Comments on: 30 Artistic and Creative Résumés

By: Filipino Web Design

Filipino Web Design — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:44:04 +0000

Awesome, i love the typography one, but do they really need this kind of stuff for CV? anyways cool post mate! Cheers!

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:15:01 +0000

They are pretty cool but they are a little exaggerated for a non designer, even a design person. I used cvimpress.com and they have more normal yet professional CV templates. I’m in finance and i created mine there for free and send it through and they loved it. so yey for me.

By: Gene99

Gene99 — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:52:37 +0000

matter of fact ny212, mass email 10,000 resumes/cvs w/ junk data. see who replies. Most people don’t realize that they can screen employers.

By: Gene99

Gene99 — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:42:55 +0000

NY212, CV’s are traditionally a bit more complete than an average resume in the USA. I tend to think of resumes/cvs as a way to qualify employers that the other way around. If any idiot cannot read a 2.0 type resume/cv then I really don’t want to work for them. I really shop for an employer. I read everything they do & decide who I like. You can easily screen who you want to be with by their reaction but it’s not foolproof. I wouldn’t try & send a cv/resume to a $10 an hour idiot. If there is a company you really want to work for just make calls & ask actual employees who to talk to. As many calls as neccesary. Walk in the back door. Actually walk in the back bay door of a business & ask who to talk to. I’d recommend getting on a company website, strip all email addresses & send that cv to all of them. People on the back side of a business will recommend people. NEVER EVER trust anyone else. Get to the heart of who hires. Cvs only go so far. If they don’t like your resume/cv forget them. If I could hire right now I’d take ANYone w/ a tricked resume. Matter of fact today I’d not hire anyone w/ out a tricked resume/cv. Credentials are one thing but the desire to succeed is shown w/ a unique resume/cv. Google for example has a bizarre test before hiring. It is crazy extensive. A unique resume is just one step. Either examples here can suffice. Simple or complex & unique. Either / or can tell me if you have a freakin brain & neither disqualifies the other. The crush or American corporate culturism must be taken into account when applying for a job.

By: Hunny

Hunny — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:56:53 +0000

I have to agree with what the first poster said. These are wonderful designs don’t get me wrong however, some are presented overly crowded with a headache to find out which categories are what. I prefer a more clean decent approach that presents more typography and less “graphic” approach IMHO.

By: NY212

NY212 — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:44:47 +0000

This has been interesting.

We have heard that everyone dislikes the resumes above for various reasons.
But no one has really shown better examples of resumes or even taken the time to show off their own.

Another side note…. My wife is German, and you all would have heart attack when you see a German CV (Resume). They are not 1 or 2 page documents… they can be up to 7 pages. Plus, they always and I mean always attach a picture to them.

What I would like to see is a real resume from a creative that is in the industry. A professional. This way we all could learn something new.

By: Gene99

Gene99 — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:58:35 +0000

I don’t care who agrees w/ me or not. W/ my tools anybody can build any kind of resume they want & put it online. Multiple styles > the old uninteresting way or a newer better way. Or both. Or just post a video introduction or an audio version. Corporate economic servitude can kiss my $%%. I wouldn’t trust a pencil pusher w/ less credentials than me w/ my future. That’s stupid. Market on…

By: amar

amar — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:52:10 +0000

I must applause for idea, either it is good or bad. Because if it is good it must be applied in future if it is bad, will also give you a direction to create something good. By the way people has their own way (like their different faces and mind) but if you want to be different you must have an idea to represent himself different. Awards and qualifications are also one of the parts of your skill and qualities which will keep you outstanding instead of stand out.

By: amar

amar — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:35:58 +0000

All are very good. I think designing work is a part of show business, there if you need attention you must have a different thinking and approach. Generally, simplicity is a good thing but only for self. If we are working to please others then we must have a different vision to grab attention and opportunity, in short, if you have good idea to show your skill why dont you try to show for self. It can be your cv plus a piece of portfolio.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:59:26 +0000

Gene, you’re welcome to disagree, but that won’t help you get a job.

Stephanie – as a “designer” have you considered using the right tool for the job?

Any half decent company will have HR staff who will be filtering the resumes. Resumes are conventionally created in word. This is what HR departments expect, and use common functionality such as highlighting relevant skills and phrases. They do not care in the slightest about aesthetics, their job is to weed out the failed applications before passsing on the candidates to CDs etc to review and select interviewees from.

At the very least you should always back up your fancy PDF with a more practical and usable word document, and send them both in together. That way both target audience groups are catered for, maximising your chances.