Resume Templates
These templates are eight different ways to make a resume stick out. None of them are anything insanely creative simply because not everyone is trying to broadcast creativity in their resumes. When making a resume design you need to reflect the person, and if you make a resume that is super fancy and sparkly with creative ideas all over it than you better be ready to be that person once you get the job. When you are a professional and want to show that your are professional you can still have some stylistic design choices but anything more might be misleading the employer.
For the first template it is a simple resume design, nothing too out of the ordinary, almost as if it's just a control basic idea. For the second template, it is separated in the middle to resemble a book for those who are interested more in writing. The third template is designed to resemble a movie poster. If you are a film buff and are interested in movie posters you know that the name of the movie is large and at the bottom usually and the contents such as the job history and skills are in the middle where the eye gets pulled to. The fourth template isn't anything in specific, just ordering things that line up to either the left or right while having the skills highlighted at the bottom by having them line up with the middle of the page. The fifth template is another attempt at a book resemblance. The name cursive at the top almost like the author of the resume with the content of the resume lined up in the middle. The sixth template is just a simple order of importance to someone who is still in college with not too much to show for in the education and accomplishment department. The seventh template is a mix of the book split and the importance order from templates two and six. Finally the eighth template is ordered out of importance and keeping your name large yet still off to the side and out of the way.
Your templates are great. The viewer can get a real professional sense of who you are off of the designs alone. The second one, how it resembles a book, is a great idea. That one is the strongest one, as it is creative in style, but simple and professional, and you clearly put some thought into it. The third template is interesting as well. It was very surprising to see you put your name and contact info at the bottom. It seems very bold and daring to have the viewer read everything about you before finding out who you are (if they are reading from top to bottom). But bold and daring might also reflect your personality so it might be a great idea to go with that one.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I like the third one too. An employer can read it from top down but if the name is still the largest thing on the resume and at the bottom then it could still draw their attention to the name first. However to put your skills and experience before your name you're saying your skills are more important than you. Employers get tons of resumes and the names just sort of don't matter to them, they care about the skills and other info above all else, ordering your resume to show that you understand this might be valued by the employer.
DeleteGood critiques, Jenna. One thing... avoid saying “interesting” when critiquing - it's such a subjective word, because what you may find “interesting” may not be “interesting” to someone else - especially without followup.
DeleteJohn - good critique - however, do not include “I like...” keep all critiques objective, not subjective.
DeleteHey John - the thumbnails are off to a decent start; make sure to represent how the layout is supposed to look at its final size. There are design elements that work and some that don't - we will discuss this in class on Wednesday.
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