An impressive resume is imperative for a good job… Indeed! An old adage goes something like this: “The first impression is the last impression”. Adhering to the adage, if you impress your interviewer or HR manager on the very first day, you will hit the bull’s eye. How??? If your resume or CV is unique and out of the box, it is ought to blow the HR manager away.
CV or Curriculum Vitae is the brief yet self explanatory overview of your experience and other qualifications. Your CV speaks for you. It makes the reader of the CV have a clear view of you, your proficiency and other attributes. Thus CV creates a base or a foundation, on which you are judged. It goes without saying that a CV has to be clear in nature with all the necessary details provided in it.
Now as a CV is a ‘brief’ overview as mentioned above, you have to keep in mind that it does not bore your would-be employer. If it is drab and shabby with unnecessary details and blabberings, you can take it for sure that you have let go off the job that could have been yours… Gone are the days with big biodata and boring content. Now is the time of being short, simple and mainly – UNIQUE… Upgrade your CV!
Now it is not really about being academically outstanding and unique, as it varies from person to person. This blog article is here to tell you how to upgrade and make your CV look smart. Well as we all can see and of course experience, Infographics are there in all the phases of our life. From medical information, to product/service information – everywhere Infographics are the boss. So why not trying them in CVs as well?
Your CV in Infographic style will also carry a special message about you. And that is, your Creativity! It makes your potential employer understand how creative you are, and of course creativity of the mind is an important requisite to land up a job. So what is the harm in being a bit different? Check the two Infographic CVs below:
What did you infer? Indeed they are unique in their own way. Don’t they say more than a standard CV? And don’t they do that in a lot more unique and effective way?
Basically CVs in Infographic style are nothing but a more clear and concise yet attractive and engaging piece of information. You can give your academic marks in statistics and charts just like it is done in a normal Infographic. Your extra curricular activities can be given in bullet points. And your accolades and other achievements can be represented in nicely designed timeline. In short, you can take help of the engaging graphics and icons used in an Infographic to convey information about you.
This way there remains a fair chance for your CV to be paid quality attention, and not turned to be just another addition to the pile of CVs already on the desk of the interviewer. Standard Word CVs may be still considered professional, but now the digital era has put a spin on the concept. Instead of the conventional A4 size full scape paper printed with your biodata that is quite mundane compared to the virtual creative CVs, make your CV a treat to the eyes of the HR manager.
And of course if you are really serious and looking forward to a job you have to enchant the HR manager on the very first instance. As mentioned earlier he has to glance through hundreds of CVs in a day. All are just the same. If all of a sudden something unique, something ingenious catches his eyes, you can very well imagine he will pause. There you go, half of your work is done… You have impressed him! Be prepared for the interview call… All the best!