XANDER CAGE
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Just wanted to drop in and say how awesome thespot84's template is. Thanks a ton for posting it, dunno if I'll use it but it's inspired me to update my resume.
TheSpot's layout also inspired me to rework mine, and I definitely borrowed a few ideas, haha.
Question: My InDesign knowledge is garbage, so I threw mine together quick in Photoshop and really like how it looks. But damn. The smallest PDF size I can get is over 3mb, which is prohibitively big for an e-mail attachment. My .doc PDFs were always under 100kb. What can I do to make this work? I've seen tons of high quality PDF docs/images that were well under 3mb.
I've removed Photoshop PDF data like saving layer data, and kept it simple. I've dropped DPI from 300 to 150 or so. Should I flatten the image as well?
Flattening took it down to 830kb. That's...not offensively large when sending a resume as an attachment, right?
edit- Can get it down to about 250kb using Low quality compression presets within Photoshop. Still not great. What do you all do?
TheSpot's layout also inspired me to rework mine, and I definitely borrowed a few ideas, haha.
Question: My InDesign knowledge is garbage, so I threw mine together quick in Photoshop and really like how it looks. But damn. The smallest PDF size I can get is over 3mb, which is prohibitively big for an e-mail attachment. My .doc PDFs were always under 100kb. What can I do to make this work? I've seen tons of high quality PDF docs/images that were well under 3mb.
I've removed Photoshop PDF data like saving layer data, and kept it simple. I've dropped DPI from 300 to 150 or so. Should I flatten the image as well?
Flattening took it down to 830kb. That's...not offensively large when sending a resume as an attachment, right?
edit- Can get it down to about 250kb using Low quality compression presets within Photoshop. Still not great. What do you all do?
ok so here is the updated version of my resume with a new template, interview in 2 hours.
imgur.com/6smGL
The format is much better. Unless your work experience is more relevant to the position you're applying for than your education, I'd list your education first.
Edit: also, how's your GPA? Any honors or activities at your school or in your community?
I dont have one of those, just an black folder. Was gonna bring my leather messenger bag.Carry a nice leather folder with slots for business cards and your resume or additional papers.
Are there any good folders you suggest?Carry a nice leather folder with slots for business cards and your resume or additional papers.
Triage. I think three solid experience listings would be better than three plus another page of side work. Keep it short and sweet.What's your opinions on listing side work (still being relevant work experience) on your resume? Looking around, I see mixed views on this.
Whoa, someone from CMP Laser Tag is on GAF.Just changed a bit on my resume. I just shortened up my freelance section (which used to be about one specific job with one specific client... I had to use the name of the guy who became my current boss now as a contact, since she didn't want to be contacted or talked to at all). And I added my current secondary work. I'm kind of torn on adding it. I'm being paid for it under my current job, but it is a different business (though it has the same owner). I think it adds to my experience, but I'm worried part time jobs that I'm contacting might think I'm full up. We'll see.
Anyway, here's the resume:
while we're grading resumes, anyone care to give thoughts on mine?
I recently made a new one in hopes of getting an entry level job in the IT field:
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Make your name bold, and maybe even a different font, just so it really stands out.
For your objective, I'd make it more specific. Not just to use your education/knowledge in general, but your education in and knowledge of [fancy specific computer term thing], unless you're using this same resume to apply to a wide variety of jobs (although it's best to tailor each resume to the job at hand).
Add dates to your education (month and year or just year you got the degree and certification) and put the location of the university and where you were certified (Town, State, if in US).
Under your work experience, I'd put the actual years, not the number of years. So, 2002-2005 instead of just 3 years. For "Computer Repair Tech," I'd put "Self-Employed" in the spot you'd normally put the company name. You probably don't want "self-employed" to be the first thing they read about your current job. Write your descriptions with first person verbs: Perform, Evaluate, etc.
Under "Machine Operator," you say "Certified to..." and this is the only one of your descriptions that isn't a verb phrase. So I'd change that to something like "Employed [blah blah certain kind of certification] to inspect blah blah."
The "Hospitality" descriptions are really vague. I'd add some specifics to those to give a clearer picture of what you actually did/do.
Just leave the asterisk at the bottom and say "*References available upon request." Don't give them to anyone until asked for.
In terms of aesthetics, it's a little boring. I'd experiment with some more interesting fonts. Nothing unreadable or crazy [nothing curvy or blocky or in cursive], but nothing boring like Verdana, Times New Roman, Comic Sans, etc. This is just a matter of personal preference, but I would rather see your name at the very top, with your other info below it, either still in 4 lines like you have it, or stretched across one line and separated with dots/bullets, although that would open up a lot of white space and make your resume look even more sparse/boring than it is now (not trying to be nasty; I say all this in love). Maybe add a bullet or two to your first two jobs listed, and make the hospitality one more detailed to bulk it up a bit.
So, definitely play around with some other fonts/sizes/bold/italics/whatnot. Add info like the actual years (and location, unless that's already included, just under the black bars) of your work experience and the locations and years for your degrees/certifications. Maybe add another bullet or two to each description (3-5 is usually best, at least in my opinion), and work on making the hospitality descriptions more detailed and specific, which could add both clarity and length. I think the more specific, computery terms you throw out, the better, given your experience and the kind of job you're looking for. If you have any special awards or honors related to your education or certification, I'd add those too.
The descriptions for the jobs you have are already pretty good: strong verbs, and the first two job lists are already pretty descriptive. You could do a lot more with that last one though, especially since you say you've been doing it for over ten years.
A final note: maybe in place of the reference, you could include an "Other Experience" section, or "Other Related Experience" ...something like that... where you throw in any other experience you have working in the type of environment you're applying for, or working with computer systems. Just anything that you think might be helpful but that doesn't fit under "Education/Certification" or "Work." That could also help fill your resume out and make you look like a more complete person. Well-rounded, maybe?
And of course, this is all just my personal experience/preference. If anyone offers something you like better, I won't be heartbroken if you take their advice over mine.
Good luck!
([Sorry I use parentheses and brackets a lot])
Triage. I think three solid experience listings would be better than three plus another page of side work. Keep it short and sweet.
Whoa, someone from CMP Laser Tag is on GAF.
CMP Laser Tag is incredibly fun.
is there a particular reason you're using PSD/IND to design your resume? Are you creating a graphic resume or slapping your logo on there or what?
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Currently working on revising my resume. I was wonder. Do hiring managers prefer resumes in pdf format or word documents? Does it even matter?
So my Dad is really pissed at me because he's done pretty well for himself and, I, for whatever reason am I miserable failure and underachiever. This is my resume for looking for internships or whatever IT job I can find.
I barely do anything outside of school and I do miserably in school and I've barely ever worked more than like 3 months at a time so my resume is shit and I just want someone here to tell me it isn't and how I can make it better. Otherwise I will explode and kill myself.
TheSpot's layout also inspired me to rework mine, and I definitely borrowed a few ideas, haha.
Question: My InDesign knowledge is garbage, so I threw mine together quick in Photoshop and really like how it looks. But damn. The smallest PDF size I can get is over 3mb, which is prohibitively big for an e-mail attachment. My .doc PDFs were always under 100kb. What can I do to make this work? I've seen tons of high quality PDF docs/images that were well under 3mb.
I've removed Photoshop PDF data like saving layer data, and kept it simple. I've dropped DPI from 300 to 150 or so. Should I flatten the image as well?
Flattening took it down to 830kb. That's...not offensively large when sending a resume as an attachment, right?
edit- Can get it down to about 250kb using Low quality compression presets within Photoshop. Still not great. What do you all do?
hmmm
i would probably not list the dates you worked at those places. it probably wouldn't help your case. i think that it would hurt you more to have them than to not have them.
One thing is to use past tense, not present tense. I think Skills should placed above Projects and expanded upon if possible.my friend is looking for a job/internship atm. how's his resume looking to you guys?
http://i.imgur.com/DIAFz.png?1
Not from a recruiter POV since I've never been one, but I wonder if with all of your related experience items being " - Present" may come up as a roadblock, or at least a challenge during your interview.Looking for any input here. It's for a gaming event/community coordinator position.
http://i.minus.com/jCHUuXeUNKgC9.png
Thanks a lot. Stream Monster is supposed to be removed btw.
So my Dad is really pissed at me because he's done pretty well for himself and, I, for whatever reason am I miserable failure and underachiever. This is my resume for looking for internships or whatever IT job I can find.
I barely do anything outside of school and I do miserably in school and I've barely ever worked more than like 3 months at a time so my resume is shit and I just want someone here to tell me it isn't and how I can make it better. Otherwise I will explode and kill myself.
Two of those are part time ish jobs, rest are things I do in my spare time.Not from a recruiter POV since I've never been one, but I wonder if with all of your related experience items being " - Present" may come up as a roadblock, or at least a challenge during your interview.
Illustrator and InDesign would put out vector PDFs with live text, but your Photoshop file is basically a bigass 'picture'. So it's pretty much always going to be bigger. You can make sure it's greyscale, you can see how it looks at like 225dpi, but beyond that your options are limited.
I'd strongly suggest not using Photoshop for this, your type isn't going to look too hot.
Hey guys!
I am filling out my EUROPEAN FORMAT CV, and I have a quick question. Under nationality, how should be dual citizenship noted?
Nationality: Dual citizenship of both Serbia and Hungary
Nationality: Dual citizenship: Serbian and Hungarian
Nationality: Dual citizenship: Serbia and Hungary
Other?
Which ever you prefer I would say as its not really relevant. Id but "British" for mine even though Im English. Saying that I dont think thats even on my CV.
TY. So either one of those is grammatically correct?
Also I think it is important for me to note Hungary because that country is a member of the EU and I am trying to apply for a job in Germany.
Looking for any input here. It's for a gaming event/community coordinator position.
http://i.minus.com/jCHUuXeUNKgC9.png
Thanks a lot. Stream Monster is supposed to be removed btw.
I've gotta say, I dont think I've ever seen a topic (in life, not just GAF) on which there are so many widespread and conflicting opinions. You literally don't know who to listen to with regards to resumes.
The first one isn't really correct, the other two are fine.Hey guys!
I am filling out my EUROPEAN FORMAT CV, and I have a quick question. Under nationality, how should be dual citizenship noted?
Nationality: Dual citizenship of both Serbia and Hungary
Nationality: Dual citizenship: Serbian and Hungarian
Nationality: Dual citizenship: Serbia and Hungary
Other?
Gah, I thought I took this to heart by listing stuff not as I originally had it.One of these days I just know I'm going to get someone's resume in front of my desk in this format, and they'll probably have no idea where they got it. It'll be a good laugh
As for actual content, a lot of the resumes I'm seeing here are listing "stuff' you did at your last job. I can hire anyone to do "stuff". Hell, I can make robots do "stuff" and they're a lot cheaper than you (The general 'you', as oppsed to just Hazaro, though you could benefit from this).
How WELL did you do stuff? Why were you GOOD at doing stuff? In which cases did you figure out a BETTER way to do stuff? As a manager I'm looking to hire someone that's going to allow me to be as LAZY as possible. I don't want to have to micromanage you to make sure stuff gets done. I want to have confidence you can do it, can do it well, and may even find a better way all on your own.
e.g. Did you "manage finances"? Or did you "facilitate project budgets and kept costs to record lows?" Tell me what you DID. Not what your job description said.
The first one isn't really correct, the other two are fine.
One thing is to use past tense, not present tense.