Digital resumes COOL OR FOOL?
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- Seph
Slick all singing all dancing interactive Resume done in Flash...
OR
MS Word document ?
- IloveQBN0
stick to a nice presentation. Too much flash might be a turn off, let your portfolio do the singing. DOn't do Word resumes either, Have one online and a simple designed PDF resume for download. make sure your online resume can be printable.
good luck
- Xrtions0
PDF is where it's at.
- mitsu0
2 turntables and a microphone.
- xrusos0
disagree... it all depends on where your resumes are going.
if you are using a recruiter at all... then a word doc is essential... since they strip the contact info out and reformat everything anyway before sending to their clients.
also, make sure your pdf version when printed is faxable. (remember, fax screws with the contrast)
- mitsu0
"if you are using a recruiter at all... then a word doc is essential... since they strip the contact info out and reformat everything anyway before sending to their clients. "
i will second this. i sent out my resume to hundreds of companies and consulting agencies and this is the ONLY format they ever requested or accepted.
- mach5des0
YES, word is the preferred format.
Here is another tip, do nice one, formatted in a text email. Your garunteed to get way more call backs.
People are too lazy to open up the PDF/WORD/LINK
Usually what happens is they read the text one and will ask for PDF or WORD file :)
- exador0
if your resume is gonna cross the desk or computer of an HR person, then definitely use Word.
no if, ands or buts...
pdf is fine if you're dealing with very forward thinking online studios that frown on paper...
but this aint the Jetsons yet folks.
if i were only applying at fantasy interfaces or 2advanced, then i might not have a word doc...but...
all the resumes here at Montage (we're a consulting firm)
are strictly word docs.
I'd have a pdf on my website (and i will shortly)
a word version to email and fax to clients
and a paper one to have when visiting studios...
anyhow, thats just my opinion...i could be wrong..
- xrusos0
agree.
- Danski0
Nicely designed but not over-the-top PDF file is the way forward.
- IloveQBN0
you probably don't want to work for a design company that asks for resume in word.
Most worthy design companies accept pdf resumes. If they don't then screw em!
- IloveQBN0
you probably don't want to work for a design company that asks for resume in word.
Most worthy design companies accept pdf resumes. If they don't then screw em!
- mitsu0
"you probably don't want to work for a design company that asks for resume in word."
that's not necessarily true. many big companies go through consulting agencies (headhunters) to find talent for them, and most of them typically request resumes in Word format. I think it's just best to have it available in any format, just to be safe.
- unknown0
I had some freelancer phone me today asking if he could email his CV as a pdf, I asked how big, he said 2mb I said put it in the post.
- morphosis0
Not sure if this is of help.
I was told I was not in the running after they recieved my CV. Only because of a mistake had I been offer an interview and Got the job 2 day later.
moral of this story is, you could be the person for the job and not even get a sniff!
Now thats scary...
- mikeim0
all of the above. hit'em with all you got.
- mikeim0
i'm most impressed when i receive an email inquiring about a position and they have a PDF and word doc attached and a link to an online resume (flash is good).
this shows me their ability in print and web.
- mitsu0
you could always be different and put together your resume in alphabet soup.
- unknown0
haha, or send them a big old refrigerator with magnetic letters, and then after they've had time to read it *BAM* you jump out with a printed version and a fistful of $$.
- Seph0
After reading everyones comments I have come to the following conclusion.
HTML formatted email with very lightweight and concise word and PDF documents attached.
All documents will have a prominent link to online miniportfolio in flash giving more details of work and capabilities.
Sound OK to everyone?
Thanks for all your advise, its gonna be the mutts nutts.
- unknown0
I'm telling you if you want to impress people to get freelance work Flash it to the max! Everything you do should be done in Flash and with as much animation and sound fx possible.
If you are applying for a job just do a plain word document with as little design as possible because HR people are totally uneducated and blind to design, so they just need to read the info.
You know why this is so? Because only 3% of the business world appreciates nice design. Everyone else likes it flashy with special effects and a lot of color. Everyone else is blind to the things we designers see, just as long it's colorful and with pictures. Take an ordinary consumer, do you think he will stop and say WOW that's nice design? No. Do you think that CEOs and other people see a difference between nicely layed out catalog or a document made in Word template? No. Only very very few big companies appreciate good design where it is highly unlikely to get work from. Everyone else likes bevels, 2a swooshes and beeping sounds.Damn I'm talking too much.
Cheers.