Resume / CV
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I believe in a tasteful, text-only resume. Let your typographic skills serve as a little forshadowing of what your portfolio may contain, but don't go over the top.
When I first tried to get a job out of college I was a rebel and a renagade and had a crazy-ass resume that was all color and cut to a non-standard size. I wound up getting a job with it, but found out quickly that its not the way to go.
It was particularly embarassing for me when the HR lady made photocopies of my resume (she put the original in a file) and gave the photocopy to the CD right before I went in to interview with him. It looked like shite!!!!
A resume needs the be 8.5x11, black and white, copyable, faxable, scanable, and 3-hole-punchable.
Maybe work on a classy, exotic container/folder for the resume, but keep the resume itself very standard.