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The Set-Up of a Resume Mar 31
Your resume is a calling card representing your career. It’s also the first (and usually only) chance to get the attention of a prospective employer. Assuming you’ve already spell checked it (twice!) and set it up legibly, here are a few more hints.
Callout well-known clients and awards at the top of your resume.
A short list or box of clients with whom you’ve worked and or awards of which your work was a result immediately catches the eye. Think of yourself as your own brand: how can you best get the message that you are a viable candidate the fastest? Associating your name with the name of a well-known brand lends weight.
Keep your job descriptions short and to the point.
Remember, you goal is to get an interview. Summarize your work in specifics using as little filler as possible. You can further explain the details once you’re face to face with a hiring agent.
Include any related activities to your career even if it’s not something from which you derived a paycheck.
Personal, non-work themed hobbies are generally a no-no, but anything that may give an insight on your character as related to a position should always be listed. A perfect example: though having never worked in fashion, a candidate struggling as an admin temp once got hired at a well-known fashion company as a marketer – she had listed a hobby in sketching and designing her own clothes on her resume. It got her foot in the door, which led to an offer on the table!
Greg, Creative Recruiter
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Remember, the main goal of a resume is to get an interview, to that end I would never explicitly state that the job was “adult”. Certainly never use it as a sample of your work. You’re just going to have too many managers toss your resume aside.Second, how sparse is your resume as it is?desk lamp If you have a number of projects/jobs that have come after, then maybe you can leave it off. Depending on the job it sometimes makes sense to leave off projects for all kinds of reasons. A resume should be targeted towards the job you are trying to land, not a complete history of your professional life.pendant lighting
If your resume is a blank page without this gig, then maybe you can describe the project with general terms like “subscription ecommerce site”. Or “multimedia site” and then list the skills you used. Although, you better be prepared to answer questions about it if you get an interview.