What's Ur Resume Faux Pas
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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 usedFree yourself and let it loose! Share, share, share ...
- kkills0
futura
- jimbojones0
I don't like it when a resume looks like shit.
- monospaced0
when people make design plural
"hey, check out my designs"
sounds like a sixth grader or something- gooooooooood calljimbojones
- an over-designed resume is also very annoying. especially with logos and colors, bleh!monospaced
- ESPtype0
why would you have samples on your resume?
- if you're a designer, why wouldn't you?doesnotexist
- isnt that what a portfolio for?
portfolio = pictures
résumé = wordsFanco - Yes, A RESUME IS NOT A PORTFOLIO.Josev
- lol, design samples in a resume == stupid as shit. talk about a sixth grade manueverdontsueme
- gramme0
• 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 rapingmonospaced
- kkills0
"witty humor"
- ESPtype0
and what is wrong with the color green?
- chartreuse is lamekkills
- nothing really, it's just annoys me like people wearing a yellow shirtrayborn3000
- green is the colour for 'good'digdre
- rayborn30000
bahaus
- ESPtype0
Why don't people post what the think a good resume looks like
- +1fodcj
- -1rayborn3000
- because there is enough of those threadsrayborn3000
- 7point340
this is a legitimate thread? really?
- fate_0
• 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.doesnotexist
- zombie lord U can suck my dick poopsicle :)rayborn3000
- Sandder0
Florishes....
- digdre0
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 10ptI will not put anything else on it
- poomoo0
Your use of "Ur" annoys me.
- lukusW0
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!monospaced
- yes. absolutely. 100%. +100nocomply
- Yep, totally agreeRIZ
- nicole_marie0
the word "skills" without a z.
- rayborn30000
luku, I agree
let the work do the talkingFate_ ,
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
- Mantistwo0
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?Milan
- you are a brave soul, I will share a slice of my mind when I have a moment to sparerayborn3000
- 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.johndiggity
- the 5.johndiggity
- is that a standard page size? many employers print out the ones that make the first cut. Non standard is annoying.Amicus
- your site takes too long to load, lost interest, also vectors on a resume is lame
radish
- digdre0
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 officerayborn3000
- ...if you are 19monkeyshine
- monospaced0
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)