Professional Vs.Creative Resumes

Erin Funk | ErinFunk.com | @ErinFunk

YNPN STL | YNPNSTL.ORG | @YNPNSTL

How do I know?• 3 years of branding + resume • 9 years of design experience

Professional Resumes

• Left aligned

• One column

• Name at the top, centered, large

• Bold, italics and indentations

• Times new roman, only serif fonts

Creative Resumes

• Can’t Read

• Need software to make

• Need an art degree to get away with

• Don’t know if it will be successful or scare

people – Risk Factor

Getting the best of both worlds

• readability > creativity• follow the basic guidelines• Use different formatting• Sketch it out first• Ask for help• Go outside the word template• Don’t be scared of having more than 1

Watch out for…

• Your Audience • Computer programs reading your resume• Font issues (always PDF)• Color – Printing + reasoning• Graphic elements – Printing + reasoning

More Examples

• Be sure to pay attention to– Size of name– Size of headings– Fonts– Use of colors– Number of columns– Other graphics

Now you try!

• Take your resume + A piece of paper for sketching. Always start with pencil!

• Break your resume down into blocks and titles, creating a hierarchy

• Using the blocks pick one focal point (name) or creative element (logo or lines)

• Try new things!

Now you try - Remember:• readability > creativity• follow the basic guidelines• Use Different formatting• Be sure to pay attention to

– Size of name– Size of headings– Fonts– Use of colors– Number of columns– Other graphics

Now you have a Professional & Creative Resume!

Erin Funk | ErinFunk.com | @Erin Funk

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