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Ask HN: How do you design your CV's?
Hi HN,
I want to redesign my CV but I am no designer and have a hard time being satisfied with my own attempts.
Are there any services / template sites you can recommend?
- shahocean 12y agoYou can check out services like resumeonk. These people have got nice ready made templates.
- junto 12y agohttps://www.resumonk.com/ https://www.resumonk.com/
- zubairq 12y agoTry Nemcv.com. There is only one design (candidates often hate this), because it is designed for the way that companies like to see candidates. It allows you to focus on the content, not the style of your CV
- junto 12y agohttp://www.nemcv.com/ http://www.nemcv.com/
- lcmatt 12y agoDo you really submit your cv with a photo? Never happens in UK - and you're actually told not to.
- victorantos 12y agoIt's not required here in UK but I do embed a small photo in the word document.
- bybak 12y agoI use QR code (linking to my website) instead of photo. This combines advantages of a photo (grabbing attention) yet doesn't have its disadvantages.
- GFischer 12y agoInteresting, here in Uruguay it's the opposite, for many positions you won't even be considered without a photo. I understand where the UK's rule comes from, it should be better to let qualifications stand on their own.
- zubairq 12y agoWho tells you not to submit a photo? The hiring manager?
- DanBC 12y agoIt's just not normal to include a photo. Photos as part of hiring carry risks for the company. Companies must not use some information (age, sex, disabilities, etc) in their hiring decisions and photos can divulge some of that information.
- dragonwriter 12y agoPhotos can strongly suggest things like race and gender, but those and other prohibited axes for discrimination by most employers can also be strongly suggested b names, names of schools, names of particular awards/achievements, and names of past employers and jobs (particularly, e.g., when those employers are the kind that are permitted certain forms of discrimination that is generally prohibited.) Further, photos don't provide indication of anything that the prospective employer wouldn't get from an in person interview, which is a common step in the hiring process.
- dopplesoldner 12y agoI recommend using LaTeX. https://www.sharelatex.com/templates/cv-or-resume https://www.sharelatex.com/templates/cv-or-resume
- victorantos 12y agoif you have an ipad there is a pre-installed app there with some nice templates
- jordsmi 12y agohttps://jsonresume.org/ https://jsonresume.org/ has a few good templates
- richardknop 12y agoI just use LinkedIn's export to PDF function.
- Warewolf-ESB 12y agoI really recommend keeping your CV simple, but informative. Most people will scan it and check for the correct skills and experience, years at each job, salary information and reasons for leaving. Too much info on your CV can likely lead to it being overlooked. It's your first impression on with a prospective employer - it's really worth getting right. Good luck!
- petervandijck 12y agoDon't redesign it. Rewrite it. For resumes, words > visuals. * * Unless you're a designer. Even then keep it simple.