Crafting the perfect résumé nowadays is a difficult task. Gone are the days of listing simply education and job history, instead we are seeing résumés that are social and interactive, that take advantage of our digital world.
With this in mind, some smart people at Colorado Technical University produced an infographic to guide us all on our journey to perfecting the modern résumé, with tips on how to go digital, as well as simply sprucing up your traditional version.
Some of the interesting facts it contains are:
- Video résumés are growing in popularity – YouTube search for ‘video resume’ returns 66,900 results (July 2011)
- Social networks can help or hinder – 45% of employees view potential candidates online BUT 33% admit to not offering a job after reviewing a social media profile
- Font is important – use Georgia, not Times New Roman, as it was designed to be read on computer screens
See the full infographic below:
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