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Our oldest son in applying for a package design job. He's been a designer for another sign company for about 10 years and is looking at a new job. Question is what is the "look" for todays resume and how do you present your portfolio? This is any upper end company he's applying at so he wants to look sharp. At this stage he is only applying, not interviewing, and he is out of state, so we werent sure he should just do cd, or hard copies until the interview..anyone know what todays design firms are looking for?
-------------------- Tom & Kathy Durham House Springs, MO Posts: 654 | From: House Springs, MO | Registered: Apr 1999
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Absolutely mail something. Its much harder to ignore and easier to reference quickly than the 100 other email applicants. I like it when I get a personal email from an applicant, letting me know to expect something via mail.
Then do something unique. Find out something about the firm, the principals, and build on it. On our employment page we kind of spell some of that out, but being different, and unique all say that he can think outside of the box. We typically get about 100 applicants for a design position, so being noticed is very important.
"Some are born to move the world, to live their fantasies. But most of us just dream about the things we'd like to be." - Rush Posts: 1192 | From: Washington, NJ | Registered: Feb 1999
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The book interviews design firms who look at resumes and portfolios and they tell their preferences and turn-offs.
On a resume, I found these interesting though they are templates and can be difficult to navigate, they "look" great, I would not use their service, but they have some great ideas. http://pinterest.com/source/creative-resume-templates.com/
-------------------- Rick Chavez Hemet, CA Posts: 1538 | From: Hemet,CA U.S.A. | Registered: Jun 2001
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