CV Critique

[robwatto80]

Just finished working on my new design CV as am looking for another graphic design job. I would therefore appreciate some feedback on the layout etc on my new CV. Obviously I have changed some of the words around for obvious reasons.

Would much appreciate it

Thanks!

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1021/cvpage1qq9.jpg
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3117/cvpagevd5.jpg

[distruktor]

for a designer it seems a little bland... anyone could have produced that in word for example. I'd put a bit of your personality into it coupled with some nice typography.

take a look at this book:

introducing
designs for making a first impression

ISBN 3-89955-087-0

full of usefull sh1t from cv's and business cards right through to DM, stickers pack, cv's that turn into light shades etc... some really cool stuff

dis.

[SnowAngel]

hm. :/ can't read it, can't really comment - sorry!

[cornfed]

On the second page, "Providing graphical support...." sentence has a different leading than all of the other phrases of that format. It looks like the leading carried over to be the same as the heading.

[SharkFinStudios]

I am a firm believer that if you are applying for a design job then your resume had better show it. Speaking only from a design perspective I would say go back and 'design' a CV/resume and make it a piece of original work. Some of my first ones looked 'artsy', but people still commented on them and were intrigued. Have fun with it! Play around, get feedback.

You can have a lot of fun with your CV. Right now I could recreate this using MS Word - and I would only ever do that if someone requested it IN Word. Try using Illustrator or InDesign... it'll be a good start for you.

Good luck with it!

[tZ]

Your resume is the first thing your employer see's that they have to judge you and your skill level by.

Make an impression.

This is very bland and uncreative.

It works but, from a creative aspect I would expect to see something a bt more whats the word… creative.

I think this months or was it lasts??? computer arts magazine has some wonderfull examples of creative resumes. maybe I'll shot some pics for you.

You have established only the content and hierachy so now get creative.

[yarusskii]

i would indent the certificates.

[cjoe]

its clean and the typography is okay so i think you're on the right track. just make sure you let them see your portfolio.

[Kool]

Hi Michael, welcome to the forum.

I'll tell you the same thing that I tell 99% of the people who post resumes. The person offering a job who is reading this is starting to doze off after the first few sentences. I know, I've been that person. Any job offer is going to get a hundred or more resumes and they all are going to say the pretty much the same thing. Because everybody else has been to the same websites and checked out the same books on resume writing. And they all make their resume into a bunch of pronoun free lists and boilerplate objectives.

If you want to stand out from all these other resumes throw out everything you've read about writing a resume. Just tell the person reading it why they should hire YOU instead of all of the other people who want this job. And do it in your own words.

If you choose to ignore this advice (and most people do ignore my advice LOL) this is a perfectly servicable resume and could be used as is.

EDIT: One more thing, if you know it is going to a buzzword counting HR weeny, then send this one. This is what they expect and they may go into brainfreeze and start to drool if confronted by an original resume.

[Eggles1]

I would also consider re-ordering the list of technical skills - you've got MS Office listed first (hopefully the least important software you would be using) and the most important is listed LAST!!!!

But I agree with the others on the content - most of it is fine, it just needs some pizzazz to show you can design.

You might consider having several versions of your resume, depending on who it is being sent to. In the current format, it might be OK if you are applying for a inhouse job at a relatively conservative company (who will probably have an HR Dept who are likely to read it first). But if you are going for a studio or agency position, this layout probably wouldn't go much further than the nearest bin.

[robwatto80]

Thanks guys for giving your opinions on my CV. I know in some instances it looks a bit bland but how do I make a CV that I want to look clean, white and crisp, by jazzing it up?
9 jobs out of 10 I have been asked to send my CV in Word Format or the jobsites do not accept any other format but Word (for uploading) so what am to do?
If I do jazz it up how can I then put it into Word looking very graphicy and arty?
Is like a no-win situation.