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Will I automatically get dinged if I choose to use other fonts besides black (and bold black) to make my resume stand out more. I'd just use one other text color.
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Really?
Based on the previous two questions you have asked, here is my suggestion to you going forward: ANY time you feel as though you need to ask if something is "acceptable," the answer is ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Maybe you should make every other letter in your name an alternate color, based on an upcoming holiday. For example, for your name, do green-red-green-red, etc. Right past the holidays, you can skip to Valentine's Day and do red-pink-red-pink, or even better, make the background of the entire page a deep red and make the font white and pink. That should add some FLAIR.
From the words of a GS MD, per another post on this board... "Get a clue."
No, one other color besides black to give the resume more boldness. I'm not talking about making my resume look like a rainbow.
I'm starting to wonder if I'm just spinning my wheels here. You must be a troll, right? Given your other two posts (and responses), you can't be for real. Nonetheless, I find this humorous, so I will continue...
Please do not use another color. Did you do this for your resume last year when you got an interview at MS? Where did you work last summer? My best guess is that the guys at MS saw your resume and brought you in for a good laugh... Blue font, "first generation," and no GPA.
My point in my prior post was that if you were going to stoop to grade four level with colored font, you might as well go all out and really spice it up.
I go to an ivy-league on a scholarship (not Cornell or Brown)....I'm sure the people at MS didn't waste their time and interview me because they thought it was cute of me to use ONE other color to make my CV stand out more. I had very impressive previous work experience and an interesting resume.
He's a troll, ignore/ban.
You don't even know what a troll is, you go to Fordham.
I'm not sure there's much of a relation between the two, that was foolish.
Anyway, if you're serious about asking the question, here is my advice (this coming from someone who actually reviews resumes): Do not use color, do not include "first generation," do not include "predicted GPA," and include actual GPA, assuming it is above a 3.0.
Did you end up working at MS last summer?
No I didn't, and that doesn't make me a loser either. I was one of the only sophomores on campus to get an interview with them and just didn't make the cut and they said they hoped to meet me again next year.
All of you on here are too absolute when it comes to all of this stuff. It's not all black and white and the people are are reading the resumes are not computers......Anyone would be a moron to disqualify someone with excellent qualifications because of something minor like using a bold blue font or putting down expected GPA. All minor stuff. You disqualify someone if they've spent their last two summers doing nothing.
Using "bold" blue font wouldn't automatically disqualify you from getting an interview, but it DOES automatically disqualify you from not being a dipshit.
I GOT AN INTERVIEW LAST YEAR AND ALREADY HAVE TWO SUMMERS OF GOOD WORK EXPERIENCE USING A BOLD FONT.
I do understand the point you're trying to make, but you have to understand two things: (1) there ARE people who would toss a resume in the trash for using a blue font, and (2) there are SO many QUALIFIED resumes to look at that minor things like that make it an easy skip.
If you have excellent work experience and go to a top target, why use a blue font or skip your GPA (especially if it's mid-3's)? I can guarantee you that using blue font or putting "first generation" can only harm your chances -- I can't think of a certain instance where these things will be beneficial. Some reviewers may not care, but there will absolutely be some who say "what a tool" and toss it in the garbage. And I'm completely serious.
Do as you please, but you were asking for advice and I'm letting you know how the reviewers actually think about it.
Then it looks like you don't need our advice, best of luck.
It will be awesome when someone on this board sees your multi-colored, first generation, anticipated 4.0 GPA resume and throws it in the trash.
^^^^As I've said before I already got an interview last year at MS, and have two impressive internships since frosh year using my present resume. I must be doing something right.
Most of you are too one-dimensional. I should have thought about that before I started posting. Most of the people who get jobs at the best places aren't wasting their time on this site debating little things.
^^ Dude, you're coming on here asking advice. Don't jump all over someone bc they didn't give you the answer you were lookng for.
If you ask a question you should be prepared to handle the answer. Getting an interview is not the end all be all of the world. Did you get every interview that you applied for? People are trying to help you by answering your questions. Using another font color will not separate you from the pack in a positive way. Putting expected GPA or first generation college student won't either. People who screen resumes are telling you this. Obviously you can do whatever you want but there's no reason to ask a question and complain about the responses. Merry Christmas.
I would advise against this as well. Stick to black, and stick to minimal bold and italics, and where you use bold/italics, make sure it is consistent and doesn't make the resume look cluttered or chaotic. As I've said before, let your experiences stand out for themselves, and don't worry about all of the little tricks that you think will help you, but will often hurt you.
Oh, and most resume reviewers either look at the resume in black and white, or print them out in black and white - they will often not even see all of the colors that you or do no choose to add.
Keep it simple, consistent and pleasant on the eyes; good luck.
This post was extremely amusing to read.
Congrats StuyvesantHedgeFunder, you're the only user to have negative banana points, and -11 at that!
You can put that on your resume in blue ink!
How do you feel about the conservative use of color in an IB resume? (Originally Posted: 01/06/2013)
I have heard conflicting opinions on this subject. On my resume I have always colored my name and the headings dark blue, everything else is standard black text. Is this a mistake? Completely black resumes just look so dull...
oh man
No pinks, please.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/aZVcXRcEJfI
Let me just clarify something, you have not heard conflicting opinions on this.
Double Post.
I used to have my header ("Alphabet" in Word 07, if you want to see what it looks like) be red, since that was the standard accent color for that header design. Most people never said anything about it, till one day an alum advised that I switch it to black.
His reasoning was fairly straightforward: Most people will barely even notice or care when they look at it. For those that do notice it though, no one is going to positively remember you as the kid with the nice secondary color accent on his resume. Someone might ding you as the kid with the goofy unprofessional design and coloring.
TL;DR- Nix the colors. Try your best to be clean and readable in format and let your performance and experience be the differentiators.
I think colored name + heading is pretty common now. Dark blue is pretty standard. I've also seen dark green, maroon/crimson, and orange. There are far stupider things that can be found on a resume.
Edit: Oh maybe things are different where I come from. Apparently not so common lol.
Yes, use color so you get dinged and make it easier on the rest of us.
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