Edit: For our German-speaking readers, all the templates mentionned in this post have been translated on this page.
When looking for a job, it may be tempting to design the most beautiful resume template you can and start to send it around. However, it isn’t the most clever strategy if you are looking to be hired.
During job search, you should look at your potential boss as a temporary client. What are they looking for, and how can you visually appeal to them with your resume design? A good design strategy in this case is to adapt to the company you are targetting by using the right resume template for the job. Once you know what you want, resume templates sites like hloom makes it much easier to create your customized resume.
The real question you should ask yourself is: what resume design will better represent the skills this employer is looking for? You should first answer this question with general answers like modern, minimalist, visual, trendy, or vintage, to give you a few examples. Once you have found the right direction, it will be easier to decide the fine details.
Here are a few real-life examples of the type of portfolio you could chose for various types of jobs.
Portfolio templates
A portfolio resume is typically what a designer or any creative worker will use when seeking a position. Design agencies don’t really care about the school you attended, they are more interested in what you are capable of doing. That’s why a more visually oriented resume will be a safe bet. However, as you will see in another section of this article, this type of resume is probably more relevant for artists, illustrators or photographers than other designers.
Creative templates
If you are on the less artistic end of the design industry, then you should go for this type of resume design. Well-design, grid-based, visually appealing, while still very readable and professional, creative resume templates will be perfect for web designers or graphic designers looking for work in a new agency.
As a graphic and web designer myself, I would probably go with one of these creative templates if I had to look for an employer tomorrow.
Modern resume templates
This is a look-and-feel that will work for many companies. Like its name suggest, this type of resume template is made for targetting companies that are in some modern service or product industry, so pretty much any office or management job seeker could use this type of template.
Newsletter-styled
How about getting your resume to look like a newsletter? Obviously, if you look for a job as a plumber, it will not work well. However, for a journalist, blogger, or a PR position, this may do wonders. Impress your future boss by using a shiny newsletter-styled resume template, and you may get that decisive advantage to get the job.
How to get these templates?
Maybe you think that you need to redesign with these styles in order to create your own template, it is however not necessary at all. Hloom provides you with an amazing collection of resume templates that you can build upon to get a gorgeous resume quickly.
About the Author
Mirko Humbert
Mirko Humbert is the editor-in-chief and main author of Designer Daily and Typography Daily. He is also a graphic designer and the founder of WP Expert.