Sample Resumes From HR Pros

Design Resume





A Great Career

There are all kinds of work when it comes to design.  Jobs ranging from Product Development, Creative Management, Advertising, Industrial Design, Web Design, Design Education, and Graphic Design.

Some Designers work with and create images and photos like graphic designers. They main job is create images, text, etc so that an item, product and service is memorable. On the other end of the spectrum, industrial designers design products keeping in mind form, function etc.  Their goal is to create, improve, and execute designs applying principle and techniques from Art and Science.

Stay Current

Every design pro should have an updated design resume. Any professional, every working person should have an updated resume. In fact, it should also be updated on a consistent basis. It’s the most important tool, marketing yourself out in the world of work.

Designer Resume Profile

Most people know to put their name and contact info but the big question now is, what comes next? This is the critical part of the design resume. Some people think a personal profile is the best way to make that all-important positive impression. Sometimes it is but 9 times out of 10, personal profiles have the opposite effect and so we think these are best avoided altogether. The most dynamic part of your design resume is a section that charts your key achievements. Put it first and back up your achievements with compelling facts. Don’t just tell the reader you implemented an absence policy. Tell them you reduced sickness absence levels from 11% to 2.5% over a 1 year period.

Can’t Spell, Can’t Design

I know it sounds obvious, but spelling and grammar are absolutely vital on a design resume. So many design resumes get put to the bottom of the pile because of this. Spell check only picks up so much. Once you have finished reading it, go and speak to a friend, ask someone to proofread it for you.

Be Brief, Don’t Blab

When you say be brief, I remember a resume, when I was writing one, we were always told it should not go over 2 pages. What if you have a wealth of experience, is that still a hard and fast rule?

Now how long should a professional design resume be? Excluding a portfolio, generally, the resume should be no more than 2 pages. However, there are some cases where you may want to include work samples and so forth but generally it should be brief to get interest and then of course a great portfolio.

Two is an ideal max length and that’s appropriate for a professional. Occasionally it can go to 3 pages if it’s a very experienced person, but generally keep it to 2 pages.

Below are my personal list of awesome Design Resumes:

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