Creative CVs

CV courtesy of webdesignerdepot

This post is for my students at the University of East London. I have compiled a list of creative CVs that I consider noteworthy from the good, the bad and the ugly currently filling the web's virtual shelves. Now it's up to you to do the same on your won blog.

CV courtesy of webdesignerdepot

There is no blueprint to the perfect creative CV besides the fact that if you are an illustrator, you CV should show that you have design skills, i.e an understanding of layout and design such as fonts, images and length. More specifically, your CV should not be more than 2 pages long, font size and spacing will be carefully considered in order to emphasise headings versus content.

 CV courtesy of webdesignerdepot

Your CV should be a reflection of your personality and strengths. But even before discussing style, you need to brainstorm content, keywords that attract the employer's eye as to your achievements and plus points.

 CV courtesy of webdesignerdepot

A creative CV is a perpetually changing work of art? That piece of paper will have to be constantly refined to fit the industry, employer and job you are targeting each and every time. But most important of all, make it visually striking so that it stands out from the pile of dreary CVs piling on that recruiter's desk.

CV courtesy of Jane Heinrichs.

And finally, last but not least, do not make it gimmicky, it's the content that matters most.