I haven't updated my CV since 2015. Does anyone recommend buying creative CV templates? I need some updated guidance I do believe.
I've a fair few freelance hits to slide in between full time positons within the last five years.
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- Hey Aimee, I'm releasing CV and portfolio guides in the next week. YOU can see some more info here www.instagram.com/nikkylylecreative
- Why be someone else when you can be yourself. A CV needs to bring you to life as you, versus demonstrating how you can conform to someone else's template. Might not be the answer you want.
- Many applicant tracking software systems can't scan text saved as images. Creative designs that disregard this rule are likely to fail.Those designs work better when they are assessed by a person rather than a machine. if you do go down that path make sure you test it using a service like jobscan first.Another easy test is to save your resume file from its current format (pdf, doc, xls) to a *.txt file.Open the text file using notepad and whatever you see is an approximation of what the software can scan.I use a limited amount of design (company logos) without altering format (doc) or layout and recommend the same for you.
- Hi Aimee, I recommend Canva for creative CV templates (free of charge!)!
- https://zety.com/blog/pages-resume-templates - hi Aimee, try these! You have an option to either buy a sub or download them for free if you provide credit on socials; it's a nice trade-off! Helped someone like me immensely.
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