Joined: Jan 04, 2005 Posts: 36 Location: Planet Earth
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:55 am Post subject:
I think a lot of it depends upon what kind of job you're applying for. If you're applying for a position where creativity and originality are expected and encouraged, then having a resume that stands out visually is an excellent idea. If you're applying for a position where conformity and uniformity are highly prized, it would be better to stick to an established format as hiring managers for these positions will like being able to browse quickly for the information they're seeking. It's very similar to the arguments for and against printing your resume on anything other than white paper.
OPENSTEP wrote:
Actually, resumes came up recently on somewhere that I was reading (probably a digg link or something) and an interesting point was raised...
Some people who go through reading lots of resumes are pretty aware of the standard Word resume templates and the like. Taking the time to come up with a unique layout for your own resume almost winds up helping it stand out a bit. I don't know if that's actually true or not, but logically I can see how it might help. That said, the templates linked to above aren't stock in Word so most likely will be a bit unique already
Joined: May 25, 2003 Posts: 4752 Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:43 pm Post subject:
Very good point. Yeah, I've also only ever done the white paper and used plain fonts on my resume and never had any complaints. Then again I've only ever done small business engineering and really have no idea what it's like for other fields or positions where there are hundreds of applicants
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