Thoughts on designer resumes?

[RunawayN]

Hello Everybody

I'm thinking about commissioning someone to design my resume so it could stand out a little bit more (also, I like pretty things). Just wondering what your thoughts are.

The designs I'm thinking are from here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/162674570/the-wings?ref=shop_home_active

Of course, I'm going to ask the designer to make it more applicable to nurses so the end result should look different

[canigraduate]

Hey, I went to that Etsy page. Don't do it! Those are the kind of resumes designers would need if they were trying to get a job with a comic book factory. Interesting designs, NOT a good carrier for a resume.

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

IMO, save your money. Most facilities will ask that you submit your resume online at their website or via e-mail, so that the information can be scanned into their system. Eye candy on the resume may be pleasing to you, but it may or may not cause your resume to scan accurately...and if it doesn't scan accurately, guess what's going to happen to your application/resume? Hint: it's not going forward.

If you do insist on having the eye candy version, save them for when you go in for interviews. Use plainer versions for applying online/via e-mail. Even then, don't expect the eye candy resume to land you the job--employers are looking at a nurse's knowledge and skills more than artistic abilities.

Best of luck whatever you decide.

[RunawayN]

Well, I now have two resumes. One is my simple text resume easy to read and organized. The other is a more "stylized" but simple version; no crazy fonts or colors. Just a couple of subtle images but I like it. And I can easily go back and forth between my simple version and this version.

[elkpark]

(I just gotta say, I would have a v. hard time taking seriously someone with cutesy graphics of pills, bandaids, hearts, etc., on her/his resume'. I would be seriously put off if someone showed up for an interview and handed me the above. But maybe that's just me ...)

(Also, it's really supposed to be BSN first, then RN, not the reverse.)

[SquishyRN, BSN, RN]

(Also, it's really supposed to be BSN first, then RN, not the reverse.)

You know, I rarely see it that way elkpark... Most people I've seen have it listed as "RN, BSN" on their lab coats, business cards, etc. But since you mentioned it, I googled it, and alas there it is. That's one new thing I learned today :)