Hey guys,
I don’t know about everyone else but I’m coming to the end
of my time here at UB and I’ve been thinking about what’s more important to my
success after graduation, my resume or my portfolio.
Resume
Now I understand that a good portfolio is what will set you
apart from other designers, but what’s a good portfolio if your resume never
gets you in the door to show it. A little while after I started this program I
designed a secondary resume for the creative work that I’ve done which is
completely different from my actually work experience and I’m not sure if its
relevant to add those experiences or not because they don’t really have anything
to do with design work and I’ve been going back and forth trying to decide should
you separate work experience that has nothing to do with design or incorporate
them both.
In doing some research about what I should be doing to beef
up my resume and portfolio. I’ve found myself reading lots of articles about
the subject and in one of the articles I read. The Creative director said that
new designers have a tendency to over design their resume because they want to
grab the attention of the decision maker instead of showcasing their achievements, capabilities and
work history.
Things
I got from articles I’ve read:
Focus on Clarity
Explore Different Formats
Utilize social media
So
the question is.
What
did you include in your design resume?
What
did you exclude?
Did
you take a traditional route or a more creative one?
Here
are some awesome resume designs: Resume Designs
Before and After My Resume.
Portfolio
On the other hand my portfolio. I have been piecing together
my portfolio for the entire time that I have been here and it seems like any
time I feel like I’m getting it together. I have to rip it apart. I feel like
my portfolio is supposed to be this amazing amalgamation of design work. That only the strongest, perfect, meaningful
designs should be incorporated (basically kill your darlings). But then I look at other peoples design
portfolios and boy do they get you depressed.
So my questions are…
How do you decide what should go into your portfolio and
what shouldn’t?
Have you started working on your portfolio?
How long is your portfolio? (I’ve read that it should be
between 8 to 12 pieces)
Here
are some awesome portfolio designs:
Final Question:
What’s more important you’re resume or your portfolio?
No comments:
Post a Comment