Hi Everyone! This is my first post, I wanted to upload my resume and get any critiques. I am a second year graphic design student and have been applying to co-ops/internships but I’ve had difficulty figuring out if my resume is good as we need it to be designed well but also have it be ats approved for companies. I am trying to secure a job at a bigger company and get a job as a traditional designer but I feel my work might be lacking. I am still updating my portfolio which is on my resume but ill try to link it, i am open to critiques and suggestions on how I can improve my portfolio as well! Thank you!
At a quick glance it looks good. Once again, quick glance, but the first line of several of your bullets near the bottom of the page do not align. They are inset by what appears to be an extra space. The space after is inconsistent in the right hand column after Education, Skills and Honors & Awards. It looks like you are generally trying to match the space after Experience. But I’m not sure if that is necessary. At the moment the space after Skills is less.
There is an extra space between “Honors &” and “Awards”.
All in all, it is clean and to the point. It should be able to be easily read by any automated resume scanning software used by companies from what I can see.
I also quickly looked through your portfolio site, and have to say for a student, the work is much better than I would have expected. I especially like the experimentation section in the Elusive Echoes piece. It is nice to see a student using hands on techniques rather than just immediately relying on the computer.
You were also in the Class of 2029…
I would probably tighten the letter spacing of your name, but it appears it was intentional, and it’s a minor thing anyway. In other words, your resume is in very good shape, and believe me, I’ve seen more than a few that weren’t. Fix the few problems we’ve found, and I think it’s good to go.
Hi! Thank you so much for taking the time to point some things out, I have fixed all the inconsistent spacing, I was making so many versions I hadn’t realized. I also appreciate you looking at my portfolio, Thank you!
Thank you so much! I did create the letter spacing intentionally in my name as well as my titles but if you think it would do better without any spacing I can change it!