How visually appealing is your CV?

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Just curious because people tell you to have fancy CVs but people reading them are 20 years older and don't care about the colors? 😅

Mine is boring but still gets me interviews if I am looking for a job.

Accepted Answer

The only "creative" resume I've received was in the form of a sales ops dashboard. Each graph was a story about their career, then their attainment, etc. That was super cool...but we didn't hire them in the end because that's where their creativity ended.

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In my opinion, for sales we should stick to hard data and let that wow the interviewers rather than a flashy looking resume.

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I use orange fill for the headings, black text. Bullet points throughout.

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Keep it simple and classy. Bullet points. Show value. Don't distract the reader with the extra shit.

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I've had the same resume look since college. It's not changing.

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Option 3 but no fun facts

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Black and white and all numbers, heavily inflated #s too cause resumes arent worth the paper theyre printed on. But gets you in the door and then you use @paddys interview tips and boom offer on the spot

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My resume is always a very simple one page resume.

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If you have never used creddle.io before - I cannot recommend it enough. My resume gets compliments constantly, and it syncs with LinkedIn so I can keep it up to date easier.

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black and white but not just lines and lines of info and data, I like to use a little creativity in the layout

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black and white and i keep it concise.

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I'm a very graphic person, try to have a good eye for design and make use of colors to your advantage! There's a reason why magazines aren't just black and white, colors can be used to lead the eye and make a better reading experience of your CV to the reader.

Needless to say, BUT PLEASE DO NOT BE TACKY. Colors don't necessarily mean unprofessional, but tackiness will hahaha

Nuff said

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How visually appealing is your CV?

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How visually appealing is your CV?

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