I recently applied for a campus job as a lab proctor. Even though it probably didn't require much (entry level, high school degree, computer skills, good disposition for friendly service* [*that last one is actually a scalable quality--for an ethical individual it demands as much as you can put forth and, in my opinion, can make a huge difference ]), I decided to explore some new ideas with my resume.
It worked so well, I got an interview before I even finished writing the resume! Actually, a miraculous set of coincidences and other events resulted in getting an interview date set up as I was still typing the resume--a story worth telling in itself--but I digress. I hastily incorporated these ideas into my #1 resume (for longer-term employment prospects in corporate sustainability consulting) and the image above captures the outcome.
There are four new(ish) things I feel somewhat successful in implementing/addressing with this new edition of resume:
It worked so well, I got an interview before I even finished writing the resume! Actually, a miraculous set of coincidences and other events resulted in getting an interview date set up as I was still typing the resume--a story worth telling in itself--but I digress. I hastily incorporated these ideas into my #1 resume (for longer-term employment prospects in corporate sustainability consulting) and the image above captures the outcome.
There are four new(ish) things I feel somewhat successful in implementing/addressing with this new edition of resume:
- Can you make your name more memorable? This part was inspired by Rachel Dearborn's wonderful resume--a real eye opener in so many ways for me.
- How can you organize your information better? I'll attribute this to a friend, Sarai Richter, whose resume utilized a two column layout (it almost blew my mind when I first saw it--"You can use the page like that!?! Wonderful!").
- Can people check out what you've done? This is my own innovation--perhaps other people have done it elsewhere, and credit to them, but I came across this on my own.
- Serif/Sans Serif font use. Huh? I've got Palatino Linotype and Calibri (or maybe Shruti, I don't remember which I chose for this) in the same document. Sans serif fonts tend to be associated with futuristic things, and seem to read more quickly. In a way, it reminds me of handwriting: people who write in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS TEND TO GET THINGS DONE WITH A STEADFAST, BLUDGEONING STYlE, while those with all lower case characters tend to have a more subtle approach. Yet those who do BOTH seem likely to mix it up in moderation.
