According to Careerbuilder, exceptions can be found in most job search rules. . . with one glaring exception. Typos on résumés are never acceptable, no matter what job you're after or how much you dislike spell-checking for errors. Here are six rules that Careerbuilder says can be compromised, and to what extent exceptions may be made.
- Keep your résumé to one page. Exception: For job seekers with five or more years of experience, one page simply might not be enough.
- Never try for an interview with a company that isn't hiring. Exception: There's no harm in setting up an informational interview with someone at the company where you're dying to get a job.
- Avoid sending a résumé with fancy formatting. Exception: If you're applying to a creative position like graphic design, you may opt to send a résumé with an atypical format.
See four other exceptions when you read more.
- Don't apply to a job for which you have no experience. Exception: Employers tend to go with their gut when making hiring decisions, so if you have a personality that would make you a good fit but not the technical experience you may end up with an offer anyway.
- Develop a pitch to market yourself to employers. Exception: When an employer says, "Tell me a little bit about yourself," tweak your response to the situation and the person rather than give the same scripted response to each interviewer.
- Never say negative things about your previous employer in an interview. Exception: Only share negative details if they are factual, like if you left your last job after a short time because your boss invaded your privacy.
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As a graphic designer, I believe your resume is a chance to show your typography skills. No graphic designer should send a resume that uses a microsoft word resume template.
1I'm afraid my resume is too fancy and I think I need to tone it down. I'm a business major so I'm afraid that too much formatting will make me seem frivolous, but I also don't want to be boring and I'm interested primarily in creative industries, just mostly the industries side.
2i'm glad that you're posting these options. not everything is black and white anymore.
one of my friends is an account executive at an advertising agency and when he sent his resume, he did what a lot of creative applicants do and created a reel - and shared his work and experience that way. yes it's a bit flashy, but to think that he's trying to stand out in the NYC environment, i feel like it was a smart move.
for my resume, i've pared it down, but it's certainly not only 1 page. i think that it's just hard when you have a lot of experience in the industry - and you want to make sure that you're showing what accounts you've worked on and that you have a diverse background.
I also don't see any problem with sending your resume directly to someone in HR if there's a place that you REALLY Want to work yet they aren't posting any openings. sometimes they don't post all open positions, and you'd miss out if you don't take the chance. it makes you seem like a go-getter and that you're taking control of your career if you go to them and try to set something up.
3Be careful with point six though. I went for an interview at a bank and one of the questions was 'how did you get on with your previous supervisor?' (I worked in a convenience store and my previous supervisor was horrible - when the boss wasn't around, he'd tell people to do his job whilst he sat out the back watching tv, then took complete credit for everything that had been done whilst the boss was away). I said that he was difficult to work with and explained a little bit about how he treated people - completely sticking to the facts. I didn't get the job because i was 'too negative'.
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