Should a resume and cover letter contain any photos or graphics?
Question by whataday: Should a resume and cover letter contain any photos or graphics?
I work for Fedex and when you want to apply for a different job (advance) with the company you submit what is called a “Job Change Application” packet which contains about 80-90 pages of documents. Basically it is your work history at Fedex plus resume. These documents are generated from the corporate Intranet site. They (Fedex) like you to have the documents spiral bound and split into sections with different title pages or sections (about 8 headings). Should I just submit the documents plain or should I include color photos of company related things (like Fedex jets) on the title pages for example. I have always heard that resumes and employment packages should be “Plain Jane” but the photos are so cool and break the monotomy of the endless documentation. What do you savvy businessmen think. Appreciate your input. David.
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Answer by Dr. Deth
no graphics or pics
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no, absolutely not! there suppose to look professional, you even need to be careful with borders and font, keep it simple and professional!
If you REALLY want to add your graphics, attach them to the back.
Insert with your photo will be better.
If you are applying for a lateral transfer at FedEx you should follow the company’s policy. If you are applying with other companies a 2″ x 2″ color photo can be attached to your resume. Make sure you look good in that photograph.
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Besides setting all margins to 1″, the most important criteria for setting up a professional resume besides relevant text, is “scanability.” Here are some helpful tips:
1. Place just below your identification header [your hame, address, phone, email address] any Conditional Warning Statement such as “Confidential Resume,”Do Not Contact Current Employer,” etc.
2. Always fill-in an Objectives category [just below the Conditional Warning Statement] and make sure that he Objective will contribute to the profitability of your future employer;
3. Select a mono-type font such as Helvetica, Arial, Courier or Times Roman; do not select any cursive handwriting styles which cannot scanned;
4. Keep font sizes within a range of 10 to 12 pts.;
5. Avoid styling text with a justified alignment, keep it flushed left;
6. Instead of using tabs to set up blocked text entries, generate a table and use the column and row settings accordingly;
7. Do not place an i.d. picture anywhere on the resume, this is a major taboo due to discrimination issues;
8. Do not place any graphic text [saved as .gifs] onto the resume since it may be overlooked during the scanning phase;
9. List at the very end of the resume your interests which should include travel experiences, language skills, social interactions such as golf, team sports, tennis, etc.
In conclusion, the above helpful hints were designed to allow ease of scanning of your resume into PDF which can then be text captured for seach purposes by your potential employer. If the original resume was created in Word, WordPerfect or Mac Appleworks, it can be Saved As a PDF file which then can be saved as an email attachment. Otherwise, you can simply use a scanner and scan a hard copy of the resume and then save as a PDF file.
Failure to conform the resume to appropriate fonts and styles as outlined above will result in rejection of the resume simply due to the inability of the scanning device to properly index relevant resume entries.
Good luck!