Designing a Resume (2013)

Resumes are critical to landing the right job and while the contents are important, how you design the resume itself can have a large impact. In this course, Steve Harris shows three different approaches to make your resume stand out. First, tour a clean, modern design that makes deliberate use of whitespace and simple color. Then explore a traditional resume that uses more stately color and fonts and allows you to add a little more detail to your job history. Finally, take a look at a design that incorporates bright colors, bold fonts, and rounded corners. Along the way, learn smart strategies for organizing your content, such as using bullets to keep your reader's eyes moving and placing your most impressive qualifications up front and center.

Introduction 2m 39s
Welcome 57s
What you should know before starting this course 45s
Using the exercise files 57s

1. Resume Design Considerations 12m 19s
Software considerations 1m 46s
Effective content strategies 2m 44s
General resume layout and design principles 2m 4s
Setting up InDesign for resume design 3m 7s
Typography considerations 2m 38s

2. Designing a Modern Resume 16m 43s
Understanding the modern resume 1m 25s
Building the layout 6m 42s
Text and style guidelines 5m 30s
Finishing touches and tips 3m 6s

3. Designing a Traditional Resume 10m 54s
Understanding the traditional resume 1m 30s
Building the layout 4m 39s
Text and style guidelines 2m 50s
Finishing touches and tips 1m 55s

4. Designing an Artistic Resume 10m 55s
Understanding the artistic resume 1m 15s
Building the layout 3m 35s
Text and style guidelines 3m 46s
Finishing touches and tips 2m 19s

5. Finishing Your Resume 3m 52s
Outputting your resume as a PDF 3m 5s
The importance of proofreading 47s

6. Bonus Chapter: Designing Resumes in Word 9m 11s
Making a modern resume in Word 2m 14s
Making a traditional resume in Word 3m 11s
Making an artistic resume in Word 3m 46s