Now’s a great time to submit your resume for that position you’re looking for. Every second you wait, another applicant is sending out their resume, putting them in a position to get hired, while you’re getting left behind.
Friday, January 15, 2016
15 Creative, Infographic Resume Templates
Now’s a great time to submit your resume for that position you’re looking for. Every second you wait, another applicant is sending out their resume, putting them in a position to get hired, while you’re getting left behind.
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Ok, so I love paperwork as much as the next girl (heck, I’m practically majoring in it), but to me this whole ‘Infographic Resume’ thing seems a bit much. I mean, I can totally appreciate a clean, creative resume. And if it’s something you’ve come up with to showcase your talent, then good for you. But using someone else’s art on your resume? Even if you pay for it, it still seems kind of wrong. And also, there’s no point? You’re not showing your own creativity or talent or anything. You’re just showing you can pay for someone else’s. And also, let’s talk about how resume’s should be weighted and considered. What’s on the resume should really be the most important thing (even though it doesn’t always work that way). I actually think companies should require submitted resumes to be in black and white, or use a specific format. Because not everyone is able to hire a team of artists to custom design their resume, and for a non-artistic job, the artistic quality of your resume doesn’t mean anything. Looks shouldn’t matter, just qualifications. I know that maybe the ‘real world’ doesn’t work quite that way, but it should. I know in the future, if I’m ever hiring off of resumes, every one will get equal consideration, whether it’s a black and white document on 8 ½ by 11 paper or high quality infographic using hand painted pictures.
I think this infographic resume idea is pretty cool. To my understanding, you don’t just want your resume to stand out in a stack, you also want it to relay some of who you are. You can discuss your artistic vision in a cover letter, but a visual representation will always be more intriguing. I do have some logistical concerns however, because while I want this to be a better way of relaying who you are as a designer, I don’t want it to be so needlessly flashy that it doesn’t relay information as well. For example I can’t think of one reason to justify the column graph that shows percentages of “other skills” in one of the templates. How can you decide for your self that you are 85% organized? In that sense I can see how these could be a bit excessive, and in some eyes a bit detrimental. None the less I like the visual options it brings to the table with ease. I think this will be one of the things you just have to find a happy medium with.
This is a very interesting departure from the classic school of thought concerning resumes: clean, simple and professional. Coming from two parents in the business world, I believe the information itself on the resume is what should stand out, not the way in which it is presented. However, I think some of these designs could potentially work for more creative professions. Even then, I still think one has to be careful. When being very flashy with resumes, I think you run the risk of a reviewer thinking you’re trying to make up for a lack of content with pretty graphics. Why can’t the text speak for itself? I also agree with one of the points Jasmine brings up – you can’t over-quantize yourself. Doing so puts you at risk of looking too robotic, especially if applying for a creative profession. I realize there’s always a balance, though. Still, I’d personally take a well-formatted “classic” resume over these newfangled flashy designs.
With the ever increasing efficiencies in the hiring and job application process, the true question of standing out in the crowd became that of how to most succinctly and uniquely convey great quantities of information about oneself. It was only a matter of time before info graphics became a more standar, more sought out element of resumes and application processes.
There is no denying that our culture as a whole is incredibly pictorially and visually driven and motivated. The resumes featured in this article only reinforce that perception. I think this move towards pictures and visual aids and aesthetically conveyed information will bring with it both new challenges and more widely spread benefits. This kind of style will require more people to be conversant and capable in design, at least on a fundamental level. And yet, this move will naturally favor those with design experience and education. Not that I'm complaining, but it will be interesting to see how the rise of the info graphic alters the pool of successful resume submitters and job applicants.
Honestly, this just seems like a bad idea. Personally, I believe resumes should be clean, beautiful, and professional. The images of these templates do not convey the same level of professionalism as a traditional resume. They are informal, and too young. Our generation, who have been blasted with icons and bright colors throughout their lives, might be perfectly fine with this format. However, millennials are not in positions of power yet. We're too young. The people in charge of hiring us are not millennials. We interview and apply to jobs run by the middle-aged and the baby boomers. These generations are formal, old-fashioned, and probably not okay with receiving an info-graphic as a resume. In my honest opinion, we are much better off continuing to use traditional resumes. Maybe these newfangled, flashy, young formats will have their day once our generation is in charge.
Thank you for this article. I found here http://resumeperk.com/blog/34-resume-tips-and-brand-new-kind-of-resume-to-get-hired a lot of useful information for me. Also, it was very nice from your side to publish the videos, it was very interesting to see them. Good luck in your job.
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