Worried your resume won’t stand out? Turn in into a chart!

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As more and more people are looking for jobs, more and more companies are sorting through resumes. Now when it comes to resumes, what is the first thing that grabs your attention? Is it the Ivy School they attended, or maybe the dozens of extra-curricular activities they were apart of? What about the over-all presentation and design of a resume? You want something that jumps off the page, and makes your resume stand out. Take a look at this resume from FastCoDesign for some inspiration.

Given how many folks are looking for work these days (and desperate for their resumes to stand out in the pile), a startup like Vizualize.me was inevitable. Its algorithms and templates take your boring, vanilla C.V. and automagically transform it into a Feltron-esque personal infographic at the push of a button. "In the age of data overload, the text resume is slowly becoming a living anachronism," the company's press release intones ominously. "The average resume is now over 2 pages long with more than 1000 words." Who wants to deal with that?

Read more at FastCoDesign