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Nov 21, 2012

Internship: Format Your Resume


As a current student, your professional experience is limited. While you’ve taken several diverse courses, participated in student groups, and completed several freelance pieces, you don’t feel that marketable. But you are!

Which Type is the Right Type?
When updating your resume for an internship consider your audience. Is the industry a creative one? Is it receptive to out-of-the-box design concepts? Is it conservative or built on tested ideals? Will your design, paper size, typography, or color palette cause your application to be discarded? The different format options will help to highlight your talents.

  • Functional Resume Format - Many job search sites and guides claim that functional resumes are the way-to-go when you have limited experience. I disagree. When I see this  resume type show up in a group, I know immediately that the applicant has something to hide; be that limited experience, or gaps in professional history. To be safe, don't use this format.
  • Chronological Resume Format - Use a format that can grow as your experience grows. Use a format that is easily scannable and recognizable by the people who matter. This is the most widely used formats in the USA, and recognizable across different industries.
  • Infographic Resume  Format- When applying for an internship with a graphic design firm or creative company, it’s important to demonstrate what sets you apart from the other applicants. A well-designed infographic resume is a great tool for this.

    This format allows you to showcase your graphic design skills, illustrate the principles of effective design, and convey your experience and interests on a single page. To be clear, this is a suitable format for jobs and internships in creative fields, but will not work in the non-profit sector, or corporate, or educational settings
Here are some INFOGRAPHIC RESUMES to help get your creative juices flowing:




Here are some CHRONOLOGICAL RESUMES to help get your creative juices flowing:






12 comments:

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Terence R. Gaylord said...

Keep it up!

Johnnie S. Werth said...

Thanks for nice article.

Johnnie S. Werth said...

For a better resume there are more educators didn't get the best job. So I think they will be so more useful to read the article and they can make a better CV from here. check it and choose your option to write your papers.

Keith F. Mount said...

thanks

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Every company wants different pattern to write resume. The latest format can change your career if it is written properly. Now a days graphic design are best for students resume.

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EvaRlara said...

I will definitely go with this pattern as i have to write functioal resume. I love to read this article because of it's pattern and style that inspire me a lot. I can use many options to plan it so amazing.

Ismi said...

Interesting to know that there are different types of resumes which I never knew.I am just so glad to read this post click to read .Its very informative and I think you should share some more stuff on this. Thanks.

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