will not put anything else on it

  • good luck with that– TheBlueOne

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 10:12 a.m. – Permalink

• poomoo

  Your use of "Ur" annoys me.

  • U didn't disappointment me!– rayborn3000

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 10:35 a.m. – Permalink

• lukusW

  I don't think designers should have pretty or clever CV's ... keep it straightforward.. decently set type. Your book / portfolio should show yr creativity.

  • thank you!– monospaced1/3

    yes. absolutely. 100%. +100– nocomply2/3

    Yep, totally agree– RIZ3/3

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 10:38 a.m. – Permalink

• nicole_marie

  the word "skills" without a z.

  • controversial– lukusW

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 10:51 a.m. – Permalink

• rayborn3000

  luku, I agree
  let the work do the talking

  Fate_ ,
  I prefer to make "the team" work for me ... not me for the team. It's ok though, you probably never been in a Directors position or ever applied for one.

  This isn't an advice board, just post what annoys you ... it doesn't have to make 2 cents

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 12:21 p.m. – Permalink

• Mantistwo

  http://claytoneedham.com/pdf/Cla…

  There you go boys, rip it up!
  Make me feel like a piece of shit that never wants to do design again!

  • do you know how to flip burgers? any experience with a deep fryer?– Milan1/6

    you are a brave soul, I will share a slice of my mind when I have a moment to spare– rayborn30002/6

    please use n dashes instead of hyphens. use primes instead of the tick marks on 30 by 5 and you have an extra space after the 5.– johndiggity3/6

    the 5.– johndiggity4/6

    is that a standard page size? many employers print out the ones that make the first cut. Non standard is annoying.– Amicus5/6

    your site takes too long to load, lost interest, also vectors on a resume is lame
    – radish6/6

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 12:48 p.m. – Permalink

• digdre

  Saying you are a good coffeemaker on your cv is a big +1 imo.

  • +3 if you have an adderall prescription to share with the office– rayborn30001/2

    ...if you are 19– monkeyshine2/2

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 1:16 p.m. – Permalink

• monospaced

  Mantistwo:
  Make all the type the same point size, to start.
  What does the telephone pole say about you?
  Get more consistent with alignments (left, right, etc)

  • also, run a spell check!– monospaced

  

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  Dog-earFeb 18, 09, 1:18 p.m. – Permalink