This new kind of resume could help you get hired

This new kind of resume could help you get hired This new kind of resume could help you get hired.article-published displaynone importantWith millions of job landbinnenseekers submitting resumes online, it can be hard to make yours stand out. So what if you told your careerstory in bright colors, charts and picturesinstead of just plain old black-and-white words like everybody else? Yep, thats a thing. And an increasingly popular thing thanks to our data-obsessed culture.The snippet at right is a real example(thanks, Stuart, for sharing). Pretty awesome right? You can seeStuarts full C.V., plus10 otherstunning examples of infographic resumes here.As behauptung creative pros know, a visual representationof your work self can be a fantastic way to get noticed. In fact, it may just be a better way to get your message across, depending upon the person on the other side of the desk. About 65% of the population are visual learners, says Rochester, New York career coachHannah Morgan, author of The Infographic Resume. Before written language, our brains were hardwired to look at images, not read words.Before you toss your standard C.V., here are a few tips to make the most of a visual resume.Decide if its right for youYoure most likely to see infographic resumes in fields like marketing, design, data analysis,and communications, which makes sense. Ifyoure a graphic designer or a data analyst, a visual resume is a slam dunk It shows hiring managers that you live your work and gives them a taste of what you could do for them.But what if youre in a less creative or data-drivenfield? Will a visual resume turn employers off?Not necessarily. I did a survey of recruiters and asked if they would be open to seeing an infographic resume, says Morgan. The majority said they would love to see one. Its like flipping through a magazine, and all of a sudden you see a pretty picture. Job seekers have very little to lose in trying something creative.A great example of this isthis disas ter recovery service professionals visual resume, which does a fantastic job highlighting the job seekers skills ataglance.Know what to showCertain facts lend themselves better to graphical interpretation than others.Did you boost profits last year and have the numbers to prove it? Show it. Have you invested 1000 hours in specialized training? Call that out. Numbers pack a punch, says Morgan. All infographics have a call-out, a bubble with a stat. For job seekers, that can be accomplishments or even skills.For examples of how other people visualize job skills and accomplishments, check out Morgans Pinterest pageor the resume samples Monster picked out.Take advantage of templatesYou might figure that youd need to be a Photoshop or Powerpoint sektenfhrer to create a great visual resume. Its true thatif you dont have great design skills, your infographic resume could look really wrong, says Morgan.But some creative people have created plug-and-play resumes that do the design workfor yo u.Templates are great because someone has already done the work to make it have good bones, says Morgan.Check out sites like Pictocv.com, Resumup.com and Kinzaa.com for inspiration. Re.vu will help you turn your LinkedIn profile into an infographic. You could also hire someone to create one from scratch at 99designs.com orFiverr.com. It will cost more, but youll get a unique design you can call your own.Hang onto your plain vanillaresumeApplicant tracking systemsthe computer programs that allow you to submitjob applications online are here to stay. The software allows HR people to sift through candidates, searching for keywords and the right fit. Those tools cant read PDFs or image files generated by programs such as Illustrator and Photoshop, and those are the formats in which youll likely save a visual resume. So make sure you totenstill have a trusty oldMS Word resume with the same information on it to use when youre applying online you still need it to get your foot into the pro verbial door.Get your visual one into the right handsTo use an infographic resume as the self-marketing tool that it is, youve got to work a little harder to get it seen. So once youve sent in your standard res through the online channels, dig upcontact info for the hiring manager and send your creative resume directly. (Skip human resources on this one,Morgan warns. HR people dont want to see pictures, especially of people, for legal reasons.)Through a little online sleuthingeither looking through the companys online directory or via LinkedIn or Googleyou can probably find an email address for the person who leads the department you want to work in. Its worth the extra effort toget your masterpiece into the hands of the person you really want to impressyour next anfhrer.Julia Gaynor is a staff writer for Monster.MORE FROM MONSTERThese are 8 of the most eye-catching resumes weve ever seen11 stylish cats help you dress for your next job interviewHow to be extra productive with your j ob search while your boss is on vacation