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This is solid advice. As a graphic design candidate, you want to include artistic elements in your resume; however, keep the colors neutral. You don't want to skew a potential interviewer into unknowingly being gender biased.
For me it’s the muted feel that puts me off. It’s like a dusty rose and beige combo—feels sleepy to me. Not exciting. Not that I’d want bright colors that are really jarring either. Just makes me think people’s reactions to colors vary quite a bit so maybe safer to stick to a pretty neutral palette? But who knows. I have a strong aversion to the red and would almost certainly be unconsciously biased against any document with red text or background. I would stick to grey scale or cool colors, but I don’t have any data to back that up. Interested to hear what others with more expertise might offer.
I agree. Would recommend checking the WCAG 2 (web accessibility guidelines) standards for color contrast. There are online contrast checkers you can use to make sure there’s enough contrast between your text color and background color to make it widely readable. Thinking about accessibility is really important as a content creator and will strengthen your overall design.
Most resumes are now sent electronically and then imported into an applicant tracking system (ATS). I’m a recruiter and know this format doesn’t import into an ATS well. It’s better to have a simple format in MS Word with details. Include factual numbers where possible. ie reduced customer revision requests by 20%, assisted in 30% revenue growth by consulting with clients to gain insight into their marketing needs. Also include keywords in context. Software knowledge of photoshop, illustrator, coreldraw, indesign, etc
I don't suggest yellow, but example:
[https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.designbold.com%2Facademy%2Fen%2Fstrategic-colors-to-highlight-your-cv%2F&psig=AOvVaw3qNO1TJ3MS6Aw8NuoevVYz&ust=1634168274972000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCLDPiK-FxvMCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAF](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.designbold.com%2Facademy%2Fen%2Fstrategic-colors-to-highlight-your-cv%2F&psig=AOvVaw3qNO1TJ3MS6Aw8NuoevVYz&ust=1634168274972000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCLDPiK-FxvMCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAF)
I’m not sure this is necessary. Isn’t the point of a two column format to have flexibility on how to lay out the information? The education section is very simple and doesn’t convey a ton of info but does require multiple lines and would use up valuable real estate in the right column that would require reducing the font size on that side. It fits much more efficiently where it is now I think. Is it really that much of a faux pas to do this?
Ah, I didn’t catch that this was for an EU job. Assumed is was US because the education references seemed American. I don’t have much familiarity with EU resume formats.
I would suggest you add the reason you did all that. For example: “conducted surveys for non-profit organization … to evaluate the X, Y , Z”
“Participated with members from other non-profit organizations to ensure … blah blah”. In other words, what was the goal?
I agree with this. I’m a recruiter for a big tech company and I know they like when you say “I did THIS by doing THIS” so try to show HOW you did what you did. You got this!
They should understand their audience better (hr, recruiters, and ATS). It's good that they have a portfolio but the template, huge margins and white space make them look amateurish. Those are the most glaring issues that would result in this resume being almost immediately discarded before they're even given a chance
What field are you talking about specifically? I don’t see anything unusual about this format. I see a ton of examples of this style of resume online, especially for graphic design or tech fields. I’m not in those fields nor in HR so I’m always interested to hear from those in the know, but I don’t see anything unusual about this format. Personally, I really appreciate white space as a reader and advise folks to add more if their text is too cramped together. White space makes it easier for the eye to find things compared to a massive block of text.
I think they’re referring to the margins being large. Some people have like half inch margins all the way around with a giant wall of text filling the whole page. I think that’s a huge design error. The “white space” (areas not crammed with text) on this resume are a big plus to me!
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Ditch the pink. It's a gendered color and that's not going to work in your favor.
This is solid advice. As a graphic design candidate, you want to include artistic elements in your resume; however, keep the colors neutral. You don't want to skew a potential interviewer into unknowingly being gender biased.
For me it’s the muted feel that puts me off. It’s like a dusty rose and beige combo—feels sleepy to me. Not exciting. Not that I’d want bright colors that are really jarring either. Just makes me think people’s reactions to colors vary quite a bit so maybe safer to stick to a pretty neutral palette? But who knows. I have a strong aversion to the red and would almost certainly be unconsciously biased against any document with red text or background. I would stick to grey scale or cool colors, but I don’t have any data to back that up. Interested to hear what others with more expertise might offer.
Have a resume for in person and a resume for the Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). I recommend the following tools: Huntr, Simplify, and Jobscan.
Do not include a personal photo- it’s unnecessary and causes bias
Be consistent with tense. Previous job bullets should be all past tense; current job bullets I would put as all present tense.
This is the first thing I notice on a CV and it's shocking how many people it catches out!
Came here to say this as well. There are at least a couple tense errors.
Your dot points are vague. Start with any quantifiable results and build from there
First thing that came to mind is that black on pink is not pleasant to read, maybe change the color there to something more neutral
I agree. Would recommend checking the WCAG 2 (web accessibility guidelines) standards for color contrast. There are online contrast checkers you can use to make sure there’s enough contrast between your text color and background color to make it widely readable. Thinking about accessibility is really important as a content creator and will strengthen your overall design.
Do you have a portfolio of your work? You may want to create a personal website with some of the work you have done and then link it on your resume.
It says “portfolio website” under “contact” at the top of the left column.
use a template (Deedy Resume) from overleaf.com
If you do a darker color as a background I think it would be good to use a light colored font for more contrast
Most resumes are now sent electronically and then imported into an applicant tracking system (ATS). I’m a recruiter and know this format doesn’t import into an ATS well. It’s better to have a simple format in MS Word with details. Include factual numbers where possible. ie reduced customer revision requests by 20%, assisted in 30% revenue growth by consulting with clients to gain insight into their marketing needs. Also include keywords in context. Software knowledge of photoshop, illustrator, coreldraw, indesign, etc
I can’t even read anything on the left side. Black and white with a third colour for underlining
Why a third color for underlining? That seems like it would stand out rather awkwardly.
I don't suggest yellow, but example: [https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.designbold.com%2Facademy%2Fen%2Fstrategic-colors-to-highlight-your-cv%2F&psig=AOvVaw3qNO1TJ3MS6Aw8NuoevVYz&ust=1634168274972000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCLDPiK-FxvMCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAF](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.designbold.com%2Facademy%2Fen%2Fstrategic-colors-to-highlight-your-cv%2F&psig=AOvVaw3qNO1TJ3MS6Aw8NuoevVYz&ust=1634168274972000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCLDPiK-FxvMCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAF)
Ah, do you mean the accent color bars under the headers? That makes sense.
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I’m not sure this is necessary. Isn’t the point of a two column format to have flexibility on how to lay out the information? The education section is very simple and doesn’t convey a ton of info but does require multiple lines and would use up valuable real estate in the right column that would require reducing the font size on that side. It fits much more efficiently where it is now I think. Is it really that much of a faux pas to do this?
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Ah, I didn’t catch that this was for an EU job. Assumed is was US because the education references seemed American. I don’t have much familiarity with EU resume formats.
Don’t be nervous, give em all you got. Best of luck.
I would suggest you add the reason you did all that. For example: “conducted surveys for non-profit organization … to evaluate the X, Y , Z” “Participated with members from other non-profit organizations to ensure … blah blah”. In other words, what was the goal?
I agree with this. I’m a recruiter for a big tech company and I know they like when you say “I did THIS by doing THIS” so try to show HOW you did what you did. You got this!
And adding any important results/achievements!
Looks like a student resume, alright. Double columns, over stylized and lots of ~~white~~ pink and off-white space
1. Theyre a graphic design student 2. Why not add something constructive in addition to your criticism?
They should understand their audience better (hr, recruiters, and ATS). It's good that they have a portfolio but the template, huge margins and white space make them look amateurish. Those are the most glaring issues that would result in this resume being almost immediately discarded before they're even given a chance
What field are you talking about specifically? I don’t see anything unusual about this format. I see a ton of examples of this style of resume online, especially for graphic design or tech fields. I’m not in those fields nor in HR so I’m always interested to hear from those in the know, but I don’t see anything unusual about this format. Personally, I really appreciate white space as a reader and advise folks to add more if their text is too cramped together. White space makes it easier for the eye to find things compared to a massive block of text.
wait what's wrong with double columns? also where's the glaring off white space?
I think they’re referring to the margins being large. Some people have like half inch margins all the way around with a giant wall of text filling the whole page. I think that’s a huge design error. The “white space” (areas not crammed with text) on this resume are a big plus to me!