Designing a Resume for Creatives
1h 35mGeneral2018-05-31
Authors

Ina Saltz
Writer, Art Director, Professor Emeritus at City College of New York
Course details
Whether you're a recent college grad or a seasoned professional, your resume is the most important career document in your job-search arsenal. Resumes are particularly crucial for creatives, as they're a place where professionals can showcase their design prowess to hiring managers. In this course, Ina Saltz provides you with a fresh perspective on how to present yourself through a visually strong, content-rich resume. She takes a comprehensive and critical look at how to create your career story, explaining what you must know and do to make a recruiter's first impression of you memorable and actionable. Ina goes beyond the basic resume and includes presentation options for creatives, including how to keep a cohesive look and approach. Along the way, she shares best practices and explains how to avoid common resume errors.
Learning objectives
Organizing and emphasizing your experience
Curating your career story
Being honest and authentic
Optimizing resumes for different career stages
Planning a career transition
Choosing effective typefaces
Using style, size, weight, and color
Choosing the right words and text length
Learning objectives
Organizing and emphasizing your experience
Curating your career story
Being honest and authentic
Optimizing resumes for different career stages
Planning a career transition
Choosing effective typefaces
Using style, size, weight, and color
Choosing the right words and text length
Skills covered
InDesignJob SearchingCareer DevelopmentProjectAdobe
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - How to get the most out of this course
1. The Resume - Your Most Important Career Document
- 03 - The first impression - Making it count
- 04 - Education and experience - Putting your best foot forward
- 05 - Other activities, volunteerism, affiliations, awards, skills, and interests
- 06 - Editing and curating your information - Your career story
- 07 - Being honest and authentic
2. Approaches - Different Career Stages
- 08 - Defining your stage and overall message
- 09 - Recent grad
- 10 - Mid-career
- 11 - Seasoned professional
- 12 - Planning a career transition - Reshaping your expertise
3. Typography and Layout
- 13 - Formats and grids - Margins, sections, and separations
- 14 - Choosing effective typefaces
- 15 - Hierarchy and navigation - Using style, size, weight, and color
- 16 - Other formats - A word about Word
4. Avoiding Common Resume Errors
- 17 - Clear messaging and facts across all platforms
- 18 - Seek perfection - Checking spelling, grammar, repetition, and more
- 19 - Choosing exactly the right words and text length
Conclusion
- 20 - Next steps
- 21 - Go forth and succeed