5 Resources for Visual Resumes - CareerAlley

5 Resources for Visual Resumes - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. The job hunting world is continually changing, driven primarily by advancements in technology and leveraging the Internet. Weve seen the world of snail mail and pounding the pavement replaced by emails, job boards and hundreds of job posting sites. Visual Resumes hit the scene a few years ago and, while not being an instant hit, have started to become popular. This relatively new twist on job search is still in its infancy and its not clear yet how popular this trend will become, but time will tell. So what is a visual resume? It is an online professional marketing brochure or personal web-based brand. Rather than sending your Word or text resume to potential employers, you would direct them to your web-based resume. This is a new wild card and those who are creative are likely to create the most eye catching resumes. Its all about what you can do to have your resume stand out from the rest. For those who are ready to give this a try, there are a few of options available. Vizualize.me This site allows you to create an infographic resume. You can sign-up for free using your email account or your LinkedIn account. The site strives to be easy to use, pulling all of your data from LinkedIn. You can add, delete and change information easily. When I tried it (pulling in my LinkedIn info), it took less than 30 seconds to create the first view. LinkedIn recommendations look great and there are a bunch of tools on the left hand side so you can make tweaks to your resume. Once your resume is done, the dashboard will give you key stats like views and popularity. VisualCV We cant cover this topic without reviewing VisualcCV.com which, as best I can tell, is the best known visual resume site. The site offers a tour as well as examples. The tour gives an overview of how to create your visual resume and what is generally included. You can embed almost any type of media as well as hyperlinks to your personal website or social site profile (like LinkedIn). The service is free. It is worth looking at the examples before creating your own visual resume as they will give you some ideas as to what might work best for you. Re.vu This site helps you create an infographic resume which is a pictorial of your career and skills. It can pull data directly from your LinkedIn account or you can add the information yourself. You can create a custom profile as well. Visual.ly by Kelly This site provides an alternative way to create a visual resume. Basically, you create a visual resume using slideshare.net and use this site to embed your virtual resume. Since Ning.com enables the creation of your own social network, my assumption is that this site will become a repository for visual resumes and another visual resume alternative. Resumup This site has several resume formats: Regular text resume, ATS (can be easily read by a computer) and a visual (infographic) resume. We will focus on the infographic resumes. As with some of the other sites, you can sign in using Facebook, LinkedIn or the standard email address and password. Sign-up is quick and easy. Each section of the infographic resume can be edited. The format is very appealing and editing each section (such as achievements, identity, skills, etc. The quality of the final product depends on how much time you spend in creating your resume. Canva Basically,Canva is a simple, drag-and-drop, design software thats completely online and free to use. This is a great resource to use for your visual resume. It gives you everything you need to easily turn ideas into stunning designs. Create designs for Web or print: blog graphics, presentations, Facebook covers, flyers, posters, invitations and so much more. Theyvebeen around for just over 2 years and already have 8.1 million users. Take a look at The Infographic Resume: How to Create a Visual Portfolio that Showcases Your Skills and Lands the Job. This is a book by Hannah Morgan (the founder of careersherpa.net) In my opinion, VisualCV has the edge (by a long shot) on visual resumes. There do not seem to be too many alternatives (at least I could not find many) and the format and tools in VisualCV are superior to the other options. We are always eager to hear from our readers. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions regarding CareerAlley content. Good luck in your search,Joey Google+ Job Search job title, keywords, company, location jobs by