The 20 most creative resumes i’ve seen in a long time. Pure inspiration

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   These resumes are wonderful, but its a good idea to have 2 versions. Often times, the gatekeeper for your book is an HR person who wants to see a plain text resume. So if you’re contacting a creative director, I say go for it and use a full designed resume, but if you’re contacting the recruiter or HR person, then use a more simple version. You can still be creative with a text version. Consider it one of the many design challenges you will encounter in your career.

   If you present your work with a PDF via email, then perhaps you could put the designed resume in the portfolio PDF and then attach a standard version of your resume as a second PDF. Same thing with your portfolio site — put up both downloadable versions so people can choose what they want to see/use. This way you’re showing that you understand the needs of your audience and providing service to both.

   Anne -- Ruby Creatives April 24, 2009 at 2:27 pm
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   Nice job! Like many others, I am just getting started on my new blog. The tips you provided are most useful.

   Forex4cast May 3, 2009 at 9:06 am
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   Love it! Gives me a lot of inspiration to the project I’m doing, where I am designing and organizing a course for people who want to work in the event industry. I am want to teach people to become better at”selling” themselves and to teach them to see themselves as a product and there CV as there flyer. Great ideas who showed me how you can think outside the box!

   Sandra Jonsson May 4, 2009 at 5:17 pm
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   Se..
   Thanks . very good documants.
   Bye

   Haydar Dümen May 4, 2009 at 6:36 pm
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   Good working.Thanks for this elements…

   Asus Notebook June 28, 2009 at 10:03 pm
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   Thanks for post my CV!!!

   Federico Moral July 21, 2009 at 11:10 pm
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   Very nice designs. i like it, but i’m not downloaded.

   Haydar Dümen July 23, 2009 at 10:39 pm
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   Nice template for sure!

   Loan Koyean September 30, 2009 at 11:13 pm
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   Thanks for the bost it’s wonderfull!

   Garry Sisher September 30, 2009 at 11:14 pm
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    Good! thanks the best thing!Very nice designs. i like it, but i’m not downloaded.

    Render September 30, 2009 at 11:15 pm
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    Nice examples but some are very hard to read but your definitely missing this one:
    http://www.tshoda.com/My_Pocket_CV.php
    The CV uses a good method of combining samples of work as well as content but looks very expensive to do.

    Mark October 1, 2009 at 3:55 pm
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    I use this notebook.

    Veri Kurtarma October 8, 2009 at 4:54 pm
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    Interesante post
    Aquí otro ejemplo de CV Creativo http://giorgiofasulo.wordpress.com/about/

    Un saludo a todos
    Giorgio

    giorgiofasulo November 7, 2009 at 4:05 pm
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    this information most important for me.
    thanks…

    sepetli vinç January 26, 2010 at 11:20 pm
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    I use this notebook.

    minibüs kiralama January 28, 2010 at 1:15 am
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    I think you left out this one

    http://pixcaliba.deviantart.com/art/Ideas-in-a-box-155822091

    K-Tatu March 1, 2010 at 9:51 am
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    great list! thanks :)

    Ropa para Perros March 12, 2010 at 4:53 pm

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