Times are changing and so are the ways of impressing your prospective employer. I am sure you are also one of those who have those boring resumes in MS Word Format. All these years we have been seeing them and in fact bored of seeing them.

They have been around since days of snail mail and yes they still work but to catch the immediate attention of your prospective employers you have to get your creative side out. Have you heard of something called as a Visual Resume?

Visual Resumes can really make a difference and if you haven’t used it till now you should give it a try for your next job.

What is a Visual Resume

In a visual resume you try to tell your story through pictures and other forms of media instead of text. It generally has slides which may include multimedia elements like sound or videos. You could use your voice to narrate your story or embed a video where you could introduce yourself and talk a bit about yourself.

Here are some examples of Video Resumes which you may find inspiring.

Visual Resumes may not replace the traditional resumes but it will certainly help your resume stand out from the pile of CVs HR teams sort.

	Saurabh Dutta
	Saurabh Dutta is the founder and author of TechChai. He writes on useful technology tips, tricks, tutorials, articles and interesting technology updates on various websites and blogs online.
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