An Infographic Resume and a Timely Source

The guidelines for writing a resume are numerous, seemingly in constant flux, and confusing. It is a certainty that anyone who has worked on a resume has wrestled with at least two pieces of conflicting information: 1) Make your resume as concise as possible. It should be two pages at most, but one is preferred; 2) Your resume is too bare bones, there is not enough to it. How does one marry concise and meat? Convey a breadth of experience without a breadth of space to do in it? For anyone searching for sources to help them craft their resumes, this is just a part of the challenge.

One resolution to the dilemma can be found in the source The Infographic Resume by Hannah Morgan. Most who think of infographics, if they think of them at all, do so in terms of marketing. Perhaps such a resume would be proper in marketing, but certainly not a format to give serious consideration to in other professions. This book’s intent is to dispel such a notion and provide and individual with the tools necessary to punch up their resume through the use of an infographic. The benefits are somewhat obvious. One can include more information and detail in regard to their experience while using fewer words. It is eye catching and will stand out from other resumes. It exhibits a comfort level with technology that is important in just about any profession these days. The value in learning this effective skill is appealing. But is it the right source for the searcher?

The answer, of course, depends. We’ll start by examining the source. Hannah Morgan, the author, also co-wrote Social Networking for Business Success: How to Turn Your Interests into Income with Miriam Salpeter. Additionally, she co-edited the book Disability, Spaces and Places of Policy Exclusion. While her other works are not directly related to job searches, they are still related and exhibit a degree of professional understanding. She is a self described speaker and author specializing in career advice, and maintains her own blog on the subject. 

The book is published by McGraw Hill, one of the most prominent education publishers in the United States. The publisher alone speaks to the credibility of the source, due to their volume of educational texts published. And the author appears a credible source to speak on resume building. The timing is right, and if you perform a Google search on infographic resumes, you’ll receive close to 1.5 million hits. There is validity in the idea’s prevalence.

Still, the individual will need to evaluate whether or not the source is right for them. Resume writing is still an individualized process. It would be wise to familiarize themselves with other writings by Hannah Morgan, her blog for instance, to determine whether or not her advice is right for them. An infographic is certainly not the only way to create a resume.

Source

·         Morgan, H. (2014). The Infographic Resume. McGraw-Hill Education.