Comments on: How Creative Should a Designer’s CV Be?

By: Tara: Freelance Designer

Tara: Freelance Designer — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:02:53 +0000

Hi Loma,

If I were you I would definitely get a blog with an online portfolio set up or at least set up an online portfolio somewhere you can then at least point potential employers to your work very easily. As to the CV I would mix it up a bit and like you say maybe send something more creative to creative companies. If there is a company you specifically want to work for you could try and find out more about them and target you CV very heavily to them.

By: Loma

Loma — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:51:17 +0000

I have a question regarding creative CVs – I don’t have any formal qualifications, but have worked as a graphic designer for the last 2 years for a mail order company dealing with corporate (newspaper) clients. I am looking for a new job due to my boss winding his company down to retire and I want to stay in design. Would a creative CV help me find a new job without the qualifications? I have the grasp of the adobe suite due to using it most of my computer life.

I’ve done bits and pieces of freelance all my life and plan to do some practice briefs to build up a portfolio. My basic plan would be a simple resume for corporate, ‘posh’ clients and a more creative one for more individual creative companies and I’m aiming at entry level in terms of what i’ll apply for. Any advice or thoughts?

By: Tara: Freelance Designer

Tara: Freelance Designer — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:56:50 +0000

Hi Feargus If you don't want to try the video approach - why don't you set up a blog showing your work and then you can send your PDF (or just a general email about yourself offering to send them a CV PDF) to an employer with a link to examples of your work. Its pretty easy to set up a Wordpress blog if you check Gideon's becomeablogger.com there are loads of FREE videos to show you how to do it. If you don't want to pay for hosting Wordpress also do sites they host for you Wordpress.com. Other options for creating online portfolios are www.coroflot.com and deviantart.com Hope this helps Tara

By: Fearghus Taggart

Fearghus Taggart — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:25:42 +0000

Hi there, I’m trying to get a job in graphic design, but at this stage it’s probably with smaller local firms (I live in the West of Scotland, near Glasgow). I have an HND level qualification and have done a few bits of freelance work but have never actually been full-time employed as a designer. Should my C.V be separate from my actual portfolio of work? I don’t want to annoy potential employers by emailing loads of pdfs to them. What program should I use for the basic info?

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By: Rory

Rory — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:29:40 +0000

Thanks a lot, Tara.
I think my school has a specific A-Level course for people wishing to do Graphic Design. I’ll look into it. Thankyou.

By: Tara: Freelance Designer

Tara: Freelance Designer — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:05:07 +0000

Hi Rory
I would definitely take art as after your GCSEs/A Levels this will be important to get onto a foundation course in Art which is the route many people go before going on to a degree or HND in graphic design. If your school offers any other design subjects this would be useful too.
Hope this helps
Tara

By: Rory

Rory — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:56:57 +0000

Hi. Im 14 and i am thinking of becoming a Graphic Designer in later life. This may seem like a bit of an amateur question, but i was wondering what GCSE Subjects are best for someone hoping to pursue a Career in Graphic design? Thankyou.

By: Jerry Chan

Jerry Chan — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:25:47 +0000

I followed the ideasiteforbusiness.com link and got a little motivated as there were some great ideas, the T-Shirt resume stands out a bit – although the dog poop scoop business is pure genius, who would think that would be profitable?
Jerry

By: Len

Len — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:46:35 +0000

Todays society is so much harder than yesterday.The people sitting in in the creative directors chair picking out CV’s..it is so much harder today than it was yesterday. On the point of sillyness I could do almost anything to create a really imaginative cv. But when does it stops and become downright silly? Sure I am really creative but at some point I just can´t stand the fact that I have to create something that costs a lot of money to be seen!