Design resumé help

Any chance you could post a pic of your previous resume so we could try to give pointers? You could blur of black out sensitive items if needed. just a thought.

Excellent idea Craig... it's too dificult to say one way or the other without seeing what's on the resume to begin with.

Were you getting any interviews? what kind of responses if any? I could tell you what I look for when we're looking if that'd help. (not at HK, but at my "day job")

I wasn't getting any responses at all. I can't say I sent out a tonne of resumés, but I didn't get even a nibble. This resumé I've attached is a little bit older. I used this one to get my current job and updated it. I plan on backing off the design a fair bit and do something a little more simple.
files/forum/email_resume.pdf

That huge shape up top makes the rest of the page seemed really crammed together, i mght just do away with it to give the information some room to breathe.

Also, they may not be contacting you because there is no contact information on the resume.

Also, they may not be contacting you because there is no contact information on the resume.

I removed all that info. It is there in the file, just not the one I uploaded.

bump!

to me there is to much decor on the page. maybe you could clean it up a bit. the letter spacing for the main content makes it hard to read. otherwise i like it.

I would consider removing CorelDraw and PhotoPaint. It does not have a great reputation and could hurt your chances at a response. I was once told in an interview that they instantly dismissed any resume with a Corel product mentioned, because it's not as respected.

You might also consider some stronger wording. "Worked" doesn't have the strength of words like "Developed," "Maintained," or "Created."

"Have worked in a customer service environment" vs "Provided customer serviced in a [office, retail, etc.] environment"

You might also consider some stronger wording. "Worked" doesn't have the strength of words like "Developed," "Maintained," or "Created."

"Have worked in a customer service environment" vs "Provided customer serviced in a [office, retail, etc.] environment"

I agree with the Corel bit. I wasn't planning on listing it in my revised resumé. I think the same of Corel. It's an older skill anyways because I did most of my work with those during high school when that was all we had.

I'm planning on getting my girlfriend to go through and dress up some of the wordings I've used. She went to school for journalism, so she's pretty good at that kind of stuff. It's not my forte at all, especially when it pertains to describing myself and my abilities.

Wedgin, is there a pressing reason you have the job at the pest control company listed? I was taught that if you were looking for design work, just list the other design jobs you have done. Goodness knows I have done all kinds of different work, from ushering in a New York theater, to cleaning rooms in a posh drug rehab, but art directors wouldn't really be interested in that part of my checkered past, would they?

good luck!

suzy :D

good luck!

suzy :D

I find with resumés I've heard so many conflicting things to put on them. That was basically there to show that I had done customer service and whatnot. There are so many different takes on what should and shouldn't be on a resumé. I agree that should be taken out, as it's not really relevant anymore. This is a resumé from when I left school, so it was still relevant back then.

Hi there. I am having a crappy time finding a job as well so I don't know how good of advice I can give. But, my take is less is more on a resume. Also, now of days you can leave off the "objective" and the line about your portfolio being available upon request, these are both givens.

Do you already have your portfolio URL on your resume in the deleted area? If not, it may be a good idea. Even if the people choose not to interview you, this may entice them to at least look at your work without having to actually meet with you.

On the education part, I might switch the date and the diploma program around so that the dates are on the same side under every topic (it is on the left under every other category but this one).

And now proofreading, which is very important to have proper grammar in a resume:

Big problem: knowledgeable is spelled just as I typed it, with two "e"s.

When you have a sentence with things listed, commas go between each thing and before the final "and". For instance, there should be a comma after the words, "Director" and "FTP" before the "and" (ie. "Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Director, and Flash").

Extensive knowledge... blah blah windows and os9 and osx... how about "windows, macos 9, and osx" or "windows and macos9+". There shouldn't be 2 ands in one sentence like that. Either separate by commas rather than ands or combine the last two.

You should take the period off of the 2nd paragraph in your experience category after "business cards". These are not complete sentences and since the other bulleted comments do not have periods, don't put them on any to keep it uniform.

The "and" comma issue is happening again under the experience category (there should be one after "mailers", "promotional material", and "gardens".

There are a few other grammatical errors but I may just be being picky... (ie. after bilingual, you should have a semicolon (;) instead of a comma). May not be a bad idea to type it up in word and check for spelling and grammatical errors there.