Resume Tips From Someone Who Actually Hires People (especially helpful for creatives)
As a girl boss, I have to hire people for my team from time to time – and it is a sacred task. You have to find someone who fits the culture, can do the job and brings something new to the table.
When I graduated college, I got lucky and did the right things to get a job right after I graduated. At the time, I didn’t realize what I was doing was so helpful to my future employer. About 6 months after I started working, I asked my boss what I did in my resume to get the job.
She told me I was the only applicant that provided writing samples – for a digital writing job. Of course, my phone interview skills helped also, but my writing samples got me to that point.
MAKE A WEBSITE
Everyone should have a website. This is mainly important for creative jobs, but everyone should showcase their skills because we have more to bring to the table than what we can fit on one sheet.
Your website should include contact information, your resume, photos of yourself, examples of your work – anything that is pertinent to your career.
MAKE SURE YOUR WEBSITE IT VISIBLE
As an employer, I am so annoyed when I cannot find your website easily. If I have to dig around, I will not be impressed. I usually go to the website before looking at anything else, so make it easy to find!
DONT USE YOUR LAME EMAIL ADDRESS
If your email is harrypotterfanatic123@google.com, do not hand that out to an employer. Go to Google and get yourself an email that is your name. If you want a career, you need a professional email address.
ADD SOME COLOR AND STYLE
Especially if you are applying for a creative job, show me your abilities in your resume.
Adding some color to your resume really makes it stand out compared to the piles of them your hiring manager gets daily. Plus, most resumes are emailed so you dont have to worry about colored-ink.
ONLY PUT PERTINENT JOBS
If you apply for my digital content position, I do not care that you worked at The Gap in high school. You have one sheet to impress me – put information that is of value to that position. You should put your skills and talents more than jobs that have nothing to do with the position you are applying for.
If you have any more questions, leave them below!
