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I like the whole infographic vibe.
Infographic? Where? I don't see her
If you work in a field such as UX/UI design or industrial design, itâs common to have data visualizations of your skill set and other small creative features. I would urge you not to include a picture if youâre applying for roles in the US. If you are applying for creative consulting roles definitely spend some time thinking about how you can make your resume creative!
I agree- my intention wasnât to tell them to put âpointless data visualizationsâ on their resume. OP, if you choose to have this feature think about how you can support these details on resume through certifications, description under work experience on how you used the tools etc.)
Depends on how attractive you are.
Lol literally though. People perceive more attractive people to be more competent. If youâre good looking, could be a leg up.
And why is she advertising that she has 0 Microsoft office ability
haâhahhah this comment is gold
This looks like a Buffalo Wild Wings menu
It's common in some countries. Not the US
@consultant 4,am from Belgium and it isn't that the same issues aren't present in Belgium. Discrimination to blacks and Arabs is very common.
Luckily photo CV's are not the norm here.
Is it scented too?
Show us your blue steel
M1 - You teeâd me up for it ;)
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Why does everybody hate this? If it werenât for this format, I wouldnât know that Clemsonâs website was www.clemson.edu
Yeah def donât do it. We have to be careful talking about candidates even as male or female so giving away other indicators to an employer puts them in a difficult position to ensure theyâre not seen as discriminatory
The more I look at this Iâm convinced this is a deliberate âpls fixâ example of a resume as itâs hard for me to believe someone trying to create an example of a âgoodâ resume could get so much wrong. For starters:
⢠header takes up way too space and contains elements (photo and birthday) inappropriate for a US audience
⢠profile statement is generic and as someone reviewing a resume, I donât need you to tell me what position youâre applying for on your resume
⢠previous experience is generic and describes duties not impact
⢠inconsistent use of tense and formatting (one uses a paragraph while the other uses all bullets)
⢠degree type not shown. Uni website unnecessary to include
⢠why is there a second education section they just has bachelor of science listed under it? Which of the previous education entries does it refer to?
⢠achievements are non-specific and the areas mentioned (lab) are pretty much completely unrelated to the stated desired position in sales
⢠skill bars donât really show much, just your own assessment of your ability on an arbitrary scale (and âMicrosoft Officeâ is way too generic of a skill) and implying that different skills can be compared against each other on a single scale. Even as a designer, Iâm tired of seeing these bars on junior staff resumes. Also, those center aligned headers are harder to scan (this is something that way too many consultants misuse in their tables actually)
⢠Iâm not against an interests section per se or even the icons, but the interests have to be limited in number (Iâd suggest 3 as a nice number) and non-generic in description. For example, instead of âtravelâ, âAvid traveler; maintaining a travel blog with 50k unique visitors per yearâ. If you donât have a way to demonstrate some sort of mastery or non-normal level of passion in it, leave it out
⢠two columns isnât a bad layout choice; in fact, most single column resumes will either have lines that are longer than recommended for comfortable reading or page margins larger than most people are comfortable with (weâre talking like 2â side margins). However, thereâs no sense of hierarchy when you use two equally sized columns, especially given that the right column is mostly secondary information. Increasing the width of the left column gives more room for content and makes it easier to read by eliminating those ugly word wraps and increasing line length to a more comfortable level
Anyway, my morning coffeeâs kicked in now so back to the grind.
Omg donât
Okay this template isnât a bright idea, to put it lightly. Please could you check out my resume checklist on: theabundancepsyche.com/cv-checklist Drop me a DM if you want to chat. I run this as a side gig.
Former recruiter: No, donât do it if you are in the US. It makes hiring managers (especially HR) extremely uncomfortable due to labor and discrimination laws.
Commenting on the format not the picture:
It is common outside of consulting. Especially for creative jobs. Bring the horrible cookie-cutter text-only/no icons consulting resume... and you'll never land the job đ
Amazed at some people's responses on this thread as it shows their pretty incredible rigidity... hope they enjoy their consulting gig and remain a pathetic nobody for the rest of their lives.
I would also recommend checking the resume of certain iconic figures (Bezos, Marissa Mayer and such).
Lol at the thought of Jeff Bezos handing out his resume. Like if someone wanted to hire him, theyâd ask him to send a PDF to their email. đđđ
I don't think it is a good idea. Attractive or not, it can bias the person looking at it and it can go either way. Like "oh, she is pretty, nice" or "ugh, another pretty face"...
If you are a model, maybe but itâs a waste of space. If the recruiter is hard up to see your face s/he can simply type your name (or email addy) in to Google and your LI will pop up.
Why is she sharing her age and birthday on a resume?
So she has grounds for a discrimination lawsuit?
Not in the US.