Hi! Agency-side creative looking to make the switch. Wondering how formal or detailed my resume should be? My portfolio is the best representation of my experience but realize my resume may be what is seen first. Would love if anyone could share example of great resumes too!

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I just made the switch from a small agency to a big brand and I noticed an uptick in responses after switching to this awesome (and yes, hideous) scannable resume template: https://www.reddit.com/r/jobs/s/OjIgPYG5Ia. With the support of my portfolio, eventually it cut through initial internal recruitment and got me hired.

I also saved my pdf with a file name along the lines of “[first name] [last name] - scannable text resume”, just to provide a bit of subtle suggestion that I was also aware that this thing wasn’t pretty. I had a more eyeball-friendly resume that lived on my portfolio as well, but being a writer I’m sure the aesthetic appeal of my resume wasn’t as important as other roles.

All that said, based on my recent 18 month job hunt, scannable, boring resumes made a world of difference. That Reddit link above is a great asset and definitely worth a read at the very least, even if you decide to put something different together.

Best of luck!

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