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I'm about to apply for a Marketing position and stumbled across a few "creative" resume templates online I'm interested in using. What are your thoughts on using colorful resumes or anything that is unique (not black and white). If you think it's appropriate for a Marketing position, which of these resume templates would you recommend I use? [url=http://www.resumeshoppe.com/shop]Products Archive - Resume Shoppe | Creative Resume Templates[/url]
Or would you not recommend it at all? Thanks!
Edit: Link won't show up correctly, but you can just search for Resume Shoppe to see resume templates I'm talking about.
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I agree with 20yrsinBranson. There are some very young, hip, trendy marketing companies where they might appreciate it, but they're rare. Know you're audience and play to them as best as you can. Checking their website is a good start.
If professionals in your area use it, then you'll be uploading an eResume that should use proper formatting so that it shows correctly on an employer's screen. In that case, focus on quantifying your experience (example: successfully executed 100K marketing project in 2013) rather than any colorful graphics or backgrounds that may not show up well on another's screen.
This is where it helps to join the local marketing professional society, plus any appropriate local business associations. You can then shoot an email to "Jane" or "John" and ask them questions like this. It may turn out that Brian Wilson, the CEO at Ace Marketing really hates "creative" resumes due to some prior bad experiences or Jan Brown, the CEO at Brown Marketing loves crazy, creative resumes.
One compromise might be to have a conservative resume and a highly creative marketing site where you show off your work, like a non-confidential marketing report. (An online portfolio and set it so only those given the URL can see it)
I can't give the URL here (he wants it confidential), but one marketing candidate uploaded some videos he made as part of his online portfolio. He did a mythical ad campaign for a fake soft drink. He's getting more emails about his production work than for marketing jobs, per se.
I would've perhaps agreed with this suggestion ten years ago, but everything is going digital today. It's stronger to have a presence on the Web in some fashion.
I would've perhaps agreed with this suggestion ten years ago, but everything is going digital today. It's stronger to have a presence on the Web in some fashion.
I agree. I think the content of the resume is more important, but include links with samples of your work! This helps. You can also bring your samples to the interview.
If in marketing I would make sure that you submit a portfolio of projects you have worked on, or at least some sort of quantifiable proof that your marketing campaigns have helped increase revenues. Remember. They are hiring you because they thing your efforts will bring more money. Focus on showcasing thhis.
I would've perhaps agreed with this suggestion ten years ago, but everything is going digital today. It's stronger to have a presence on the Web in some fashion.
That was a joke...I suppose not a very good one.
I can remember even as far back as the late 80's using goldenrod paper for your resume was supposed to make it stand out from the crowd. Even back then it was an old practice that was usually advocated by some old guy who was usually named Murray.
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