What's the purpose of a resume? To get you interviews with potential employers. It's as simple as that. Your resume should tell your story. Where you've been to school and where you've worked are only part of your story. Don't be scared to share some of yourself on your resume. Employers who feel like they already know you are more likely to call.
But beware of some of the design pitfalls when creating your resume. Never use too small of a point size for your type. If your letters are smaller than 7 points, you need to rethink your design. People won't work too hard to read your info. Make it easy and entertaining for them.
Your next project will be to create your professional resume. To do so, you'll need to complete a few basic steps:
• Gather all pertinent information
• Brand yourself
• Concept a dazzling layout
• Create an engaging cover letter
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We're going to tackle this process in stages. First, we'll be gathering information. You need to think about all the information a potential employer may need. It's rare a potential employer will contact you to ask about missing information, so be sure to include everything they'll need to make an informed decision about you as an employee.
Let's get this information into InDesign and start getting it formatted. Choose a font that's easy to read. Make your point size large enough to be legible at a normal distance. Once all the information is entered, you'll be able to manipulate it in your own creative way.
Second, you'll need to brand yourself. Developing your brand is important. Your logo is only one part of your branding, but it's the most important part. It not only shows you are serious about finding a job, but it also gives your potential employers another example of your design talent. Branding yourself is a serious matter. Take your time and make sure your brand and logo fits you. Your logo is your calling card. It is the first thing others will see when considering you for a position. It's more than a logo, it's your visual description.
Requirements:
I am going to require you to come up with a logo for your branding. Your logo must include some sort of stylized type as well as some sort of graphic element. You should have a good understanding of logo design by now, so put it to work and create a logo for you.
HOMEWORK: (Due Monday, March 12th)
• Create an InDesign document containing all of your raw resume information
• Sketch a minimum of 20 different logo ideas for yourself
• Pick your three favorite logo ideas and make tight drawings of them
• Be prepared to discuss and defend your logo ideas when we return from spring break.
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