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Irina Rai
about4monthsago

Most of these designs are suitable for graphic designers. Using a clean, simple font
may not make your CV the prettiest out there, but it will make it more readable and
less likely to be rejected.
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Mursaleen Siddique
about7monthsago

really interesting collection


for 73+ Free resume click here -> creative resume templates
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evani
about7monthsago

#15 is probably the best balance. Its attractive and unusual enough to be
noticeable without being obnoxious or hard to read. (Although the quote under her
name is enough to toss her resume.) Also as an FYI for anyone applying in the US,
posting your birthdate or photo is a huge no-no. Many HR people will toss resumes
including those immediately to avoid having to deal with age and racial
discrimination issues. (It doesnt add any useful information and its awkward for
everyone.)

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tarojun
about9monthsago

I feel like most of these are graphic designers, in which Id hope youd make your
resume unique. Or else Id feel like my graphics teacher led me on in order to keep
me busy.
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dashaz490701bef
about9monthsago

Ok I do agree that many of these examples are not suitable unless you are a
graphic designer. BUT how do you make your CV to stand out from these 1000 of
applications? Dont tell me your experience matters the most because I am 23 and
I have three degrees and two years of experience, but I dont have a job.
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hisachie
about10monthsago

#9 says Works well in a past paced environment Grab an f and a hyphen

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craigs48
aboutayearago

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zelb
aboutayearago

Too flashy! Looks like a printed version of a blog rather than a professional resum
to me. Mine is plain and straight with the needed info. Simple.
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paraxnoir
aboutayearago

Why on earth would ANYONE need to submit their blood type AND finger prints on
a resume. Im looking at you #26. Dumbest idea ever.

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eequalsm
about6monthsago

This is considered routine in Japan.


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givemesomepoisonbaby
aboutayearago

but all those people are graphic designers it would look stupid for an engineer to
have a rsum like that
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Jwu004
aboutayearago

May be a good idea to blur out the personal info such as their phone numbers.
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Paige the Conqueror


aboutayearago

No. I build teams of specialists for a living, and therefore have to see resumes and
CVs, judge them, read them, and eventually get that person hired. If someone sent
me anything like this, yes it would get my attention, but not in a good way. It would
make me think that this person is all fluff - just trying to get attention but that they
dont have any substance, or any experience, but that they tried to pull the wool
over my eyes or divert attention away from that with their flashy resume. Look at
these resumes. There is like NO experience on them, but they are just trying to
distract the reader with fancy fonts and designs. If someone had ACTUAL
experience, they wouldnt want stupid hipster photos or ten inch header designs
wasting space. They would get to the point.

No. Not gonna work in the real world.


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ddmcgee
aboutayearago

Ive hired design professionals and would rather see more creativity in their
portfolio of work than on a busy, turned 90 degrees, font mash up resume.
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fatimam4a0981697
aboutayearago

And that Elizabeth Grant is Lana del Reys actual name


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katien21
aboutayearago

Too bad Elizabeth Grant spelled Profile wrong


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noeulk
aboutayearago

A lot of backseat designers here I wouldnt accept this lol Im pretty sure
Buzzfeed didnt event notify these people and Im certain these people dont want
to work with you. Christ people are self-centered nowadays they assume every
action needs a reaction from them.
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beckm4c5447067
about5monthsago

I know this comment is from a year ago, so I have no idea if you will see this,
but I just wanted to mention that I am a Graphic Designer looking up blogs like
this SPECIFICALLY to see what professionals in the industry, and Creative
Directors that have to look through these have to say IN THE COMMENTS. Its
very valuable to get a feel for what is generally accepted and is not accepted,
because theres a whole lot of conflicting info out there.
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rachaelada87
aboutayearago

these look great, but i dont know how people would feel about their contact info
being displayed like that
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brianagm
aboutayearago

To interview a person that qualifies from the beginning rather than spend days, or
weeks, or a lot of money interviewing a candidate that never had the necessary
skills!!
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brianagm
aboutayearago

I interview people and help edit resumes on a daily basis and this is NOT what
employers want to see!!! We want to see clean, crisp, very detailed resumes for the
most part. This is because we do not have time to waste coordinating and
interviewing candidates without the skill set needed. A lot of managers literally ctrl
F words and if they dont pop up then they move on to the next. The majority of
resumes should NOT be summaries.. I want to know exactly what who, what, when,
where, why so I know Im going
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perlk
aboutayearago

So. Many. Menus.


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tiffanil
aboutayearago

Yea no. These are too busy looking.


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CinCin
aboutayearago

Pretty much all of these are HIGHLY UNPROFRESSIONAL!


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nidaariena
aboutayearago

Well, work at a professional recruitment firm. Whenever we get resumes like these,
we always call the candidate to send us an easy to read with tons of details resume.
No color, no getting creative and not to send in PDF. Just plain, simple, black and
white and in proper paragraphs.
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John Fracchia
aboutayearago

As a career development professional and someone who works with a lot of


employers, theres one thing missing from most of these examples and it is content.
Yes, your resume should look good, but its about substance over style, not the
other way around. Its also about helping your reader easily find the information that
they need so that they not only understand your skills, but the context in which you
used them. Very few of these examples accomplish this and I believe that you do
your readers a disservice by presenting them as something to which they should
aspire.

John Fracchia (Fray-shuh)


Associate Director, Career Services

Ithaca College
953 Danby Road
Ithaca, New York 14850
jfracchia@ithaca.edu
http://www.ithaca.edu/careers
http://staff.ithaca.edu/jfracchia/
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ninalisat
aboutayearago

Im sure someones mentioned this, but let me ask: Why werent addresses and
phone numbers somewhat blurred? ID thieves everywhere are thanking you for the
bounty.
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imabandit
aboutayearago

Most of these seem appropriate because the candidates are all graphic design and
media art. Try getting a job at a fortune 500 company if your name is Kate and you
have a giant K8 at the header of your resum.
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dinomaster
aboutayearago

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Templates you can steal if you want to be jobless


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flyingpenguinlover
aboutayearago

I thought I was so clever and cute when I put my picture into a revised resume
template that I was going to bring with me to a job fair. Until I researched that its
actually ILLEGAL for an employer to hire someone based on their looks, and
resumes with pictures can be used against them if someone chooses to get bitter
over who ended up getting a position, so they usually end up throwing them away.

One thing I think I would suggest that isnt on these is including the logos or
insignias of the companies youve interned with. Even if they arent big name
companies, if they have a logo, theyre legit and add graphic interest to a resume
while sharing information at the same time.
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ahyoung658
aboutayearago

Many of these resume templates ARE NOT free, they need to be purchased.
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dovei
aboutayearago

I loved looking at all the new styles of resumes. The working world has changed
and so should we. I believe the new resume formats demonstrate the creativity and
intelligence of the new generations. I love them and hope everyone will copy and
use them.
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samanthat49ab59013
aboutayearago

If your resume catches my eye I will hire you, a normal boring template resume isnt
showing me you want this job
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mlejn
aboutayearago

If youre hiring someone because their resume looks pretty, youre doing it
wrong.
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flyingpenguinlover
aboutayearago

agreed ^^
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seattlelj68
aboutayearago

For art fields? Yes, but in other areas? Not so much. IT/Computer Science - I doubt
theyd take you seriously.

Also, how many of these folks copied their resumes in black and white to verify the
text was readable? Hmmm? When Ive interviewed, my interviews have gone all day
and my resume was copied internally (in B/W) several times. These examples simply
would not have worked.
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mlejn
aboutayearago

Exactly! I work in HR and while a lot of these resumes looks great, they
wouldnt fly for the positions I was hiring. The fingerprints for authentication
thing was cute, but you can only get away with it for certain positions & certain
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companies. Anywhere else wont take you seriously.

Plus, if its too junky and hard to read, youll get passed over. I can tell you from
experience that basically 99% of all hiring managers will scan your resume - if
they cant find what theyre looking for within a few seconds, your resume will
get put in the no pile.

Unless youre 100% sure that the company AND the position (gotta consider
both) would appreciate this, stick to the boring version and save the cool one
for your website or whatever.
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GlueGunMoney
aboutayearago

Surely, you guys didnt get permission to post these without blurring the personal
info. Names, addresses AND phone numbers are very visible on some of these!
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emilybatsont
aboutayearago

Theyre the samples made by the template designers. They arent peoples real
resumes.
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sarahmccallister
aboutayearago

All fine and dandy if youre in the graphic design or other artistic industry. However,
as a government worker, I can say that these will not get you far in other industries.
They want the basic, uniform resume format to gather info about you quickly.
Creativity is not key until you hit the interview and start working
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thomasjf
aboutayearago

no wonder youth unemployment is such a problem


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cathym416b59c8c
aboutayearago

As most of these resumes are from graphic designers I now feel I may have made
the wrong career decision. All the people out there looking for work are designers!
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niklass3
aboutayearago

Some look nice.. but skills in a chart are aweful.. nobody can relate to the charts in a
real way.. and why should you say what programs you suck at.. not really helpful at
all..

the best way is to keep it simple - clean and easy to understand. Infographics are
nice but they need a point of comparison to work the way they supposed to do.
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faridza
aboutayearago

Im on #10!

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pirateferret
aboutayearago

I think Id get laughed out of the building if I tried handing in a CV like these! They
look like a menu in a cafe
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destiel69
aboutayearago

My dad is the boss of a business, so he always reminds me of how to create the


proper resume. Heres an example: only 1 page. Most people dont have the time
(or interest) to flip through a 10 page resume. Keep it simple and clean. Like before.
Some people dont have the time to look through tons of stuff. Keep it simple and
to the point. Use bullet points. Example: graduated from _____ college with a
_____ degree in ______. willing to work on weekends has __ years experience
in this field. Etc. Have your name , contact info, age on the upper left hand courner.
Include possible references (phone numbers/emails of old bosses.) And Never lie
on a resume! Sure putting down that you speak fluent Japanese looks good, but
when your boss is desperate and needs you to translate a conference call your
ass is fired. I hope this was helpful
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chrisk4faf25c13
aboutayearago

Just wow. You office managers sure are cantankerous and way too disgruntled
over someones decision to not utilize the standard collection of 1999 MS Office
resume templates youve been accustomed to reviewing. While you dont have the
time to scroll through a creative and cutesy resume to search for the relevant
information, you apparently DO have the time (on a Saturday) to vent about how
much you all hate your jobs and resent millennials for trying to spice it up by using
graphic design techniques that are apparently too over your head to comprehend.
None of these resumes stood out to me as difficult to scan and if you find them
hard to read then you need to take your beige plastic blinders off. Just wow.
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sarab96
aboutayearago

Interesting comment. As a member of a hiring committee, I agree with the


hiring managers comments. And Im a millennial. I dont care about how spicy
or creative a resume design is. If I dont see relevant work experience, the
applicant immediately gets rejected. Unfortunately, these designs are turn-offs
and time consuming to read. With hundreds of applicants, theres just no time
to dig through the colors and artsy layout. Job seekers should take the
comments below from hiring managers to heart because their comments weigh
more than this stupid list.
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whitecrow
aboutayearago

As a millennial with a senior level position at a well-established and wellregarded international design company, I can tell you for certain that none of
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these concepts are going above my head, or, I suspect, most of the other
viewers of this page. I have nothing to resent, nor do I hate my job. What I do
have is the ability to listen to my seniors and relevant decision makers and
learn from their experience, advice, and hard-earned expertise in order to
enrich my professional growth and strengthen my skillset. Taking everything as
a personal attack on yourself or constructing strawman arguments (e.g. use
MS Office templates) is not a sign of maturity - professional or otherwise.
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magariepy
aboutayearago

I worked in human services for 26 years and none of these templates would have
been of any use for an applicant or the person doing the reviewing. Resumes need
to be on white or ecru paper. The contact information needs to be loud and clear at
the top. Education needs to come right after that. Below that comes experience in
reverse chronological order. After that, identify any community groups that are
voluntary activities. THE END hopefully all on one page- no bells, no whistles Aint
nobody got time for that.
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felixs4aa794e14
aboutayearago

Desiging is not the same as decorating. Its not about making things pretty for the
sake for pretty.

Some of these resumes look more like menu from fancy restaurants. Remember
that design is for other people to gain benefit from, not for the creator to express
themselves. Its not art. Its meant to solve communication problems.

It a designed resume doesnt improve readability of the piece, then its failed to
serve its purpose.
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ADAMJK
aboutayearago

At least half of these demonstrate rookie design mistakes and leave a negative
impression. Designers should know that sometimes less is more, and sometimes
your typography is a mess.
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whitecrow
aboutayearago

Even for a design company, a lot of these are way overdone, and reek of the type
of over-eagerness to impress that many recent grads/interns/first-job applicants
have. Just keep it clean, simple, and professional, like #27 (minus the colors,
ideally). Save the creativity for your portfolio and sample page, and spend the time
and effort making your CV as straightforward and non-fussy as possible, without
compromising basic aesthetics, of course.

Your resume is not an art project or a Pinterest board of cutesy and twee design
decisions - its a functional tool with a very specific purpose. If you make the
recruiter spend time they dont have trying to mine the most pertinent information
they need to know in order to do their job effectively from the mountain of text and
images youve buried it under, they will hate you for it, or worse, just toss your stuff
into the bin without so much as reading your name.

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jennaw7
aboutayearago

As a graphic designer, Im unimpressed by a lot of these. The job of a designer is to


cut off unnecessary information to make things as easy as possible to process. If
the viewer cant find hierarchy and has a hard time focusing then the designer has
failed. If they cant get their own rsum in order, will they be able to perform the
job in question?
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charlesdanielfarigolab
aboutayearago

wao didnt know here in spain is very important the picture and always but always
smile put your best pic on your resume and make it simple i think as the persons
who reviews the resumes would think of me
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Electra75
aboutayearago

Might it be an idea to blur up the personal details of the people whose CVs youve
used - I would not eat my number posted on here.
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nancyh4af158709
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They all look good but almost everyone has an instantly stand out spelling error or
two and that puts me off straight away. Also, they are completely impractical for
todays market where almost every job is applied for via an online form. So if I was
looking for a graphic designer, some of these would impress, most of them I would
kick out because of spelling errors. The last thing I would want is a designer than
cant spot the mistakes, or worse, makes the mistakes.
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trubble
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Some of these look like menus. Not professional at all, wouldnt even look at them if
I was hiring.
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lorryc
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As someone who has served on dozens of hiring committees, I can tell you that
most of these would be immediately tossed in the trash. Most of them look like
restaurant menus, wedding invitations or high school art projects. The best resumes
are printed on bright white paper with black ink and a simple font. Remember that
most of the time the resume will be photocopied several times and colors make the
paper look muddy and smudged. If you went to an online college like Phoenix U
forget ityou arent going to be able to compete with someone who went to a real
college. Resumes 11 and 20 are not too bad.
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jerrym42b93db22
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If I had received any of these when I worked in HR, I would wonder why people are
mailing me toilet paper.
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christineb4ead2dd54
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I would be most interested to know which of these resumes were actually


successful in securing an interview / job.
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Mia28
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These would be great if applying to a graphic design job, but for other types of
jobs, theyre too busy. 9 is good. 11s ok, though double columns make things
difficult. You want the resume to be scannable (I mean with the eye, not with a
scanner). With these, the eye has to jump all over the page and the prospective
employer has to search for what may be most applicable to the job (with most, its
experience, but with some, education is very important or your skills). You want
your resume to stand out, but the content is what should do it, not an overdone
appearance.
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Haydar
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Good job, Buzzfeed, while I dont like copying stuff, this helps as far as inspiration. I
try to catch the eye but make information really clear to perceive really fast.

These days, this sort of advice or article is really relevant.


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alexandrad4bc6497bf
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If most of these were placed on my desk for a job, theyd find their way to the bin!
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lizard333
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For a lot of these the text is way too small and theres too much unnecessary white
space. What is more important: your name in some fancy font or your experience?
Unless you are Bill Gates, you should probably put more emphasis on your
experience and ensuring the employer can see it.
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Kate Seeley
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From what I can see, it also helps having experience, in most cases unpaid (lucky
you), at Google, Yahoo!, YouTube et al.
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A Noun
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Waitthumbprints? Identity theft on the way. And blood group? Seriously?


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A Noun
aboutayearago

Well, theyre cute, but most resumes are now scanned for keywords by software
that doesnt care about cutesy graphics, and would not be able to read these.
These are for students, or maybe for first-job applicants. No HR person cares about
your hobbies or what you dont like to do. Butyes, they are cute.
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sydster23
aboutayearago

I honestly dont like any of these resumes and feel that most have very little
functionality. They all look like fluff resumes for when someone is trying to fill a
page but doesnt have much experience. Maybe in a design job where artistic
prowess is necessary these would work, but other than that I cant see too many
employers taking these resumes seriously.
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deenao2
aboutayearago

As a corporate recruiter, these resumes are great for Graphic Design or marketing
roles, but would get tossed for something else. You have to keep in mind the role
that youre applying to when developing your resume and MOST IMPORTANT NEVER include a photo. Ever.
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pamr4
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A good hiring manager wont even look at a resume with your photo on it. Seeing
an applicants picture leaves you open to accusations of race, age or gender
discrimination if they dont get an interview.
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dustanybody2
aboutayearago

Look closely and youll see the applicants who provided pictures are not North
American. Other countries do require you to provide a picture with your
application in order to get an interview.
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lesaurores
aboutayearago

the fact that most of these are for designers is telling im sure a design company
would appreciate these resumes, or a hiring manager that appreciates creativity,
but some of these seem a bit too much for other jobs. these do give me some ideas
to spruce up my resume, though.
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