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Resume infographic

Resume infographic by Bart Claeys.
Many people ask me advice about their portfolio and CV and I always tell them to be creative to stand out of the crowd. This doesn't apply to all kind of jobs, but when you're talking about creative jobs, there are simply no rules on how to present yourself.

Don't mention the name of your kindergarden school, don't mention you've been working at McDonalds during summer break. Believe me, nobody cares. And if your future employer does care, then he'll select you on the wrong criteria. You don't want to work for such a company.

So get creative and make something awesome from your portfolio. Take the above portfolio as an example. Michael doesn't show any of its works and still he succeeds in showing off his talent. Not only he can create great graphics, he also proves to be able to turn 'boring' facts and figures into something exciting. Well done Michael!

Check out Michael's blog:
theportfolio.ofmichaelanderson.com/portfolio/resume-infog...

Oh yeah, and also check out my portfolio:
www.barclaey.com 

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mw82™ says:

hey this is really interesting
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this_is_909  Pro User  says:

this is impressive... Nicely put together. Slick graphics!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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0xFCAF  Pro User  says:

Would be a lot slicker if you hadn't misspelled "expenditure"
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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1uk3  Pro User  says:

Very nice design work but I don't think I'd use this as the only page in my Resume - it doesn't give much real information other than showing off design skills.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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TheSoka says:

The most amazing CV I've seen, Great !
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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teejayhanton  Pro User  says:

What a great idea! Hope it works for you. :)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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Linux29 says:

great idea..congrats
fav ;)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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Naii  Pro User  says:

*really great* found you luckily via twitter.com/smashingmag/statuses/2418619587 :)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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rintakumpu  Pro User  says:

Wow. If you don't get a job with this, you probably didn't want it anyway.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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johngriffiths says:

You made a typo - Expenditure and not Expendature
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tiger Pixel says:

HR would love to see these babies flooding in. Amazing work!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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SteamCrow  Pro User  says:

This is brilliant, Michael.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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lunyboy says:

Thanks for the post, Bart, and thanks very much for the kind words. My most recent escapades are here flickr.com/photos/decphotos/

Cheers!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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DigaFromage  Pro User  says:

This is ridiculously awesome! I am inspired. How did you calculate your humor? Did you poll your nicest friends? :-)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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fotoFluke  Pro User  says:

That is truly wonderful
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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ftrc  Pro User  says:

yes, i will have to make something like that for me
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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75th Trombone says:

The main histogram is awesome. "Expendature" is sloppy. The rest is chartjunk.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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Grodada says:

awesome!
really original and interesting.

Congrats
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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thisisbrianfisher says:

brilliant.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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e_to_the_m  Pro User  says:

Amazing concept and implementation.
I also get funnier the later it gets.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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bhartzer  Pro User  says:

very impressive, amazing concept.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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thapymptress  Pro User  says:

I love that he gets funnier as the day goes on. ^_^
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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Fellowship of the Rich  Pro User  says:

This is brilliant!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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vessenes says:

i logged in just to favorite this. Really nice.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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banditdee says:

this is awesome!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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otherwyz says:

Awesome idea. I'll experiment with one in Flash that links to actual data. great work!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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@muntz  Pro User  says:

this is brilliant!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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kelvlam says:

great idea to show your skill on this alternative resume =)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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Furee says:

nice but distracting.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tom O'Neill  Pro User  says:

Very cool!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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kindalikesorta says:

too awesome. borrowing idea. :D
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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jeremymandle  Pro User  says:

Simply gorgeous.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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Gerson Mora  Pro User  says:

very intelligent. Congratulations!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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pixelviz  Pro User  says:

great idea, i esp like your 3d pieslice thingy!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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Steve Cherches says:

Awesome. Probably the most interesting resume I've ever seen.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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joe5277 says:

best
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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dotbenjamin  Pro User  says:

Brilliant idea.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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bindermichi  Pro User  says:

I like the idea. :)

But my HR people say, they would turn anyone down for sending this in with his/her application.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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Bruno Casarini says:

Simply perfect!!! I wish I had this idea!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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Andrei Scarlatescu says:

Very nice stuff. I'm not really sure about the usability of the graph, it might be a little bit complicated for a person that's not familiar with charts.
Interesting idea, though :)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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square.brackets  Pro User  says:

[this is an amazing idea, I might try it myself]

[saw this on a wordpress blog: orbellcomms.wordpress.com/?p=407]
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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rustedlight  Pro User  says:

Brilliant!

When I piss
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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Special J.  Pro User  says:

word.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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sageg says:

This is brilliant! Good luck with the job hunt.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

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toddsmithdesign  Pro User  says:

Cool idea, very well executed.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

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Andrei Scarlatescu says:

Very nice work!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

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rstyleswood says:

I love this!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

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resumesample says:

Interesting sample resume
Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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