Did you know that there are more than 192 million unemployed persons in the world? If you’re unemployed and looking for work, you’re not alone.
Landing a job is not easy! Job opportunities continue to shrink while the labor supply increases.
If you want to stand out, a beautiful resume is a stepping stone to grabbing the attention of your potential employer. How do you create a unique and extraordinary resume that gets you hired?
Read this article to learn seven resume design tips.
Resume Design Tips for a Beautiful Introduction
An outstanding resume is your best foot forward in winning that target job. You need to prepare a winning resume that summarizes your values, potential, and what you’ve accomplished.
Here’re some tips tips that’ll give you a competitive advantage against your competitors.
1. Choose the Perfect Font
A font determines whether or not you read specific content and how easy it is to read.
How do you draw appeal with the font you select?
- Use legible font both in print and screen
- Ensure consistency with your font
- Avoid comic sans
First impression on your employer matters. Your resume and font say a lot about you.
2. Make Your Content Skimmable
A single position can attract thousands of applicants. HR representatives and recruiters are bombarded with resumes every day.
It’s almost impossible to go through every single word in all the resumes. How do you ensure the right information stands out quickly just by skimming?
- Use bold and large size font strategically to highlight resume sections
- Use a headline at the top of your resume that brands you in such a way that aligns to the job such as “Experienced Marketing Professional” with a brief summary of what you can contribute directly underneath
- Use bold font to highlight achievements throughout your experience to draw attention to them. Try to quantify things where possible such as “Increased event attendance 200% by…[explain how you did it]”
3. Choose an Ideal Resume Layout Structure
You need the design of your resume to be well-planned and organized. Don’t lump all your information all together. Use appealing templates that make your resume stand out. There are downloadable free resume templates from Adobe Spark for ideas.
4. Use the Right File Type
Saving your resume in the wrong format is a deal-breaker. It drains all your effort and time spent developing your unique resume. Save your resume in the recommended format. If there’s no particular format specified when submitting a job application, a Microsoft .doc file is a safe bet that it will make it past an applicant tracking system and get parsed correctly. If submitting a resume via email to someone, a PDF might be best to ensure the format remains intact.
5. Follow Industry Norms
Align your resume to the industry and/or company’s expectations. For instance, resumes for attorney’s look different than resumes for creative industries or positions. Thus, a graphic designer’s resume should not look like an accountant’s resume. Every industry has a culture and general “norms” for how resumes are expected to look and what type of information they are expected to contain. Research your industry and understand the norms that should be reflected in your resume.
This alignment is an indication you did your research and it shows your passion in the industry.
Wrapping Up
Have you been scratching your head over how to create an impressive resume? Worry not.
Apply the above five resume design tips. They’ll increase your probability of securing an interview.
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