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by bawasa 4143 days ago
As the saying goes "First impression is the last impression".

When you submit your resume to any company, I think that is the first impression you are going to make about yourself and if that impression is going to be an "elegant" one, something that can make you stand out in the pile of resumes on a HR's desk, something that would stop the HR from going through his pile & have a second look at your resume, then why not make it ?

And by making it "elegant" I am not taking away the basic purpose of the resume, all the information that is expected is still there & if the information is going to be presented in an "elegant" manner, whats the harm ?

Very true, once selected the HR might scribble his questions on the resume and it might very well end in the trash, I would say in that case that "elegant" resume would have served its purpose :-)
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eastCoastAlan 4142 days ago
It's been a long time since I've been on the open job market, but I remember receiving the 'make your resume stand out from the others in the pile' advice. I even remember using heavier slightly textured stock for a while to test its effectiveness. From my own experience the only thing that really made a difference is being recommended by someone. All other tactics basically amounted to nothing.
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HeyLaughingBoy 4142 days ago
Exactly this. I don't know a single interviewer who cares about the style of a resume unless it makes it harder to read. And then it's in danger of being tossed without reading.
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bawasa 4142 days ago
Well recommendation is surely better than any resumes but unfortunately not everyone has some high connections and they must take the long road of making a good looking resume.
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HeyLaughingBoy 4142 days ago
My point is that HR (at least at the company I work for) will not gauge your resume on how cool it looks or what paper is on it. We have gotten to the point where HR is not allowed to prescreen resumes. They just pass them on to us and an engineer screens them. Then the ones that pass that first gate go back to HR and they check for work eligibility, etc before scheduling phone interviews.
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