Web Designer resume ?

I'm currently updating my resume.

Kind of a tough task at this point since I've had solid jobs so the last time I had to update my resume was nearly 4 years ago.

I'm doing the cover letter/resume thing, trying my hardest to keep my resume at 1 page and concise with a clean 2-column layout.

I'm thinking of also doing a 3rd "portfolio" page of small screenshots of my best work with brief 1 sentence descriptions.

Anyone on the hiring end have any suggestions as to what you look for in a designer/developer resume/work examples or anyone who has recently gone through the interview process have any things that worked well as far as your resume goes?

It's all about presenting your information in a clear but creative way in my opinion, this is my resume http://danielwhyte.com/resume/ just put it together to show what i can do and how long i have been doing it and how i feel about it, show you are passionate and have drive and ambition.

If you are looking at a pure designer role usually sending them to the online work is the best way to go about it. Give a little description of what you did and link it out. Designer jobs are more of a visual thing anyways and simply talking about it doesn't do much for the employer.

On top of that if you are trying to get creative, see if they accept PDF formatted resumes then you can add your graphical touches to that along with screenshots.

Whoops wrote that last one when i was wasted haha.

Yep as Paul said, online work and examples of projects, be sure to explain your role in the project and outline the timeframe in which it was achieved, show them that you can bring value to a company above anyone else and have fun whilst doing it.

I have to say I am against putting screenshots of websites up, I think it cheapens the experience for the reader. On the other hand if they are going through 1000's of resumes then you might have to conceder if they are going to look at the linked sites, you might have 2 resumes, one for smaller companies and one for larger :P

Why do you think it cheapens the experience? These people are sorting through resumes so you are trying your best to stand out. I don't think it would apply well to paper, but that is why I suggested PDF. On paper it would probably just look cheesy.

Actually you are proberaly right, I was thinking of a place I used to work at that printed all resumes and revised them as a team, but I guess most places will not do that :)

When you're submitting to an agency or web design firm, we like to see an online portfolio included at the top with your contact info. Make sure it's up to date, preferably with a description of what exactly you did on the site. (Design, XHTML, jQuery, etc)

We also like to see someone who can articulate their area of expertise, so that we know where you would fit into our projects. At my company, designers use Photoshop, write HTML & CSS, and implement some javascript or jQuery. Developers write code. Period. Generally speaking, if you don't write your own code, don't call yourself a developer.

If you call yourself a designer-slash-developer and list off a bunch of random stuff that you do (Photoshop, PHP, user testing, ActionScript), it makes it hard for us to figure out what it is you're really good at, and what it is you want to focus on in your job.

You need to have a clear description of what you're an expert at, and what kind of opportunity you're looking for. When you list your skills, the skills that support that description should come first and be grouped together. It's fine if you dabble across design, development, info architecture, etc, as long as you make a strong case for where your primary interest lies.

And of course, it always helps to have one unusual or memorable thing about your portfolio or resume that will stick in people's minds. Being "The guy with the clever titles" or "the awesome front-end developer" is a good way to brand yourself and land the job.

The screenshot concept was actually something I did that worked well for a previous job. I printed a few copies of my resume and printed the screenshots I was using on my online portfolio at the time and put them in a nice binder. I was interviewed by a Project Manager, Lead Designer and a Lead Developer in a small office so I gave each of them a resume and they had the book with screenshots and sort descriptions of what each screenshot showcased (php, mySQL, CSS, javascript, etc.). In this situation we weren't in a conference-room type setting so trying to view my sites online would have been awkward and not as accessible to everyone in the room.

Also, as mentioned, the PDF resume may get reviewed and sorted, so if I can get a quick glimpse of my work in front of them without having to go to my portfolio site, all the better.

heywren, excellent feedback. Thank you for your input, especially in regards to the designer/developer issue. My problem right now is that I'm an in-house "jack-of-all-trades" doing it all. It's great as far as overall experience and knowledge, but it's actually hurt me as far as trying to get back into more design-oriented work. I've worked in-house on large corporate sites for a few years and the design side isn't necessarily going to be impressive against guys that are flipping trendy template layouts every day.

I'm trying to figure out the angle to take for my focus. Like you said, right now I think I'm too broad to fit nicely into any one project area, I need to narrow my focus.

It's a list, but it applies to this conversation, 45 creative resumes. Might help bring about some ideas on how to go about your own.

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