When redesigning my CV I attempted to focus on a number of points.
It had to be clean & light. Uncluttered.
It needed to show the main points of my career yet allow for follow up conversation.
It needed to show some of my personality as a designer.
I also needed to decide whether or not to have a one page CV or 2 pages. There are a lot of arguments out there for both sides but the study below shows that recruiters in general spend only 6-7 seconds on a CV before moving making a decision or moving on. Although I have created 2 styles of CV, a 1 page version and another with 2 pages, I feel more comfortable with the single page version. This gives all the main points of information on a single page that a recruiter can scan while still providing enough information for talking points.
I have also left my experience section to cover the past 18 years.
Here is the study looking at how long recruiters scan a CV and where their eye lingers. EyeTracking-StudyTheLadders-C2
Arguments for length of CV
https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/one-page-or-two-page-resume
Length of CV – http://www.irishjobs.ie/careeradvice/how-long-should-my-cv-be/
Here are the 2 versions of my CV
Personal CV 2 page
Personal CV
Critical review.
I believe the 1 page CV satisfies the 3 main goals as set out above. Its clean and easy to read and shows a little touch of design flair without over doing it too much. However, it does still hit on all the main points of my experience while leaving a lot of room for further questions and conversation.
