Sunday, December 25, 2011

How to write a Effective Graphic Designer's Resume

A Graphic Designer is a person, who produces an array of designs/images for a variety of products such as websites, magazines, posters, exhibition/displays, computer games and product packaging. Graphic designers are quite helpful to the industries because they are responsible for presenting any product in an eye-catching and informative manner. Writing a resume for a Graphic Designer is pretty much similar to the other ones, expect for a few technicalities.

Here are some tips for writing a captivating and influential Graphic Designer’s resume:

1. As with every resume, you have to mention about your qualification, skills and achievements. But this is where the trick lies! You are a graphic designer and this is your chance of showing how creative or imaginative you are! You can showcase the information required by adding visual elements, making use of grids, using topography and playful colors. All this in an indication of how talented or capable you are. So, at least don’t write your resume in the Microsoft Word!

2. Your qualification or training plays a major role in bagging a job! Write down a list of the software’s or programs that you have learnt such as Apple Mac OS 10, Dreamweaver or Flash, Quark express and Adobe Photoshop! This is an indication of your technical proficiency.

3. It is also important that you include any other extra training or credentials that you have. For example, you can include the various workshops, seminars, exhibitions or photo shops that you have attended or organized. This will really highlight your accomplishments and present you as a competent/proficient candidate in front of the potential employer.

4. Of course your experience is another important aspect that you need to mention in your resume. Write detailed information about your employment history, employment dates, the position at which you have previously worked (or were promoted to), include detailed information about the duties related to your job (which is most apt for the position of a graphic designer) such as product branding, advertising and presentation etc. Experience matters a lot when it comes to a job offer, so make sure that you write it as well as possible.

5. A very important part of a Graphic Designer’s resume is the “paper” on which the resume is written. The paper that you choose for writing the resume can tell a lot about you and your personality! So, make sure that you choose a good paper for your resume as it will depict that you are very careful about the details of your work! Believe me; you’ll end up getting extra-points for it!

Well, above are some tips for writing a good Graphic designer’s resume. Try them out; they will surely make a huge difference for your career!

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