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Is it necessary to have an embellished and proper CV or simple one can work? (Discussion)
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Arihant said – Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:23:47 -0000 ( Link )
Well, according to me.. Proper CV is must but it need not to be embellished. CV undoubtedly is a replica of one’s achievements, qualifications & things which makes one different from others, and gives the interviewer a fair idea of “why am i best suited for the job?”. Decorating it, making it look beautiful will make it look very informal and will weaken one’s possibilities of getting in… (certain exceptions are there for eg. courses relating to art and craft may demand for embellished CV etc.). But, a specific performa is must, moreover it should be presented in a very concise and brief manner, in short, it should be “short and sweet!!!”.
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JohnPhilipGreen said – Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:27:43 -0000 ( Link )
In general, I agree. But I did once embellish my CV/résumé in such a way that really helped me. My name is John GREEN, so when I would print off my résumé I would always highlight my name with the color green.
Several recruiters remarked on it and seemed to think it was a great idea to make my application more memorable.
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awasthi_sudhir said – Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:24:06 -0000 ( Link )
Definetly decorating a CV would never lead u to anywhere, though it would depend on the recruiters perspective as to how he expects it to be. One can get away with a shabby CV with just details, if recruiter is more concerned with the facts only. On the other hand a candidate first impression may go down if CV is not built up nicely. he could be viewed as Careless or not so serious candiate, so it really depends on the recruiter..
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Poshmonkey said – Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:03:40 -0000 ( Link )
First of all, I must say that I love creative people who look for new ways to differentiate themselves. I consider myself as one of them, to be honest. In terms of CV I would say if someone tries to create a more outstanding CV (no matter how it is created) I would always invite the person to the interview, even if one of the desirable requirements might not be met by that person (the essential requirements obviously would have to be met). At the interview itself the candidate would have to PROOF what he can really bring to the table and then it depends. If he/she is able to convince me that s/he can do the job better than anyone else I wouldn’t exclude this candidate from my shortlisted candidates. Well Taniya, the content might be the same, but it shows that the candidate has the skill to approach ordinary things in a different, more original, creative way …. I must say that obviously for some jobs creativity is more important (e.g. marketing) than in other jobs (e.g. accountancy). Also that is an important point to be taken into consideration when applying for jobs. But even an accountant once got a job because he could proof his “ATTENTION TO DETAIL” – which is important in this kind of job – by attaching to his CV a picture of his wardrobe which showed how he neatly arranged his 40 ties. This helped him to land the job!!!!!!!
Let’s remember: It is good to fit in (as a person), but it’s better to stand out (if competition gets tough, you often need to be creative in order to be a step ahead)! Well, in the future we might have to apply via video only (maybe). That would mean we have to be even more creative in how we are going to differentiate ourselves in that case…...
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awasthi_sudhir said – Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:48:12 -0000 ( Link )
Very Correctly pointed out…”how would presenting a piece of paper which you get from a near cyberspace”...this is very true as most of the cases the CV formats are mostly picked up than created… As for me, if i were a recruiter, i would scan it for the information which is of use to me rather than the design aspect….although Design aspects could have some impact as to on pro activeness of the candidate, i would be a biased interviewer if i make a judgment on the basis of creative impact of CV.
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lucyinthesky said – Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:09:55 -0000 ( Link )
It’s probably best to keep it simple. Although some nice sleek design in the layout might be nice – nothing which detracts from the resume itself. You could do something which stands out, but isn’t tacky.
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