With regard to HR managers: the author has a point, they can be problematic. Even when discussing a creative-type jobs, if the company isn’t a creative culture per se, the HR manager will be probably be traditional, tired and let’s face it, lazy. They are using key word searches and analytics to source through a stack of resumes. If they don’t have those resources, they have a temp sort through the stack. Personally, I think that regardless of your job title, the right info-graphic resume can have spectacular results if executed correctly. It’s like any piece of marketing: if it lacks target and positioning, you got nothing. Not to plug Hagan too much, but from what I’ve seen of his website he doesn’t do the same resume twice – they are all tailored to the candidate and sometimes even a target job. A true marketing exercise.

Back to my thought on HR managers: Best strategy is to bypass HR and talk directly with the decision maker. That requires networking, hard work and a ton of personal branding. Infographic won’t help you with the first two items, but it can really differentiate your personal brand. My two cents.

I know for a fact that “MOST” HR Managers don’t like infographic resumes. That’s the reason I wrote this article haha. But seriously, they are disliked because they are more often than not more difficult to understand than traditional resumes. Traditional resumes are clear,concise, and universal, as long as the writer understands the language of English.

Infographic resumes are more difficult to do correctly because you need to fully understand not only the English language but also statistics (if doing graphs/charts) and design (which most people go to school for). So, if you double majored in Statistics and Graphic Design, then sure, an infographic resume is probably perfect for you. If not, like I said, you should stick to something you can do well.

For example, you are quad-lingual (apparently). Thus you could, in theory, write a quad-lingual resume. Someone who only speaks one language could not. Thus, if you are not a designer, stay away from graphic resumes.

I don’t much care if you wouldn’t want to work with me because of my views on resumes. Unfortunately for you, you will encounter very similar views with HR the world over. Best of luck.