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Elena Adkins
Résumés as Creative Non-Fiction
Crafting a Version of the Truth
Crafting a Visual Representation of Identity
Crafting a Version of Truth A résumé is an advertisement, a
persuasive document with a clear purpose and a specific audience
Start with your audience and purpose rather than a template
What does this process look like?
Tasks or Skills? Volunteer assistant
teacher for an ESL class
Assessed and solved problems on site and in a time-sensitive setting
Volunteered to teach ESL students, engaging on their level and remaining focused on individual needs and cultural backgrounds
Tasks or Skills? Ran training
sessions Prepared and
facilitated training sessions for new and current employees
Developed training activities focused on meeting company standards and expectations
Audience-Focused Organization Do you need…
An Objective? Your GPA? Work Experience? Activities? A Skills List? A Course List?
It depends on the story you want to tell.
Crafting a Visual Representation of Your Identity
Résumés and Design
Focusing a Résumé
Reading a Résumé
How will your audience read your résumé? Fast Skimming Looking for Specific Information
So…make it easy for them to read Craft groupings of information that are
logically based on what an employer want s to see
Consider different grouping options to determine the most effective
Crafting a Visual Identity When designing your résumé,
consider: Use of white space Use of fonts (size, weight, readability) Use of bullets Use of font alterations (bold, italics,
underline) Use of lines and borders
What did you notice?
What does all this mean for you? You are crafting a version of the truth about
yourself—your resume is an advertisement You have to consider who will be reading
your resume and how they’ll be reading it. Your resume needs to be a persuasive
argument developed for one reader/one job. You have a great deal of freedom within the
form; don’t limit yourself to a template. Just because you CAN do it doesn’t mean you
should; resumes are elegant and subtle.
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