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21st February, 2018

5 interactive resumes that will give you resume envy

When you’re on the job hunt in Yangon, the first step is to produce an amazing résumé that will immediately catch the hiring manager’s eye. While writing a résumé is easy, writing a good résumé is difficult. First, there’s the content itself — there are lots of common résumé mistakes that you could easily make without even realizing it. But even once you’ve nailed what you want to present on your résumé, you have to come up with how you’re going to present this information. Although there are lots of ways to make your paper résumé or CV stand out,  these interactive ones are on a whole new level.

1. Robby Leonardi‘s game resume

 

Robby’s resume is so fun, cool, and creative that it’s been featured on loads of online sites, including Mashable and The Next Web. As an experienced illustrator, animator, and developer, Robby’s made sure to demonstrate each of his skills in a Mario-like “game” that ends with links to a contact box and his social media profiles. While Robby’s CV would take longer to “read” than a more traditional paper one, it’s so fun and unique that we’re guessing no hiring manager will mind taking a few extra minutes to get through it.

2. Jessica Rose‘s Pokemon Go CV

 
Technically this isn’t an interactive CV because it doesn’t “do” anything, but Jessica’s CV is a great example of harnessing pop culture to produce something that everyone can recognize while still being an individualized piece of work. And even though the argument can be made that Pokemon Go was a short-lived phenomenon, there’s no denying how creative this CV is. While there’s not much information on it, the short description is crafted so as to catch the eye of any hiring manager. And if they’re interested in finding out more, that’s what the clear link at the bottom of the page is for.

3. An-Ni Wang‘s walkthrough résumé

 

As a web developer, it’s not surprising that An-Ni is a whiz at coding. What is really impressive though is her ability to combine technical skills with creativity to produce this beautiful (and humorous) website. The site is part walk-through of her daily life/part interactive resume. The ‘day in the life’ component allows any prospective employers to get a sense of An-Ni’s personality, while the coding and graphics of the entire site show that she’s good at what she does.

4. Philippe Dubost‘s Amazon “product page”

 

Philippe combined a popular human hobby (online shopping) with one of the most recognizable brand names anywhere in the world (Amazon) to produce a résumé that’s as functional as it is creative. What’s perhaps most impressive about Philippe’s site is his attention to detail in replicating every big and small component of a normal Amazon product page. For instance, he’s got references in the form of product reviews, and clicking ‘Add to Cart’ actually opens up a contact window. Note that even after getting a job, he created a new updated product page for his “out of stock” product — now that’s good, consistent branding.

5. Lukas Yla‘s hand-delivered résumé

 

Okay, so this is technically a traditional paper résumé, but the delivery of it was so un-traditional that Lukas was featured in sites like Business Insider and Thrillist. Instead of filling out an application form online like thousands of other jobseekers, Lukas hand-delivered donuts to various companies where he wanted to work, with his résumé included inside the box. Lukas demonstrated that he was creative and assertive and made a great first impression because after all, who doesn’t love donuts?

 

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