Master Career Counselor

Carla Hunter, President of Career Span, Inc. is a Master Career Counselor (MCC) by the National Career Development Association and a Certified Career Coach by the National Board for Certified Counselors. She is an expert in writing resumes, effective job search strategies and interviewing success. Most recently, with over 20 years of navigating the complexity of today's world of work, she published "Finding Your Place in the World of Work", a career interest inventory (2014) and CareerView, an iPad app. As a private practice career counselor and a workforce development consultant, this blog is Carla's trove of ideas, trends, forecasts, and career tips for finding meaningful work.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Infographic Resume: You Had Me At Hello!!!!!

Successful resume writing is an art and science.

First, the science.

Chemistry 101

The employer has an opening and looks for the right and best fit.  Company culture, leadership and a gap in the current staff drives the need to grow the team.   How does your resume and cover letter make the point that you deserve an interview?  You likely will hear about this protected opening from a colleague and the world of work's interpersonal routing system delivers you an opportunity.

Does your resume provide the necessary oxygen to sustain interest in meeting you?


I could go on and on about the chemistry factor, but am focused today on an emerging resume art.

The Infographic Masterpiece

Infographic resumes have increased over the past two years.  What is very useful about them is how they take "data" and mine it into information that is quick to scan and an enjoyable diversion from the typical chronological resume.

How I created mine:

I went to www.resumup.com

It then connected to my Linked In profile and created my resume infographic:


An infographic resume is a creative way to summarize your fit to the company's need.
The science of success requires chemistry and the art of expressing yourself in innovative ways.





2 comments:

  1. I would say that it's good to go with an infographic resume now days. Also, as per the recent study, resume infographic have increased over the past two years. What is very useful about them is how they take "data" and mine it into information that is quick to scan and an enjoyable diversion from the typical chronological resume.

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