Creative Design CV's
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- springbok0
- Very Clever. not a CV.monNom
- seen that one, great work, there.akrokdesign
- +1JamesThomson
- Morning_star0
Let the facts speak for themselves. Whilst there are some nice pieces of design, the idea is to be immediately comparable to the other candidates. If you can't stand out by using a traditional method then you ain't getting the job. Over designed, super stylish design bullshit just screams 'needy & self important' and consequently trouble for an employer. Besides, if you spunk your creative juices all over your CV what's your portfolio for?
- ali0
Just sent a cv out on Friday... 3 column, black type only, clear, readable, nice typography. Got an interview the next day, got a job today. Better to keep it simple and spend time on the portfolio presentation instead.
- They do look good though, thanks BuddhaHatali
- congratulationsbigtrickagain
- Thanks!ali
- Etype0
whats up with all those people putting charts on their cv?
- Properly how long there careers will last.pillhead
- InfoGraphics are cool right now.bored2death
- bored2death0
YIKES!
Part of being a designer is knowing when to practice restraint.
- MSTRPLN0
I would throw most of these CVs straight into the garbage.
Save the graphics for your portfolio, not the CV.
- bulletfactory0
^ I agree. Some of those, while being visually interesting, haven't been designed appropriately for the document's purpose. And readability is a problem for some of those.
I've tried to leave mine extremely simple. It's a resume; shorter than a cv. I have education, some awards, and skills on there, but have left publications out and tried to make it more concise. I'm leaving education and applying for jobs in the corporate world, so brevity is key, though I dunno, it still may be too long. I'll post a link to it.
http://www.thisistwhite.com/docs…
What do yours look like?
Mine follows the new identity package I'm designing, so clarity and keeping to look of the total package as a whole was more important than visually ejaculating all over the page.
HR generalists are often the first roadblock to getting your information to an employer. They are often far removed from the creative/visual field, so some of those resumes, especially the difficult to read ones, wouldn't even make it to the search committee.
- Nice and simple this one, but how many pages do you need? I was always told 1, but 2 maxFallowDeer
- that's what i'm wrestling with. I've cut it severely but may still be too wordy (3 pgs). I have wide margins too. It's tough tho.bulletfactory
- id cut it, people are only interested in your portfolio and read a CV as a formalityFallowDeer
- GeorgesII0
- << italian versionGeorgesII
- hmmm - than mine may be way too long.bulletfactory
- I've worked hard to keep all my non important work out, tried to make everything fit in 4 columns and one pageGeorgesII
- akrokdesign0
hmm
- d_rek0
I'm not sure I would encourage resume's like these. Some of these are OK - the fabric one is pretty clever actually - but shouldn't it be your work doing all the attention grabbing?
- d_rek0
Not to be a pessemist but I would dismiss most of these out of hand... I would look at the pretty design and next plz thx.
- BuddhaHat0
*shrug*
I liked the second one in spanish... maybe it was just all the pretty colours.
PS. you're most welcome airey, one shit-stained t-shirt is on its way to your house... and I had green chicken curry last night.
- wordssssss0
who uses cvs anymore?
- airey0
fuck people over-think bullshit here. yes content matters but if the look doesn't matter then we're out of a job.
if you've got a great cv why not make it look or be interesting also?
miserable fucknuts.
- because its lamewordssssss
- that's subjective.airey
- completely. But if i were to get a designed cv on my desk i would probably passwordssssss
- I dont have a desk btw.wordssssss
- lol!airey
- mydo0
at least they've bothered. 9/10 job applications i've received recently have no CV. just "hi, i'd like a job"