resume crit
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- histwinsiste
hey, i am recent graduate who will soon begin an all out job search in the field of web design. please take a look at the first draft of my resume and let me know what your thoughts are. should it be more simple? is there too much info? thanks!
- gruntt0
post a jpg and you'll get a better response.
- instantok0
looks pretty tight to me...how did you like electronic ink?...their newish pixelworthy division seems to be building well
- olli1010
2 quick things from someone who's been there:
1: Get rid of the honors and activities section. If you're looking for a design job, nobody will care and you're just wasting space.
2: For Electronic Ink, get rid of the copy that focuses on what the company did - focus on what YOU did. Show the employer how you contributed and made a difference to the overall objective - ie: met deadlines, created concepts, etc...
Don't be vague with stuff like CD-Rom and web projects. Give titles and really play up your involvement the sucess of what you've done.
It's cheesy but recruiters have no time and the quicker you show how good you are, the quicker you'll land that gig.
Hope that helps. Good luck!
- histwinsiste0
electronic ink was a good company to do an internship at... nice office, pretty high profile, etc...
pixelworthy started about the same time i left. it was created because many potential clients couldnt afford electronic ink's services. so they work with smaller businesses that e-ink comes into contact with.
their 'Noteworthy' blog is sometimes interesting.
- piperboytoy0
how come your file is so big, it's only one page and all text too?
It's really crowded. I feel you type size could be reduced somewhat.
also you can add some space between the headers and the beginning of your text
the "allow me to introduce myself" and the blurb at the end seems very casual. I am not sure if that is necessary. It doesn't project confidence. I don't know your work so I can't say but you have to expect people to want to see your resume. Don't need to thank them until they hire you.
- piperboytoy0
try printing it, it'll look like it's made for old people.
- histwinsiste0
good point, it does look much better printed. i dont know why the file is so large... i saved it real quick so im sure there is stuff i can do to fix that.
thanks for the suggestions!
- kld0
I feel like a resume is a chance to make you typography shine. That said your heavy black rules and text blocks just aren't working yet. Add some variation, hierarchy and loss the bold thank you blurb. Subtle, beautiful type is best, and white space is your friend.
- nUBBER0
need more margin around edges
- tenpointtwo0
Your resume looks almost exactly like the one I did right after I got out of school.
Couple things-
your references don't need to be on there.
Work samples don't need to be on there. Put them on your site. URLs aren't that visually interesting.
There's no hierarchy (I think someone else said this too)
Visually, everything is the same weight, the same importance. Think about what's important, make it look so. The names of the companies, the school you went to, something.You don't need to fill up the whole page with stuff. Whittle it down a lot and what you'll be left with will be stronger, and people will respond to that.
And dude, sorry to say, but your layout looks like you did it in MS Word. Could be stronger.
Leave out the little jokes, and use your creativity on the layout and typography.
- fowler0
looks like mine too. whoops