I’m looking at a photo of a girl sprawled along gritty sand and covered in faint white polka dots. A name and address sketched in pink bubble writing and a skill list ranging from Photoshop CS3 to typesetting to sketching float above her like a quote bubble. Yes, I am describing a resume.

Who’s going to hire someone with this format? Creatives.

If you’re applying to a creative field you need a creative resume. Black and white won’t suffice.

According to Refinery29, the largest independent fashion and style website in the U.S., employers spend only six seconds browsing your resume until they decide if you fit their position or not. Employers are said to look at your name, current job title, current position start and end dates, previous position start and end dates, and education.

That’s it. Just six seconds. With that in mind, how do you hold their attention?

Simply search “business resumes” and “creative resumes” and click the image bar. It’s a clear and shocking visual difference. From a screen of black and white ant-like letters on the page to a vibrant splash of color and design — creative resumes clearly make a more dramatic first impression than their business counterparts. But it’s important to understand: that business companies would never consider someone with a resume with such vivacity.

The first thing to think about when creating your resume is your field of work. Business companies and creative companies are on two separate spheres of the work world. Read the rest of the story online at www.smufashionmedia.com.