Sometimes chosing a resume over another is a matter of comparison, however, there is a lot of information that gets filtered by only a glimpse. A resume, like a business card or a website, resembles not only your personality but also evidences your creativity. The layout expresses priorities while color reveals personality. How we select and organize the content is also a key part of building a good resume.
Here you have some slightly different resume designs. These aren’t the best, or the coolest, but they will help you learn how you want yours to be. Ask yourself, why did I like this one? To what part did I look first? Is the color combination right? Would I hire this person?
Building a creative yet informative resume is a good way to clearly present you personality and skills, as it is usually the first thing any employer sees before flipping through your entire portfolio.
Virginia Duran 
Some awesome resume ideas. I notice that a certain Virginia has a very good-looking resume 😀 😀
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Haha thank you, I’ve been working on it recently 😀
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This is the first time I have seen resumes done in this creative way. Makes them much more interesting.
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Most are design related resumes. I don’t think they would be suitable for a consulting company for example. Well, maybe… they can surprise the job recruiter. The thing is that surprises aren’t always welcome, are they?
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Unfortunately, not. But surely it would make a recruiter’s job more interesting to be presented with better resume designs. How do these creative resumes work with online applications? Do you attach them as you would any other document?
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That’s for sure 🙂 And the resume usually goes attached to the portfolio so they make just one file.
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Me quedo con el último 😛
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Creo que es una buena elección 😀
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New resumes for a new world!
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Very true!
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Very “Tufte”
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Wow! Loved the resumes you’ve chosen. Hmmm, especially your own! 🙂 really nice!
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Thanks MJ, you always have nice things to say 🙂
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This is very cool! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by James, happy you liked those 😀
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Oh my gosh this is so awesome!!! And I am just working on mine..perfect timing LOL…
I def share that creative vision of the new world lol:)
Really like yours and the ones you pic!!! Great inspiration and designs!!!
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Really? Haha I guess this is the time of the year we all start thinking about applying to jobs. How is yours going?
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getting there I hope LOL:)
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Virginia – this is an excellent post – creative, dramatic, informative. I notice that there are many on-line resumes like Vizify. How are HR people responding to resumes that are remarkable?
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Rebecca, thanks for stopping by. While doing my research I found that some of these people did a specific resume for a specific job and it worked 100% they got the job. However, I don’t think this type of resume works with all kinds of company.
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Probably not just yet, but for the companies that want innovative and creative people, these are remarkable!!! 🙂
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Wonderful post and examples! Just wondering if you’ve tried using this type of resume (and what the results were)? Thanks for any info.
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I am about to start applying for a job, will let you know as soon as I get an answer 🙂
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Maybe I’m stuck living in a different era, maybe it’s just that I’m from the midwest, but don’t these seem risky? And maybe a little too much? Dunno though, I think they would at least catch my eye; I would want to meet the person; and I probably would have some negative notions going into the meeting. Just sayin’.
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I’m guessing not for all industries, and not for all jobs.
Certainly not for many corporate mentalities, or for office work, etc.
Basically, most companies frown on individuality, “being different”, and people running them are not looking for “something different”, but rather something familiar and predictable.
Then again, if this works, you have found a place that might be truly enjoyable to work at.
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Did not know you did a TED talk . . . will be hunting it down.
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I wish, I am an organizer! I work as a Creative Director in TEDxCibeles (Madrid). Have a look at our blog http://www.tedxcibeles.com/como-te-imaginas-la-ciudad-del-futuro/
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Must be a fun job.
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Like it! Some of them I mean. Some designs seems to be too simple and some too complicated. I would like to suggest another list I found while searching for inspiration: http://www.creative-resume-templates.com/
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Dan, thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. I didn’t quite like those resumé templates and I really hope no one “uses” them. If I am hiring somebody who claims to be creative and find out that his/her resumé was taken from a template resumé I would never hire this person. What do you think?
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Pretty cool stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Oh! and thanks for stopping by my blog , it made me “discover” you. 🙂
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Thanks for your kind words! Loved your blog 🙂
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Thank you so much. 🙂
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I wish I could let loose the creativity to create a resume like these! And that I could find a job that would choose me for it! Sadly I currently work at one of those boring office jobs as a desk jockey, where originality is peered at like some bizarre new species with some deadly disease…. Great blog! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Everyone is creative. Everyone is able to bring creative solutions to their field of work, don’t forget about that next time you get the chance to change things for better at your office! Actually I am taking an online course at coursera.org CIC that could interest you 😀
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the emotion of a beautiful resume will always helpul for recruiters and manager. Now Get inspired with these great resume and also visit here.
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Very true, it’s the first impression a company will have of you! Hope you got some inspiration 🙂
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Check the ones on http://www.urbanresume.co They have amazing resume templates and cover letters.
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