This is one of the most common areas of confusion, so I'll state it once again... the content of a keyword resume does not need to differ from
the content of your traditional resume.
Not exact matches
Unless it's standard practice in your industry, or you're asked specifically to take a creative approach to applying for a particular job, stick to the
traditional format and let the
content of your
resume serve to make you stand out from the crowd.
Content & Design: A board
resume covers a bigger picture
of your career than the
traditional executive
resume.
Conventional
resumes are the
traditional piece
of information that organizes sections from the opening, followed by the main
content and closed by conclusion.
Highlighted contents, bullet points, and short summaries are the focus
of this type
of format and hence these separate it from the
traditional resume which often has paragraph style
content organization.
(3) Have visual versions
of your
traditional,
content resume.
This format allows you to pull all types
of interactive
content into a
traditional resume format with additional links to blog posts, Twitter accounts, videos, presentations and so on.
«While infographics can certainly add value as a supplement to a candidate's
resume or application, the position itself is most important when determining whether to submit graphic
content along with a
traditional resume,» says Erin Anderson, senior vice president
of Human Resources at education technology company 2U.
It seems silly to me, to value the formatting and style
of a
resume, more than the actual
content — and then again, I don't believe in
traditional resumes as being very effective other than just being a fancy «business card» with details — and my belief that the
traditional jobs are not very efficient or effective in the 21st Century.
Step outside the box
of traditional beliefs as to what your
resume should look like, the
content should sound like, the length should be like, and succumb to what is presented to you as the optimal solution to your burning career needs.
Traditional resumes use one column, or the whole width
of the page, for all the
content.