Creating A Gorgeous Google Style Resume

Securing a job is increasingly a complex thing. Our resumes alone aren’t enough to prove our credibilities. In today’s digital age, our social profiles have to reflect consistency with what were stated on our resume. And thanks to search engines, the hiring manager can obtain your information in seconds.

LinkedIn is becoming the world’s default online resume and professional network. Some companies, typically in the tech industry, only accept linkedin profiles as resumes. Interestingly, there are people who even advertised on Google just to get their potential employers’ attention.

That said, the traditional hard copy or PDF resume still works but its power is diminishing. Instead of securing jobs instantly, it has simply become a tool to strike a good first impression.

Why? In huge corporations, the hiring manager receives hundreds or even thousands of resumes. Trust me, he wouldn’t bother reading through every one of them. Instead, resumes which are presented neatly or creatively are picked out for further reviews. If that’s the case, sending in a plain piece of resume would just add load to his waste paper basket.

Just like an ad, we have to be creative with our resume to grab attention and secure that interview. One of Penn Olson readers, Vivier Valentin, from Madrid, Spain, did exactly that. Check out our short interview with him below.

Hey Vivier! It’s a cool CV. How did you create it?

I created it from scratch in dreamweaver sneaking into Google’s results page code to find stuff such as colors, images, borders, and positionning stuff. I tried hard to follow all the CSS rule to ensure it looks exactly the same as Google. I created the rest of page (ads for example) with Illustrator and Dreamweaver. It took a day and a half to have all the designs ready. It took me 3 days to get everything up (designs, content) and running.

How did this idea come about?

I had this idea when I started looking actively for a job a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to create a CV that is creative and one that could show my control in Internet design and culture. I had a couple of other ideas but this Google CV is the best so far.

What type of jobs are you looking?

I’m looking for an Online Marketing Manager or Internet Product Manager sort of jobs. I’ve been specializing in marketing online for 3 years and have a strong interest in social media, web culture and online marketing. I’ve worked in a couple of Internet companies and really enjoy technology and digital advertising.

So, any luck so far?