How Often Should You Redesign Your Resume? (Signs Yours Looks Dated) You meticulously update your work experience, tweak your bullet points, and add new certifications. But when was the last time you truly looked at your resume’s design—not just the words,…
LinkedIn Profile Design vs. Resume Design: Should They Match? (And How) You’ve spent hours perfecting your resume. Your LinkedIn profile is active and up-to-date. But here’s the problem: they look like they belong to two different people. One uses blue, the…
Canva vs. Professional Resume Designer: 5 Reasons Free Templates Are Costing You Jobs You just spent three hours carefully arranging text boxes, choosing the perfect icons, and tweaking colors on a free Canva resume template. It looks beautiful. You feel…
How to Match Your Resume Design to Your Industry (Finance vs. Tech vs. Creative) You’ve probably heard the advice: “Tailor your resume to each job.” Most people stop at swapping out a few keywords or reordering their bullet points. But…
7 Common Resume Formatting Mistakes That Make You Look Unprofessional (Even With Great Experience) You have the years of experience. You have the measurable achievements. You have the right job titles. So why aren’t you getting called for interviews? For…
Infographic Resume vs. Traditional Design: Which One Gets Hired Faster? You’ve seen them on Pinterest, Instagram, and creative portfolio sites: stunning infographic resumes packed with colorful charts, progress bars, timeline graphics, and personal logos. They look like works of art.…
The Psychology of Color in Resume Design: What Recruiters Actually Notice First You have approximately six to seven seconds to make a first impression with your resume. In that sliver of time, a recruiter’s brain doesn’t process your name, your job titles,…
ATS-Friendly Resume Design: Can a Beautiful Resume Still Pass the Bots? You spent hours—maybe days—crafting a visually stunning resume. You chose the perfect color accents, a modern two-column layout, and elegant icons for your contact details. It looks like a…
Why Your Resume’s Design Matters More Than Your Experience (And How to Fix It) You have 7 seconds. That’s the average time a recruiter spends scanning a resume before deciding to read further — or toss it aside. Here’s the hard…