Image CVs
Posted: April 11th, 2007 | Author: dotblack | Filed under: Business, UAE | Comments OffA JPG file is not a formal CV. Among my remarks on Web/Graphic design job application this one point was forgotten. Luckily I received a couple of JPG CVs in the last two weeks. So here is why you shouldn’t make your CV in JPG or any other Image formats.
Image files are not search able
While it’s easy to access and view image files, having all your detials on a one page JPG file is a waste of your time. If you could design a CV to export in an image format you could possibly convert it to PDF instead, PDF text is search able and is easy to navigate.
Multi page CVs get either too long or too wide
While concluding your CV into a one pager is nice if possible, you’re most likely to get it into more than one page. A flat image file would be a disaster when made with many pages. Don’t do that!
Image CVs show that you are limited
Lack of ways to proof your skills and your credibility is as important as your data/experience.
If you can design your CV, then why not just make it into a PDF or a webpage, or better yet just have a website?
Unfortunately these Jpeg CVs were sent as attachments to an e-mail message and did not include any message body nor had a good e-mail subject. Employers wont get excited about this kind of messages!
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