Do FAANG companies prefer creative resume layouts?

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No. The robot overlords struggle with those. Just write it in hexadecimal.

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But seriously, no. Even at sophisticated firms, at some point a human is reviewing the resume. They might spend 30 seconds doing so on a first pass. Your goal is to pare down and organize the information, such that only high-impact information can be consumed in that 30 seconds. 

Me reading a traditional MBA format resume in 30 seconds: they went to schools X and Y (edu section) worked at firms A and B in roles C and D (firm names/dates/job titles), have been focused in E and F (first 3-4 bullets in current role), and grew up doing G and H (first 3-4 bullets of meatiest prior role). That’s it.

Me reading a creative resume in 30 seconds: Name Bob, oh shit is that pie chart? Who uses a pie chart for leadership skills? And why would they a monochrome scheme? Is this person a marketer, because I need someone with Corp dev chops? Screw it. Binned.

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