NEXUS ISSUE 22 2014

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Has a space for clients you’ve worked with, which
makes it more creative but could also be adapted to
other industries.
Uses colour, which is great if you’re physically sending
it to them but if they have to print it out, it’s pretty
likely they’ll make it grey scale but it would probably
still look okay.
Cons: Two page template, which means the content
is spread over two pages (experience and education on
one, and skills on the other) but that could mean that
the second page could very easily be ignored.
Ayoob Ullah 9/10
Pros: One page! But the design is not so complete
that you couldn’t add more pages if you needed to.
Will work for any industry and you can always add in
more sections (e.g. awards, personal skills) because
the layout is so flexible
Not douchey, it’s not over-designed, it’s clean and
simple but also has space for some details.
Cons: Probably more text based than the other templates
(but gives you the ability to give more details
without overwhelming with text).
Also uses colour but I think this will also work fine if
converted to grey scale.
John Doe (Abdullah Al Mamun) 6/10
Pros: One page
Gives you a lot of freedom on the left hand side, lots
of opportunities to discuss in detail.
Cons: Page looks very full from their use of coloured
sections and includes a lot of information.
Uses a lot of space giving links, which I feel is a bit
of a waste of space.
You would want to get it printed professionally if you
were giving it to someone because of the coloured
backgrounds (they’ll look terrible printed cheaply).
Hadi Reda 6/10
Pros: One page
Ultra-minimal, so it forces you to be concise and to
the point. This would work the best for creatives who
also have an online portfolio available.
Cons: You really need to have experience and an
education which will speak for itself for this to work
because it may not supply enough information for
some employers (or supply further information online)
It’s in black and white, but like the John Doe template,
it would be best printed professionally because of the
coloured background.
No name (Jonny Evans) 4/10
Pros: One page.
Lots of space for details.
Although it uses colour, it would also look okay in
grey scale.
Probably more suitable for professionals who are
looking for something more exciting than a word document,
rather than creatives.
Cons: This would be my least favourite because of
the weird layout. The most important information is at
the bottom of the page and while they’ve used a grid to
align sections, they haven’t used a grid over the whole
page so the information is difficult to skim-read.
I cannot tell from a glance whose CV this is, which I
feel shows a poor hierarchy of information.
Georgian-Sorin Maxim 6/10
Pros: One page.
Minimal but with sections for more details if you
want to include them.
Use of graphics and text means that the reader
can quickly absorb information, making reading time
quicker
You tend to be drawn to the black items on the page.
You would need to make sure that they’re your selling
points
Cons: A lot of white space, which can make it seem
quite empty at first glance.
I’m not 100% sold on the name font but that could
be easily changed and I would increase the body font
size.
Nice colour scheme but I would make the blue a little
darker in case it is printed in grey scale.
Fernando Baez 7/10
Pros: One page and black and white.
Stands out through its mixture of clean graphics and
text.
Has lots of sections available.
Cons: Harder to customise because of the hobbies
sections (finding icons to suit yours).
Very small text.
I dislike the way they’ve shown work experience, at
a glance it’s not clear what it’s trying to communicate.
Might not work for every industry.
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