How to Design Your Resume
When you create your resume, you should consider your field and what is common in your industry. All resumes must contain basic information, but you can be more creative with your resume design if you work in a creative field.
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Instructions
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Gather together your previous employment history and education information. Make sure you have beginning and ending dates for all jobs and grade point average information available.
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Organize your data into these categories: Contact Information (name, phone number, email address), Education, Employment History and Optional. Use the Optional category for additional information that displays your strengths. For example, you could have a section on volunteer activities or publications.
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Create the design for your resume. If you are in a traditional field, such as law or accounting, you should use a standard resume format with little creativity. However, if you are applying for a job as a graphic designer, you probably want your resume to display your abilities. In this case, you could create a resume that looks like a flyer or brochure. If you are in music, you could place clip-art music notes in each corner.
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Type in your information with your design in mind, using the information categories that you identified earlier as headings for your resume. Be sure to rename the "Optional" category to reflect the contents you have decided to place under that heading. Use a font that is easy to read but reflects the tone of your resume.
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Tips & Warnings
Whatever design you choose, make sure your resume reads easily and the grammar, punctuation and spelling is correct.
Don't overdo it with your design. Even if you are in a creative field, you do not want your design to overshadow your qualifications.
References
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