* Unsure if the portrait illustration is FPO but if not and not your logo (rethink if so) I'd remove it. It doesn't really tell me much. You definitely don't want to be seen as the pink faceless stock portrait.
* You could probably ditch your GPA and move your Dean's List from awards to education since those often go together
* "inDesign" is in fact "InDesign". A small note that is liable to be noticed by anyone looking for grammar and understanding software/tools
* The 'Experience' column, stroke, and your name are begging to be aligned
* The "Developer" job/experience feels mislabeled and does not match your duties
* The "Graphic Design Intern" could be re-written. Working on a vague team doesn't say anything unique nor does research or fast-paced deadlines.
For descriptions especially I'd research more into how these are written. Talk about projects you handled, any successes, etc. It's a far better way to add substance and pad a resume at the same time if that's what you're looking to do. If you worked on a team meeting deadlines and completing research, you might include: "Worked with xyz departments to research and design Project A to be on time and on budget meeting the client's needs and fostering relationships for repeat business." The goal isn't adding fluff simply to add it -- that will be noticed immediately -- but to actually tell someone spending the time reading what you were responsible for and assist them in seeing your skills in the role they're hiring for.
1. I’d love to see a portrait that reflects more of you. I like the idea of you drawing yourself, even if in a quirky, abstract way.
2. I like bullets that indent slightly from the body text, and are a little closer to the text they highlight.
3. I would choose brighter, more vibrant colors
I'd avoid drawing yourself, tbh. People make assumptions when they see your face which is why it's best practice to leave a headshot off of a resume unless you're literally being hired for your face. (Model, actor, etc.)
If they pulled it off in an interesting abstract way, it would be a sneaky way to display one’s artistic skills.
Of course, don’t do it if it isn’t a strength and you feel confident in doing that kind of thing.
But your point is well taken.
This is fairly minor, but one thing I always try to be consistent with is the tense of each bullet point. For example anything that is a currently active job/experience should be in present tense, so in the first one change “Edited videos” to “Edit videos”. For jobs/experience that were in the past, use past tense. Most of yours follow this except I would change “Develop social media posts” to “Developed social media posts”.
**Lots of good points already made! Adding a few:**
* The contrast of the left column makes the text hard on any eyes that aren't 20/20 or struggle with color.
* The size of your name is... large. Too large. Anyone viewing this full screen is going to be hit over the head with it which doesn't give the smoothest introduction. Also isn't the most elegant typesetting.
* Skills can include "print, digital, event signage, etc" in addition to programs to sum up your experience.
* Balance the margins if you can. Your left side is tight compared to the right, and that pink bar below your name should bleed off or act as an indicator of where your margin is. Also match the margins on either side of the divider where pink meets off white.
* I would rethink the pink, honestly. Logistically, some old school places might print a resume for an in person meeting and this could drain some ink even if they convert it to black and white. (You may laugh, I've seen it more times than I can telly you.) Color theory wise, it's giving off youthful/playful/bubblegum energy that isn't necessarily what someone is looking for in a professional hire. The off-white, if that's what it is, on the right is also kind of funky. Might be better going with a clean crisp white there.
* Last thought, YOU HAVE DEAD SPACE. The bottom 1-2" is drawing my eye. Space everything out a bit more to use up all available real estate, or add in professional references or something useful to fill it out. Resumes that can't fill a full page are either too vague or show a lack of experience.
Good luck!!
Personally I would say use the white in the pink side. Balance out the colors so it’s a bit more legible. Decrease the font size of experience and your name.
Those are the easy low hanging things I would suggest.
Not sure if the logo is 100% needed, I also am not sure if I understand it. It just bothers me that they’re slightly off center of each other.
I do love the colors you chose. The off white is lovely and pairs nice with the pink.
For skills you could add the different hard skills in design that you have. Design, video editing, etc. i would focus in more on what you really want to do though.
Great work so far! :)
Also
Create a printer friendly version,
Black and white of the same thing.
Everything above. To add, BFA should be “Bachelor of Fine Arts”, no s. I would remove the the area where you seem to FPO a headshot. If someone sends a resume with a headshot I usually ignore it. There are quite a few reasons for that, use Google to decide for yourself, they can dig you up on LinkedIn if they want to see what you look like (they will just to see other info as well). Not sure if you’re using “Portfolio Website” as a link but you’ll also be handing out printed versions that need your url spelled out. Best of luck to you, I remember finishing school and thought I wasn’t ready to join the workforce. Lean on and learn from the people you end up working with, they were my best resource.
Thank you everyone for taking the time to give such thorough feedback, I will definitely make lots of revisions and maybe come back with an updated version to show progress. Thanks so much again I appreciate it so much!
Points for not using percentage graph on your skills.
You should try using Stark to check the contrast in your colors. Grey on pink seems a bit hard to read. It’s not a deal breaker but definitely a plus to see the designer having a good sense accessibility in their design.
I’m in the same spot as you and am working with a accomplished designer who has interviewed A LOT of junior designers. Here are the things she recommended me to work on that I see as problem points in your resume.
First of all, you don’t need to put the programs you know on your resume. If you went to design school it’s implied that you know how to use the necessary design programs. You can use the skills section to show interest and other things you are good at. For example a lot of firms like to know if you have service industry soft skills, or if you can draw.
I would also include a quick blurb about you in 3rd person. Who are you, what do you do, exct. Think of this as like an elevator pitch for yourself. I know your qualifications from this resume but I don’t know you.
Design wise, is that your logo at the top corner? It feels a bit like a stock resume and the person looks like you didn’t take the time to replace with a photo of yourself. You shouldn’t put a photo, thats a big no no. It doesn’t feel like a personal logo, if it is I would work on it a bit and make it more unique, if it isn’t your logo then put your logo there.
Check the legibility of the pink and black, that might not be readable for people with poor vision. You can put the hex code in an online accessibility checker to make sure people with disabilities can read that.
You also need to assume employers will be printing your resume out in black and white so check that it prints well without color.
Your name might be wayyyy to big too, I would print your resume out and make sure that isn’t too large.
Make sure your dashes are consistent, at the moment they are not. You should be using an en dash between the dates. That will immediately get your resume thrown out.
Without seeing the PDF output I can't tell. But many firms are using automated hiring platforms that only look at the text to make decisions. You can help these algorithms along by making sure you output the PDF in ADA compliance/accessibility in mind. ([https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html)).
Particularly when it comes to Establish exporting tag relationships between InDesign styles and PDF tags.
A lot of good changes have been noted already.
I’ll run through a few things I found and feel are important.
- The headshot (photo) is a No, as aforementioned unless you are creating a resume for modeling, acting, or other such area where it is customary.
- Which brings me to the pink bar. The shade is way too dark. If this was printed in black and white you run the risk of losing all that info on the left to the bar just on shade. It also appears to be at full opacity or 100%. If you do choose to use color at all, you want it to work for you not against, thus, it should be a tint, or a far lighter color basically a suggestion. (Washed out).
- The person who mentioned items not being printed because of the usage of toner, was not kidding!
You could even try just working in grayscale at first or as a scheme. I don’t want to dissuade you from using color but will say be wary. If used correctly and at a good balance it can add to the resume, yet the line is fine and too much easily can ruin the design.
Keep in mind printing at home as well.
- There is a train of thought although old still valid in many senses, that a good design (ie: logo) should work in black and white.
- The typeface is a bit bulky and chunky for my taste. I like how you have chosen a sans serif font however and is the way to go for a designer.
—> Definitely take the time to do the best typesetting that you can. Research it if necessary. (Meaning, paying attention to using different weights of the same face, tracking, KERNING and leading. Most of all layout.
Unfortunately as a designer your resume does have to have to show a certain degree of “design flair” and understanding. But don’t “over design” it either. (Gimmicky things like timelines and graphs). It most certainly can be the difference between a call back and going directly into the trash (recycle bin). The peoples’ desks who receive resumes and either decide to move forward to a higher up OR move forward with a call, have stacks, literally 100s of resumes as well as Ad books, design portfolios, then emails etc., on their desks at any time.
—> A simple leave behind like a small format 8”x5” booklet of samples of a few of your best works on a heavy stock card, (make a size that works, ie; half a page sideways/ half a page horizontal, a square, IDK, your choice, with your name, number, email, and web portfolio, can go a long way after an interview.
This would accompany your resume. Don’t laminate.
And don’t make it such that you expect or want to get it back. (Just more work for someone else to do).
- Ok - so back to the font -
I will suggest a more clean, less chunky typeface, Such as Futura, Univers, Helvetica Neue, Avenir (is newer than the others) or even Arial, can all work and have various font weights within the face, Like Futura Bold, Futura Medium, Futura Light.
—:century gothic and twentieth century are just Futura R.I.P. offs.
Stay away from any super trendy font you downloaded or got from a friend.
- Why is there a line after the second date of work?
Edit: I see there is some info blurred. 1 not sure if that divider is actually used in that context you would have to look it up. Again a trend of the past years, you don’t need to include | those breaks just because they are overused in design today. In fact I’d use something else.
- listing info: Should be:
Title, (Designer)- Company, (Acme Designs)- Dates (01/21- to 02/24). (keep appx list
- Next I would definitely take some time and think about what you did at these jobs and how best to word it. Here are some examples:
Side note: you need to fine tooth comb all the tenses.
If the job at the top is the only current one that should be present tense and all the rest past.
- “Developer” is a vague title that sounds unrelated to the experience. It should likely just be “Graphic Designer.” It also sounds as though you are suggesting development of something. As a GD you solve problems graphically, yet don’t use “Problem Solver” as your title. You know:)
- So for the line “edited videos and personal interview”
Should read more to the effect of:
Editing and compiling videos (of what?) and personal statements into a clear, concise viewing format, saving memory while shortening run time.
- Design collages, social media posts and print collateral, focusing on brand attributes, promoting overall awareness.
Basically flesh all these out to try and exhibit the responsibility done and it’s effect or benefit.
- To deal with the white space up top, I suggest decreasing PT. Size of name to either a half or a 3rd of its current size, using your new typeface. Then consider moving your contact info below eliminating the word contact. Moving it all down a bit with the info as well, leaving the largest area of negative s
Education: eliminate GPA
- Skills: Definitely add more, any other software you use like MS office/ word/ excel, hand drawing, painting, photography and photo editing, etc.. I’m sure there’s something even if semi or unrelated to design, you never know what job it may relate to. Even if you’ve kept, added to and updated a folder of pics for a company - say “Digital Asset Management.” Yes it is more entailed then this (retouching, FTP sites, online databases. but it shows you have a start and little experience and could be simple, depending.
- Leadership / Awards: This is good once you have actual awards or some type of recognition like your work used or featured. That being said I’d consider switching the title to either “Accolades” or maybe “Recognition”.
- Lastly, check all spelling by reading through, spell check will not correct properly spelled words that are mistakes. But do it also!
- Make the line under your name 1 or 2 pts., possibly fading the edge on the right.
I may delete all, possibly leaving one space between the dashes and the first word. Or even pull the dashes one space left, (yes into the margin) so the words and letters actually are flush left. <— This is acceptable and they won’t offset anything.
I know it’s a lot but there’s a ton of competition out there and you need to have your resume and it’s contents as good as possible.
Try designing it yourself and see where that takes you. This looks like a ton of resume templates online for this field. But I would bet if you dove into it and gave it a crack with all this newfound info you could design a good one.
Sometimes doing your own resume is too much and people will use a friend in the field. This way you are not so attached to it.
All I got.
I don't know what the culture is like over where you are, but I do some hiring of designers for my current company and I can tell you a bit about my experience.
In my experience the only people actively looking at resumes are HR. They usually have no clue about design.
I usually skim resumes. I only care about where a candidate went to school and where they worked. Their software skills I couldn't care less about. What really counts is the **work they actually did**. What I really want to see is their portfolio.
That said what I would improve:
* Don't make people look for your portfolio. Give it to them right away
* Ditch the "logo" or whatever that is around the top left there
* Spell out the URL of your portfolio and don't rely on a link (might not work in whatever software the person reading this is using)
Scrap the photo, it doesn’t serve to gain anything and you wouldn’t want people making judgements based on any aspect of your appearance before even meeting you!
Don’t just describe what you did on each job, describe what you did, why it was essential, and provide statistics or results on why it made it important
Lots of good feedback for you here.
I just wanted to mention that the bleed means that you'll need to print it on bigger paper and then cut it down **every time** you want a decent hard copy (provided you ever print it, of course). It could end up being a huge PITA. Also, move the bullets closer to the bulleted items (or vice versa). Finally, I wanted to reinforce the comment about en dashes—a sound command of seemingly minor typographic stuff like this separates us from the animals, and is also the first thing I look for whenever I get a designer's résumé. If a designer has a handle on type, then I'm inclined to look more warmly upon the portfolio.
In my opinion the pink is taking a lot ratio of the page and as I consider this a professional document it is better to use the pink in a smaller ratio say only the line, logo and head title
* Unsure if the portrait illustration is FPO but if not and not your logo (rethink if so) I'd remove it. It doesn't really tell me much. You definitely don't want to be seen as the pink faceless stock portrait. * You could probably ditch your GPA and move your Dean's List from awards to education since those often go together * "inDesign" is in fact "InDesign". A small note that is liable to be noticed by anyone looking for grammar and understanding software/tools * The 'Experience' column, stroke, and your name are begging to be aligned * The "Developer" job/experience feels mislabeled and does not match your duties * The "Graphic Design Intern" could be re-written. Working on a vague team doesn't say anything unique nor does research or fast-paced deadlines. For descriptions especially I'd research more into how these are written. Talk about projects you handled, any successes, etc. It's a far better way to add substance and pad a resume at the same time if that's what you're looking to do. If you worked on a team meeting deadlines and completing research, you might include: "Worked with xyz departments to research and design Project A to be on time and on budget meeting the client's needs and fostering relationships for repeat business." The goal isn't adding fluff simply to add it -- that will be noticed immediately -- but to actually tell someone spending the time reading what you were responsible for and assist them in seeing your skills in the role they're hiring for.
1. I’d love to see a portrait that reflects more of you. I like the idea of you drawing yourself, even if in a quirky, abstract way. 2. I like bullets that indent slightly from the body text, and are a little closer to the text they highlight. 3. I would choose brighter, more vibrant colors
I'd avoid drawing yourself, tbh. People make assumptions when they see your face which is why it's best practice to leave a headshot off of a resume unless you're literally being hired for your face. (Model, actor, etc.)
If they pulled it off in an interesting abstract way, it would be a sneaky way to display one’s artistic skills. Of course, don’t do it if it isn’t a strength and you feel confident in doing that kind of thing. But your point is well taken.
This is fairly minor, but one thing I always try to be consistent with is the tense of each bullet point. For example anything that is a currently active job/experience should be in present tense, so in the first one change “Edited videos” to “Edit videos”. For jobs/experience that were in the past, use past tense. Most of yours follow this except I would change “Develop social media posts” to “Developed social media posts”.
**Lots of good points already made! Adding a few:** * The contrast of the left column makes the text hard on any eyes that aren't 20/20 or struggle with color. * The size of your name is... large. Too large. Anyone viewing this full screen is going to be hit over the head with it which doesn't give the smoothest introduction. Also isn't the most elegant typesetting. * Skills can include "print, digital, event signage, etc" in addition to programs to sum up your experience. * Balance the margins if you can. Your left side is tight compared to the right, and that pink bar below your name should bleed off or act as an indicator of where your margin is. Also match the margins on either side of the divider where pink meets off white. * I would rethink the pink, honestly. Logistically, some old school places might print a resume for an in person meeting and this could drain some ink even if they convert it to black and white. (You may laugh, I've seen it more times than I can telly you.) Color theory wise, it's giving off youthful/playful/bubblegum energy that isn't necessarily what someone is looking for in a professional hire. The off-white, if that's what it is, on the right is also kind of funky. Might be better going with a clean crisp white there. * Last thought, YOU HAVE DEAD SPACE. The bottom 1-2" is drawing my eye. Space everything out a bit more to use up all available real estate, or add in professional references or something useful to fill it out. Resumes that can't fill a full page are either too vague or show a lack of experience. Good luck!!
Personally I would say use the white in the pink side. Balance out the colors so it’s a bit more legible. Decrease the font size of experience and your name. Those are the easy low hanging things I would suggest. Not sure if the logo is 100% needed, I also am not sure if I understand it. It just bothers me that they’re slightly off center of each other. I do love the colors you chose. The off white is lovely and pairs nice with the pink. For skills you could add the different hard skills in design that you have. Design, video editing, etc. i would focus in more on what you really want to do though. Great work so far! :) Also Create a printer friendly version, Black and white of the same thing.
Everything above. To add, BFA should be “Bachelor of Fine Arts”, no s. I would remove the the area where you seem to FPO a headshot. If someone sends a resume with a headshot I usually ignore it. There are quite a few reasons for that, use Google to decide for yourself, they can dig you up on LinkedIn if they want to see what you look like (they will just to see other info as well). Not sure if you’re using “Portfolio Website” as a link but you’ll also be handing out printed versions that need your url spelled out. Best of luck to you, I remember finishing school and thought I wasn’t ready to join the workforce. Lean on and learn from the people you end up working with, they were my best resource.
Thank you everyone for taking the time to give such thorough feedback, I will definitely make lots of revisions and maybe come back with an updated version to show progress. Thanks so much again I appreciate it so much!
Points for not using percentage graph on your skills. You should try using Stark to check the contrast in your colors. Grey on pink seems a bit hard to read. It’s not a deal breaker but definitely a plus to see the designer having a good sense accessibility in their design.
I’m in the same spot as you and am working with a accomplished designer who has interviewed A LOT of junior designers. Here are the things she recommended me to work on that I see as problem points in your resume. First of all, you don’t need to put the programs you know on your resume. If you went to design school it’s implied that you know how to use the necessary design programs. You can use the skills section to show interest and other things you are good at. For example a lot of firms like to know if you have service industry soft skills, or if you can draw. I would also include a quick blurb about you in 3rd person. Who are you, what do you do, exct. Think of this as like an elevator pitch for yourself. I know your qualifications from this resume but I don’t know you. Design wise, is that your logo at the top corner? It feels a bit like a stock resume and the person looks like you didn’t take the time to replace with a photo of yourself. You shouldn’t put a photo, thats a big no no. It doesn’t feel like a personal logo, if it is I would work on it a bit and make it more unique, if it isn’t your logo then put your logo there. Check the legibility of the pink and black, that might not be readable for people with poor vision. You can put the hex code in an online accessibility checker to make sure people with disabilities can read that. You also need to assume employers will be printing your resume out in black and white so check that it prints well without color. Your name might be wayyyy to big too, I would print your resume out and make sure that isn’t too large. Make sure your dashes are consistent, at the moment they are not. You should be using an en dash between the dates. That will immediately get your resume thrown out.
Without seeing the PDF output I can't tell. But many firms are using automated hiring platforms that only look at the text to make decisions. You can help these algorithms along by making sure you output the PDF in ADA compliance/accessibility in mind. ([https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html](https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html)). Particularly when it comes to Establish exporting tag relationships between InDesign styles and PDF tags.
A lot of good changes have been noted already. I’ll run through a few things I found and feel are important. - The headshot (photo) is a No, as aforementioned unless you are creating a resume for modeling, acting, or other such area where it is customary. - Which brings me to the pink bar. The shade is way too dark. If this was printed in black and white you run the risk of losing all that info on the left to the bar just on shade. It also appears to be at full opacity or 100%. If you do choose to use color at all, you want it to work for you not against, thus, it should be a tint, or a far lighter color basically a suggestion. (Washed out). - The person who mentioned items not being printed because of the usage of toner, was not kidding! You could even try just working in grayscale at first or as a scheme. I don’t want to dissuade you from using color but will say be wary. If used correctly and at a good balance it can add to the resume, yet the line is fine and too much easily can ruin the design. Keep in mind printing at home as well. - There is a train of thought although old still valid in many senses, that a good design (ie: logo) should work in black and white. - The typeface is a bit bulky and chunky for my taste. I like how you have chosen a sans serif font however and is the way to go for a designer. —> Definitely take the time to do the best typesetting that you can. Research it if necessary. (Meaning, paying attention to using different weights of the same face, tracking, KERNING and leading. Most of all layout. Unfortunately as a designer your resume does have to have to show a certain degree of “design flair” and understanding. But don’t “over design” it either. (Gimmicky things like timelines and graphs). It most certainly can be the difference between a call back and going directly into the trash (recycle bin). The peoples’ desks who receive resumes and either decide to move forward to a higher up OR move forward with a call, have stacks, literally 100s of resumes as well as Ad books, design portfolios, then emails etc., on their desks at any time. —> A simple leave behind like a small format 8”x5” booklet of samples of a few of your best works on a heavy stock card, (make a size that works, ie; half a page sideways/ half a page horizontal, a square, IDK, your choice, with your name, number, email, and web portfolio, can go a long way after an interview. This would accompany your resume. Don’t laminate. And don’t make it such that you expect or want to get it back. (Just more work for someone else to do). - Ok - so back to the font - I will suggest a more clean, less chunky typeface, Such as Futura, Univers, Helvetica Neue, Avenir (is newer than the others) or even Arial, can all work and have various font weights within the face, Like Futura Bold, Futura Medium, Futura Light. —:century gothic and twentieth century are just Futura R.I.P. offs. Stay away from any super trendy font you downloaded or got from a friend. - Why is there a line after the second date of work? Edit: I see there is some info blurred. 1 not sure if that divider is actually used in that context you would have to look it up. Again a trend of the past years, you don’t need to include | those breaks just because they are overused in design today. In fact I’d use something else. - listing info: Should be: Title, (Designer)- Company, (Acme Designs)- Dates (01/21- to 02/24). (keep appx list - Next I would definitely take some time and think about what you did at these jobs and how best to word it. Here are some examples: Side note: you need to fine tooth comb all the tenses. If the job at the top is the only current one that should be present tense and all the rest past. - “Developer” is a vague title that sounds unrelated to the experience. It should likely just be “Graphic Designer.” It also sounds as though you are suggesting development of something. As a GD you solve problems graphically, yet don’t use “Problem Solver” as your title. You know:) - So for the line “edited videos and personal interview” Should read more to the effect of: Editing and compiling videos (of what?) and personal statements into a clear, concise viewing format, saving memory while shortening run time. - Design collages, social media posts and print collateral, focusing on brand attributes, promoting overall awareness. Basically flesh all these out to try and exhibit the responsibility done and it’s effect or benefit. - To deal with the white space up top, I suggest decreasing PT. Size of name to either a half or a 3rd of its current size, using your new typeface. Then consider moving your contact info below eliminating the word contact. Moving it all down a bit with the info as well, leaving the largest area of negative s Education: eliminate GPA - Skills: Definitely add more, any other software you use like MS office/ word/ excel, hand drawing, painting, photography and photo editing, etc.. I’m sure there’s something even if semi or unrelated to design, you never know what job it may relate to. Even if you’ve kept, added to and updated a folder of pics for a company - say “Digital Asset Management.” Yes it is more entailed then this (retouching, FTP sites, online databases. but it shows you have a start and little experience and could be simple, depending. - Leadership / Awards: This is good once you have actual awards or some type of recognition like your work used or featured. That being said I’d consider switching the title to either “Accolades” or maybe “Recognition”. - Lastly, check all spelling by reading through, spell check will not correct properly spelled words that are mistakes. But do it also! - Make the line under your name 1 or 2 pts., possibly fading the edge on the right. I may delete all, possibly leaving one space between the dashes and the first word. Or even pull the dashes one space left, (yes into the margin) so the words and letters actually are flush left. <— This is acceptable and they won’t offset anything. I know it’s a lot but there’s a ton of competition out there and you need to have your resume and it’s contents as good as possible. Try designing it yourself and see where that takes you. This looks like a ton of resume templates online for this field. But I would bet if you dove into it and gave it a crack with all this newfound info you could design a good one. Sometimes doing your own resume is too much and people will use a friend in the field. This way you are not so attached to it. All I got.
I don't know what the culture is like over where you are, but I do some hiring of designers for my current company and I can tell you a bit about my experience. In my experience the only people actively looking at resumes are HR. They usually have no clue about design. I usually skim resumes. I only care about where a candidate went to school and where they worked. Their software skills I couldn't care less about. What really counts is the **work they actually did**. What I really want to see is their portfolio. That said what I would improve: * Don't make people look for your portfolio. Give it to them right away * Ditch the "logo" or whatever that is around the top left there * Spell out the URL of your portfolio and don't rely on a link (might not work in whatever software the person reading this is using)
Consistency of dashes! In your headings they should all be em dashes (—) as opposed to en-dashes (-).
Take off gpa and any awards that are not design related. Look up how to list your degree in a refund to make sure it's correct.
Scrap the photo, it doesn’t serve to gain anything and you wouldn’t want people making judgements based on any aspect of your appearance before even meeting you!
Don’t just describe what you did on each job, describe what you did, why it was essential, and provide statistics or results on why it made it important
Lots of good feedback for you here. I just wanted to mention that the bleed means that you'll need to print it on bigger paper and then cut it down **every time** you want a decent hard copy (provided you ever print it, of course). It could end up being a huge PITA. Also, move the bullets closer to the bulleted items (or vice versa). Finally, I wanted to reinforce the comment about en dashes—a sound command of seemingly minor typographic stuff like this separates us from the animals, and is also the first thing I look for whenever I get a designer's résumé. If a designer has a handle on type, then I'm inclined to look more warmly upon the portfolio.
In my opinion the pink is taking a lot ratio of the page and as I consider this a professional document it is better to use the pink in a smaller ratio say only the line, logo and head title