Comments on: Your CV sucks

By: nathan

nathan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:16:44 +0000

Hey Greig! That’s great to hear, definitely inspirational. Obviously a very effective approach. 10 potential interviews is impressive in an area where you have a reputation and know people but to have that in the pipeline on the other side of the world before you even get there is very impressive!

By: Greig Anderson

Greig Anderson — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:01:41 +0000

Thanks for the post and the comments. The mailer was received very well by those that I sent it to in Sydney and I had around 10 potential interviews when I first arrived although I chose to work at an agency called THERE.

By: Dape

Dape — Wed, 06 May 2009 08:50:04 +0000

CVs CAN BE a waY OF SHOWING YOUR CREATIVE ABILITY AS l…ong as they are honest and not full of bull-blurb-ship-shape.

By: ed hardy

ed hardy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:04:58 +0000

I think our styles change from job to job and employer to employer. Such CV styles can be best for some graphic designers but they may be worse for some clerical jobs. Anyways, those are some best designs I have ever seen(In fact I never saw designs in CV).

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:04:05 +0000

I don’t think this format of CVs will be fine for all kinds of jobs!

By: Phil Thompson

Phil Thompson — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:41:29 +0000

What a great idea. This is certainly an approach I’ve been contemplating for contacting agencies for freelance work.

It never ceases to amaze me how little effort and thought some people put into job applications (CVs/covering letters/online portfolios/etc) – you have to think of these communications as marketing for your own personal brand and the classier they appear the classier you appear.

Also, in my experience, creative agencies want their applicants to do something exciting and out of the ordinarily after all, that’s what they’ll be paying you to do for their clients if they employ you.

By: nathan

nathan — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:12:57 +0000

@Nicole – I think something like this lends itself to designers more than any other industry, but the point is the lengths to which Greig has gone to make an impression.

@Ollie Wells – really? That’s insane! No fun at all…

By: Ollie Wells

Ollie Wells — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:37:36 +0000

Interesting. After just coming back from a year in Canada, they have very strict rules for CVs.

You cannot put anything that can be thought of as favouritsm. You cannot put your age, or sex. And it has to be plain text on white page.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:57:55 +0000

Are such resumes in professions other than yours also acceptable? I have not seen any.. but I do think its a very good way of getting noticed.

By: nathan

nathan — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:29:00 +0000

@James – I don’t have one. So far my online portfolio has acted as my CV. But I were to ever be in the position to do something like this I’d jump at the opportunity to create something remarkable.