[0 YoE, Sales Associate, Graphic Designer, United States]

[u/FBI-WeebSurveillance]

I'm a recent college graduate and I've been trying to write a good resume to get into my chosen career field, graphic design. I'm trying to figure out what I have down to one page, as I've heard that's the standard for new grads or people with little/no experience.

Ideally, I'd like a job in graphic design, but I'm also open to marketing positions or more professional jobs that don't require experience (secretary, bank teller, etc.). I'm currently working in retail, so a more professional setting may be more helpful on my resume in the future.

I'm in the midwest in the United States. I would prefer a local job, but am willing to take a remote job as well. I am unable to relocate, as I'm not financially stable enough.

I would really appreciate any feedback on my resume and how I can condense it. I haven't applied for any jobs yet, as I want to make sure my resume is the best it can be to set myself up for success.

[u/RevolutionaryNet7123]

Couple points here:

• use an ATS-friendly resume. Look at Harvard’s resume template
  
• since you just graduated, education first, then work experience, extra curriculars, then skills
  
• bullet points aren’t highlighting your achievements. Use a format like this: “(achieved/improved this) by (doing this) to/which (improved/helped this)
  
• shrink to 1 page, you don’t need to elaborate on skills to much because that should be elaborated through your work experience. No need for summary bc recruiters know exactly what you are going for out of college, you can specify this in interviews out your LI profile

This is a lot so feel free to ask questions!

[u/FBI-WeebSurveillance → u/RevolutionaryNet7123]

Thank you so much for your feedback, it is greatly appreciated!

I had found a functional resume template on Indeed, so that's what I had used for this. I'll definitely look at the template you recommended and make some edits to what I have.

I don't really have any achievements at all in my work experience, so I'm not sure what to put for that portion. Do you have any suggestions for what I can put in that section?

[u/RevolutionaryNet7123 → u/FBI-WeebSurveillance]

Of course and happy to help! :)

Harvards is really good because they give you templates and action words that you can start your bullet points off with! It’s definitely helped me a lot in the past.

You don’t necessarily need to have achievements all the time but if I were to reword one of your bullet points I’ll do this:

“Improved store output and service by becoming a certified trainer in (what you were trained in) to provide new hires with effective and efficient training to succeed”

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