Redoing my resume
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- nylon
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So I am redoing my resume.
I'm a Brit, working for myself and have been in the US for 5 years.
Just wondering how my US counterparts 'do it'.
Gonna dip my toe back in the agency world and just wondered if there are any 'must' things I should be doing...
I look forward to your sensible advice...
Thanks
- capn_ron1
After having an oversimplified resume, I spoke with some headhunters and hiring managers and the only thing they told me is to assume that a non-creative is reading your resume. Basically to give details on what you worked on and what you did at each spot. It actually helped me create my new resume and i have been getting way more attention with it.
- I have a minimal resume, just enough good stuff to get them to invite you in and from there you seal the deal. keep it simple and clean.robotron3k
- Mine was way too minimal. I wrote it so only a designer type would understand it. Now anyone can get what I do.capn_ron
- ron you are withholding information not sure if its too late but give it a shot http://www.qbn.com/t…yurimon
- Also, in US we don't do CVs, so make it one page, have your experience ladder up to show your career growth and don't add a picture, only Europe is image biasrobotron3k
- < thiskona
- how many pages is it now?Gnash
- where you worked and what you achieved - give examples.trooperbill
- How many pages Capn Ron? Any chance you would shrare how you broke it down please? Weird, but I actually trust you guys...nylon
- The old standard was one page or bust, so I'm curious to hear how this shook out. I'm really not a fan of infographic resumes which seemed to be everywhere.Gucci
- It is still only one page resume. But I took my last 3 jobs and really broke down exactly what I did. Short versions, but informative.capn_ron
- Lol at a "non creative".cannonball1978
- Hayoth-3
Do you guys use bullet points or paragraphs?
- kingkong-1
- I presume this one is a joke?nylon
- wouldn't say joke. was created using this... https://enhancv.com/…kingkong
- "captained" -booooosarahfailin
- nylon0
So how many pages would you go for?
I feel like I have a lot to say from a personal statement point of view...
- My CV is current three pages spanning over 15 years of career, but German employers tend to demand quite detailed application documents.Continuity
- 'My CV is currently three pages', ffs.Continuity
- maquito4
Avoid these:
They only show in which areas you are weak.
Just put a list of the things you are good at.- They crap full stop - anyone who uses these and gives themself a full rating in any category is patently talking shit.
Now, a pie chart? Prrrrhaps. But no.detritus - Christ, I thought I used to be quite good at English, which I really should be after nearly 40 years practice.detritus
- lolmaquito
- They turned up on a template a couple of years ago... never seen the back of these shitty charts.robthelad
- yep, that just reads 'don't give this kid a camera'Fax_Benson
- Lol @ 3dMax skills. That level is being able to model Darth Vader from memory in an hour. People overestimate their modeling skills like no other.section_014
- rigged and texturedsection_014
- Actually a friend that's very good with UX told me this. It's simple: it reads: "I'm NOT THAT GOOD at blah blah..."maquito
- They crap full stop - anyone who uses these and gives themself a full rating in any category is patently talking shit.
- yurimon-2
- nahmonospaced
- best to have resume as all-text so it can be used by HR departmentsmonospaced
- yurimon-2
no?
- yurimon-4
This would be awesome. everything is so formal n uptight
- lol after 10sec,
lame after 40,
bored at 60,
closed after 75.sted - misspelled "innovative" at 0:03; misspelled "believable" at 0:08; misspelled "portfolio" at 0:52monospaced
- dear oh dearFax_Benson
- yeah that's the first 10sec lol. haven't noticed the protofolio :D
he is from Indonesia they have these words :)sted - sted pull a https://media.giphy.…yurimon
- lol after 10sec,
- capn_ron0
nylon, email me and I'll send you mine. Just so you can see what I'm talking about. It is still only one page, but it has a bit more information for potential employers to really understand what I did when they look at my portfolio.
I think one page is still the max that I would ever want to have for my resume, but having detailed information ensures people know what you are capable of.
- sted-1
- DaveO0
NYLON what kinda work U looking for? Post yr folio bro
- BusterBoy0
OK...so after 23 years of working for myself, I'm thinking about joining the workforce. Just tiring of the grind.
I have no idea what to include in my CV. I used to work corporate, but that's a LONG time ago now. How much of my career do I include? What is relevant? Would any employer give a stuff that I was national operations manager for a company back in 1990?
Maybe I should just mow lawns!
- Just the stuff relevant for what you want to be doing. Gaps can be explained in the interview, if they think it matters.i_monk
