The document discusses resumes and visual resumes. A resume is used to present backgrounds and skills to potential employers, typically containing work experience and education. Visual resumes use images and design elements to make the resume more engaging and visually appealing. They allow applicants to showcase their skills and talents in a creative format to stand out from other candidates. The document provides examples of visual resumes and discusses best practices for using them.

2. What is a Resume?
 Resume is a document used by persons to present
their backgrounds and skills.
 It can be used for a variety of reasons, but most often
they are used to secure new employment.
 A typical resume contains a summary of relevant job
experience and education.
 The resume is usually one of the first items, along with
a cover letter & sometimes an application for
employment, which a potential employer sees
regarding the job seeker & is typically used to screen
applicants, often followed by an interview.

3. Howie Hospitality
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EMPLOYMENT
Server/ Caterer (part-time)
Private Catering Company, Toronto, ON, summer 2007
Set up and dismantled bar and food serving stations ensuring client specifications were met
Served private parties in client’s homes with up to 100 guests
Bartended and served food for fine dining table service, cocktail and buffet style
Worked with a team of 1 to 5 people, depending on size of event
Caterer/ Banquet Server (part–time)
The Butler Did It Catering Company, Toronto, Ontario, summer 2007
Set up and dismantled bar and food serving stations ensuring client specifications were met
Provided fine dining table service, banquet style and cocktail parties
Worked in large teams catering both corporate and private parties for up to 500 clients
Food and Beverage Server
Bedford Ballroom , Toronto, Ontario, 2006
Provided full table service in busy environment: serving up to 500 customers per shift
Performed opening and closing duties: set up, cleaned, balanced float and ordered inventory
Provided excellent customer service: friendly, assessed needs, provided suggestions, continually
followed up with customers
Food and Beverage Server
Maxwell Plum, Halifax, NS, part time 2005
Provided full table service; sections of up to 20 tables in busy, high pace environment
Provided excellent customer service: friendly, approachable and had numerous repeat customers
Maintained and ordered payment of inventory
Trained new staff members and produced staff schedules
Food and Beverage Server
Maxwell’s Restaurant, Oxford & London, England, 2004
Provided full table service, opened and closed, balanced cash, provided customer service,
bartended and performed employee training
Food and Beverage Server
Banff Lifts Limited, Banff, Alberta, summer 2003
Accepted payment of purchases in cafeteria, maintained stock in main cafeteria, bartended,
provided full table service for large group tours, opened and closed and trained new staff
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Commerce: Marketing and Human Resource Management
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Dalhousie University 2002-2008

4. Drawbacks of a resume –
Need of visual resume
came into picture
 Since it is very descriptive , it becomes boring to
read it .
 Elaborative resumes instead of being read carefully
are skimmed through without thinking of one’s
career opportunities since TIME is a constraint.
 Complex & chronological structure of a resume
makes it more difficult to understand.

5. Why do we need Visual
Resume ?
 People skim resumes – TIME & MONEY are
valuable and short in supply. Your resume
may only get looked at for a FEW SECONDS.
 Simplicity is the achievement of MAXIMUM
EFFECT with MINIMUM MEANS.

6. What is a visual
Resume ?
 The idea and concept of visual resumes is a brief story
of one’s life by the use of various pictures & symbols
pertaining to one’s life & work experience.
 It has all the features of a resume , additionally it has
pictorial form of data making it more attractive.
 It contains keywords & pictures that potential
employers are looking for, avoiding heavy use of
active verbs, and displays content in a flattering
manner.

8. HOW TO MAKE A VISUAL POWER POINT
RESUME..
 Open up PowerPoint and make a slide show as you would
any other. You can stop here if you’d like and save it as a
PowerPoint file and upload to SlideShare.net, if you’d like to
feature your resume entirely as a slide show presentation.
 If you’d like to make it a movie then once you’ve made the
show, simply click the “Slide Show” tab and then click
“rehearse timings.” Carefully give yourself enough time to read
each slide before clicking the next button. You can then view
a preview and your show will automatically move from slide to
slide at the intervals you set earlier.
 Save the show as movie and upload to YouTube, Jobster,
your website or blog and wherever else!

9. FEW SAMPLES OF VISUAL RESUME

10. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF VISUAL RESUMES
 Visual document/presentation-
o Infographics.
o Powerpoint.
 Video presentation-
o Video with audio.
o Powerpoint or slide with audio.
o Combination of video/audio and slides.

11. KEY BENEFITS OF HAVING A VISUAL RESUME
 Add-on to a classic resume – not a replacement –
which serves to emphasize your achievements,
knowledge, skills, and abilities.
 Enhance your personal brand and image.
 Competitive differentiator between you and
other job candidates.
 Showcase talents related/required for a targeted
role.
 Show high-level of creativity and innovation.
 Demonstrate presentation skills.

12. EFFECTIVE USE OF VISUAL RESUMES
 Visual resumes are most effective when you are
targeting:
o Digital, advertising, marketing, sales, and creative
fields.
o High tech and graphic arts related roles.
o Client-facing roles such as training.

13. USE THE CCAR WRITING MODEL
 Challenge: Describe a specific problem or goal.
 Context: Talk about how you tackled the
challenge described.
 Action: Describe the specific actions you took to
resolve the challenge described.
 Result: Give specific examples of the results of
your actions in addressing the challenge described,
and how they contributed to the company’s
bottom-line. These accomplishments demonstrate
the quality and effectiveness of your leadership
skills.

14. Importance of Visual
Resume
 What can you do to help your resume stand out
from crowd? Writing & Reading a resume can be
frustrating & boring - but it doesn't have to be
when it is done with using lots of colourful
images!
 It has the power to be a strong communicator
on a person’s behalf, since one cannot go on
explaining himself/herself to each & every
person he/she meets.

15. RECENT TRENDS
 In many contexts, a Visual Resume is short and directs a
reader's attention to those aspects of a person's background
that are directly relevant to a particular position.
 A resume is a marketing tool in which the content should be
adapted to suit each individual job application and/or
applications aimed at a particular industry.
 The transmission of resumes directly to employers became
increasingly popular as late as 2002.
 Job seekers are able to circumvent the job application
process and reach employers through direct email contact
and resume blasting, a term meaning the mass distribution
of resumes to increase personal visibility within the job
market.

16. FACTS & FIGURES
Types of resumes used as per 2010
Visual Resume
Specialized
Resumes
General
Resumes