what colours are acceptable? Black, white, yellow, brown?
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my cv is glow in the dark
NURAVECV
I'm regularly tempted to put mine in comic strip form
however I couldn't advise it. I think colours aren't a great idea, simpler, easier to read the better really.
^ Winner
If I were an employer I'd totally take notice of that.
no
CVs are SRS BSNS.
Only if your applying for a job at the internet though
tonight = SRS BSNS night?
i
don't think you're taking SRS BSNS night SRSLY enough.
or a paint factory
just make sure you keep the colour inside the lines
Do you mean coloured text or paper?
I think either would look pretty unprofessional.
If it's going to make it easier to interpret
and show off your organisation skills then I would go for it.
How would it possibly do that?
Some colours stand out more than others . . .
my friends is yellow
with what I'm sure is brown text. but then, as I alluded to yesterday, this is a CV that starts, straight after the name and contact details, that:
"Paul* currently likes his MacBook, Black Adder and real Gravy"
AND!!!1!!:
"I sometimes find it difficult to motivate myself on the less strenuous days"
I shouldn't laugh.
*names have been changed to protect the imbecilic
amazing!
does he have a job?
incredibly yes
but that was prior to this new CV.
ALSO! He starts his CV off with his address, where he puts the address of a friend in London in, because he wants a job in London, so pressumably thinks this will help.
He then goes on to say that "although my current job pays a pitence, I get by because I currently live with my parents but have my own car"! Brilliant. A lie and an admission of parental dependance in one beautifully inappropriate sentence! :)
is he a bit special?
he is quite special
bless him.
real gravy :)
Wait!
This is your CV isn't it?
it'd explain
a lot
at the end of the day.....
IT IS YOUR CV! ..
I guess it shows induviduality.
just don't draw smiley faces, cute flowers or a man with a sad face and arrows on his clothes near any convicts if you have them :)
^convictions
I've certainly been colourful with my employment history
no.
do not do it.
do not.
black ink on white paper. only.
i use a blue font
and did once print it on pastel-y yellow apper. it looked well good though.
i'd accept this also
what happened to
"black ink on white paper. only." ?
:P
SSSH
well. blue on cream paper is acceptable i suppose.
i think i'm just thinking of my friends CV, who used block colours of pink and yellow and blue and green.
god that was bad.
*with white font
It's a fine line.
You want something original and creative that stands out but not something gimmicky that screams try-hard or style of substance.
*over
yes
mine has colour in it.
Just don't ever copy the CV we had sent in a few weeks ago:
A girl, no doubt fresh out of journalism school, sent us a mock-up of the front cover of Time magazine.
It featured her grinning face and the splash: "Journalist of the year 2010"
It went straight in the bin.
that is brilliant
agreed
Print your CV on acetate
and then project it backwards on to the face of your prospective employer - then, when he looks in the mirror all he'll see is his smiley, squinty fave with your details written all over it.
my cv is glow in the dark
NURAVECV
I'm regularly tempted to put mine in comic strip form
however I couldn't advise it. I think colours aren't a great idea, simpler, easier to read the better really.
^ Winner
If I were an employer I'd totally take notice of that.
no
CVs are SRS BSNS.
Only if your applying for a job at the internet though
tonight = SRS BSNS night?
i
don't think you're taking SRS BSNS night SRSLY enough.
or a paint factory
just make sure you keep the colour inside the lines
Do you mean coloured text or paper?
I think either would look pretty unprofessional.
If it's going to make it easier to interpret
and show off your organisation skills then I would go for it.
How would it possibly do that?
Some colours stand out more than others . . .
my friends is yellow
with what I'm sure is brown text. but then, as I alluded to yesterday, this is a CV that starts, straight after the name and contact details, that:
"Paul* currently likes his MacBook, Black Adder and real Gravy"
AND!!!1!!:
"I sometimes find it difficult to motivate myself on the less strenuous days"
I shouldn't laugh.
*names have been changed to protect the imbecilic
amazing!
does he have a job?
incredibly yes
but that was prior to this new CV.
ALSO! He starts his CV off with his address, where he puts the address of a friend in London in, because he wants a job in London, so pressumably thinks this will help.
He then goes on to say that "although my current job pays a pitence, I get by because I currently live with my parents but have my own car"! Brilliant. A lie and an admission of parental dependance in one beautifully inappropriate sentence! :)
is he a bit special?
he is quite special
bless him.
real gravy :)
Wait!
This is your CV isn't it?
it'd explain
a lot
at the end of the day.....
IT IS YOUR CV! ..
I guess it shows induviduality.
just don't draw smiley faces, cute flowers or a man with a sad face and arrows on his clothes near any convicts if you have them :)
^convictions
I've certainly been colourful with my employment history
no.
do not do it.
do not.
black ink on white paper. only.
i use a blue font
and did once print it on pastel-y yellow apper. it looked well good though.
i'd accept this also
what happened to
"black ink on white paper. only." ?
:P
SSSH
well. blue on cream paper is acceptable i suppose.
i think i'm just thinking of my friends CV, who used block colours of pink and yellow and blue and green.
god that was bad.
*with white font
It's a fine line.
You want something original and creative that stands out but not something gimmicky that screams try-hard or style of substance.
*over
yes
mine has colour in it.
Just don't ever copy the CV we had sent in a few weeks ago:
A girl, no doubt fresh out of journalism school, sent us a mock-up of the front cover of Time magazine.
It featured her grinning face and the splash: "Journalist of the year 2010"
It went straight in the bin.
that is brilliant
agreed
Print your CV on acetate
and then project it backwards on to the face of your prospective employer - then, when he looks in the mirror all he'll see is his smiley, squinty fave with your details written all over it.
Winner.