Archive for September, 2008

Why Graphic Design Resumes Get Tossed

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Many talented and capable graphic designers find their resumes filed in the circular file bin, otherwise known as the trash can or recycling bin.  Why do these educated, talented, and worthy graphic designers get their graphic design resumes tossed out?  Typically, graphic design resumes get tossed due to simple, avoidable mistakes that are made by many beginning graphic designers.

The first mistake that many people make when looking for their first job as a graphic designer that gets their graphic design resumes tossed out is that they try to display their talent within their resume, not through description, but through vivid graphic design.  Graphic design resumes should be simple and professional.  Fancy fonts, graphics, and page borders do not belong in graphic design resumes.  While they will grab the attention of the hiring managers, these graphic design resumes will be promptly laughed at and tossed away.

The second most common mistake that many people make when creating graphic design resumes is that they do not proofread their resume before sending it to prospective employers.  When there are mistakes, or even one obvious mistake, in graphic design resumes, hiring managers automatically assume that the graphic designer lacks attention to detail, and regardless of the qualifications that the graphic designer may possess, these graphic design resumes also end up tossed aside.

The third most common mistake that people make when creating graphic design resumes is that they do not accurately showcase their abilities, skills, and strengths in their graphic design resumes.  Your employment history should not only include dates and job titles, supervisor names and company names and locations, but it should show your duties, accomplishments, and major achievements.  If your employment at a graphic design firm, or your efforts in an internship, resulted in a benefit to the firm, you should include that information in your employment history.

There are many other reasons that graphic design resumes get tossed aside in favor of other, less qualified graphic designers.  Listing employment history that does not qualify you for the position sought is a common mistake.  Listing interests, hobbies, and other personal affiliations that do not have anything to do with graphic design will also get graphic design resumes tossed out.

If you have a college education, belong to professional associations, or have other certifications in graphic design you should list them in your graphic design resumes.  Be sure to include any detailed information that highlights your skills and talents that were exhibited in your educational track.  Graphic design resumes that have little or no experience and do not include this type of information will promptly be tossed out in favor of better qualified candidates.  However, you should not list your high school education on your graphic design resumes unless you have not yet completed your college education, or if you obtained significant skills or awards related to graphic design while in high school.

Finally, make sure that your graphic design resumes do not contain any falsified, fraudulent, or exaggerated information.  Not only might this unethical behavior get graphic design resumes tossed out, it could lead to termination from employment gained through falsified or exaggerated graphic design resumes.

The Many Differences In Video Games

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Video games have been around for a very long time now and they have increasingly changed over the years thanks to all of the advancements in the great technology. There are so many people that are addicted to the exciting fun that you can get from playing a magical video game. It gets your mind off of the daily stresses and puts you into an imaginary land of fun and adventures that you can get no other place. There are so many great video games to choose from and over the holidays many lucky people received some of these many different video games that are now available to everyone, all over the place. The prices will vary ofcourse, depending on just which one you decide to choose for yourself so be prepared to be shocked by some of the really high prices. Believe it or not though, even with the tremendously high prices of some video games, somehow people still manage to afford many of them. They do not care about the expense of these video games because they know that once they get it home, they are in for an experience of a lifetime.

Things have really changed over the years and there are so very many different kinds of video games to choose from fortunately. Do some research over the internet before you decide to purchase one, read over many of the different video game reviews that people have posted. These will be very helpful in helping you choose which video game would be best suitable for you and your family. They have so much to offer you and the looks have changed quite a bit as well. The amount of fun that you can have with them has also increased because of the many different varieties that we are now lucky enough to enjoy. The video games today include, the playstation 3, nintendo wii and the xbox 360. So many families have one or all of these video games for everybody around to enjoy. If you do not own any of these video games yet, it is time to start saving and get out there and purchase yourself one, you have really been missing out on a great deal of fun and excitement. These video games will totally blow your mind, as to how many amazing graphics and features they now offer to us, along with a variety of different video games to choose from, from bloody to very educational.

It is up to you as the parent to choose an appropriate video game for your children. Many of these games are very graphic and do include a great deal of blood and violence so if you want your child to be free from these sort of games, make sure you read as to which age is appropriate for these video games. You will find that there are plenty of good, kid friendly video games available, just make sure that this is the kind of video game your children are playing.