visualizing resumes 2.0

The James Kendall

VISUALResumesBecome the signal, not the noise

In an age of abundance...

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[M]eaning has become a central --Dan Pink, A Whole New Mind

aspect of our work and our lives.

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While

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stellar performance & reputation matter...

The standard approach is not enough.

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The path is not linear.

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Your reputation is virtual.

You as a professional

You Body of work

The web

increasingly relying on social networks

Shovelling Son

--Rachel Silverman, The Wall Street Journal

Companies are

...to gauge candidates' suitability.

1 in 6 Americans found their last job through a social network. --Jobvite

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The basic function of a resume isn’t going

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anywhere.

What’s changing is how that function is

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--Kyle Lagunas, Software Adviceexecuted.

Execute function

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I’m not creative.

Kalense Kid

Wrong.

Kalense Kid

Truth is, in most companies, you’re probabl y not going to get ahead just by doing a good job. To get promoted, you first have to promote yourself.

--Anne Libby, The Daily Muse

What is Creativity?

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The ability to disorganize

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received ways of thinking...

...and to reorganize them

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in a way unknown before.

--Marshall Duke, Emory University

The process whereby one's ideas or productions delight, surprise, and inspire others.

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First, develop a brand mantra“a ...simple...statement describing who you are and what you have to offer.”

--Megan Marrs, The Daily Muse

empowering minds in the learning revolution.

Superteacher

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I am a

Avoid the overdone & cliche.

10 most overused professional buzzwords

Creative Communication skills

Problem solving

InnovativeMotivatedTrack record

Extensive experience Effective

OrganizationalDynamic

-- LinkedIN

Identify what your strong suits are,

Instead...

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upward momentum.--Stephanie Taylor Christensen, Forbes Woman

and how you can breathenew life into them for

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So, what is your brand mantra?

A job doesn’t court you--you court the job.

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So, get to know your audience.

Seven Questions to Knowing Your Audience

Why are they here?What do they think they’re going to get out of this presentation? Why did they come to hear you? Are they willing participants or mandatory attendees? This is also a bit of a situation analysis.

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What keeps them up at night?Everyone has a fear, a pain point, a thorn in the side. Let your audience know you empathize—and offer a solution.

3

How can you solve their problem?What’s in it for the audience? How are you going to make their lives better?

4

What do you want them to do?Answer the question “so what?”—and make sure there’s clear action for your audience to take.

5

How can you best reach them?People vary in how they receive information. This can include the set up of the room to the availability of materials after the presentation. Give the audience what they want, how they want it.

6

How might they resist?What will keep them from adopting your message and carrying out your call to action?

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What are they like?Demographics and psychographics are a great start, but connecting with your audience means understanding them on a personal level. Take a walk in their shoes and describe what their life looks like each day.

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Seven Questions to Knowing Your Audience

Why are they here?What do they think they’re going to get out of this presentation? Why did they come to hear you? Are they willing participants or mandatory attendees? This is also a bit of a situation analysis.

2

What keeps them up at night?Everyone has a fear, a pain point, a thorn in the side. Let your audience know you empathize—and offer a solution.

3

How can you solve their problem?What’s in it for the audience? How are you going to make their lives better?

4

What do you want them to do?Answer the question “so what?”—and make sure there’s clear action for your audience to take.

5

How can you best reach them?People vary in how they receive information. This can include the set up of the room to the availability of materials after the presentation. Give the audience what they want, how they want it.

6

How might they resist?What will keep them from adopting your message and carrying out your call to action?

7

What are they like?Demographics and psychographics are a great start, but connecting with your audience means understanding them on a personal level. Take a walk in their shoes and describe what their life looks like each day.

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Focus on creating a professional persona

Website/portfolio

Relevant networking

Resume & Visual

resume

Alex Rister, communication specialist

What makes for a great

visual resume?

not replacement.Supplement,

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technical &creative abilities

ShowcasesJuhan Sonin’s word cloud resume

Showcasespersonality

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Student visual resume examples

Crysta Timmerman

Spencer House

Slideshare visual resumes

ReallyUglyRésumés@jessedee

Updated Version

MYRESUME

MANIFESTOANTI-DAVID CRANDALL

(by Empowered Presentations)

about. me

Online business card/gateway

LinkedIn visualizers

Easily customizable, quick upload.

Vizualize.me

re.vu

More options/visualizations. Slightly buggy.

Graphic design visual resumes

(Click to visit his site)

Janegardner.com

One final thought to get you started...

[I]t comes down to what you value, what you do, and for whom you do it. --Nancy Duarte, presentation goddess

thinkingdigital

ReferencesTypefaces: Museo Slab by Jos Buivenga and EdmondSans James T. Edmondson

Christensen, S. T. (n.d.). Reinvent Your Career: Lessons from Chrysler . Forbes. Retrieved April 10, 2012, from http://www.forbes.com/sites/stephaniechristensen/2012/02/17/reinvent-your-career-lessons-from-chrysler/

Duarte, N. (2008). Slide:ology: the art and science of creating great presentations. Sebastopocol, CA: O'Reilly Media.

Duke, M. (n.d.). What is Creativity?. Emory University. Retrieved April 10, 2012, from http://creativity.emory.edu/what-is-creativity.shtml

Lagunas, K. (2012, February 8). Multimedia and the 21st Century Resume. Software Advice. Retrieved April 10, 2012, from http://blog.softwareadvice.com/articles/hr/multimedia-and-the-21st-century-resume-1020812/

Libby, A. (2011, December 20). Stand Out for Success: The Secrets of Self-Promotion. Daily Muse . Retrieved April 10, 2012, from http://www.thedailymuse.com/career/stand-out-for-success-the-secrets-of-self-promotion/

LinkedIn. (2011, December 13). LinkedIn says the 2011 most overused professional buzzwords in the United States are “creative,LinkedIn Press Center. Retrieved April 10, 2012, from http://press.linkedin.com/node/1051

Marrs, M. (2012, February 10). The First Step To Building Your Personal Brand | The Daily Muse. Daily Muse . Retrieved April 10, 2012, from http://www.thedailymuse.com/career/first-step-to-personal-brand/

Martin, K. (2009, October 23). Resume 101, Part 4: Julie Elman | The Visual Student. The Visual Student. Retrieved April 10, 2012, from http://blogs.nppa.org/visualstudent/2009/10/23/resume-101-part-4-julie-elman/

Pink, D. H. (2006). A whole new mind: why right-brainers will rule the future. New York: Riverhead Books.