Re: Interesting use of infographics for a resume

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

An illustrator/graphics designer is more likely to be called on to 
provide support to marketing as well as technical publications than a 
writer is.  If that position reported to me, I'd like to see a mix of 
work that tells me the candidate is capable of producing both "dry and 
stuffy" or "hip and creative" output, and knows how to tell when to do 
one or the other.  Generally, this translates into a conventional resume 
and a portfolio, and a portfolio that contains everything from colorful 
charts to old-fashioned line art. Having only one or the other wouldn't 
necessarily disqualify someone, but having both would definitely help.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathleen MacDowell" <kathleen -at- writefortheuser -dot- com>
> This thread has been interesting to me because of all the comments 
> people
> have made--it gives me a better understanding of how one might go 
> about
> creating a better example of what was done.
>
> My questions to the critics
>
> 1. Would you say that the creator would have been better off if she or 
> he
> had done a simple/basic resume?
> 2. Do you think he/she has been hired for anything? I.e., do you think 
> the
> quality prevented being hired?
> 3. If all the defects you've mentioned were fixed, would you hire the 
> person
> (given an opening) or at least interview her/him?
>
> Personally, I found it hard to read and the email address was a bit
> uninformed. But I was impressed by the creativity. So under the right
> circumstances, I definitely would have interviewed him/her.

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