Continued from Using Infographs while Jobhunting Part 1
The broad range of fields and expertise existing in many industries today can be an advantage to jobseekers who know what they are good at since they can specialize and focus on a specific skillset or area. Proven proficiency is the emphasis here - a graduate armed with standardized knowledge such as Cisco networking concepts does not necessarily mean he can compare to a hobbyist/enthusiast who has been working with his own Debian/FreeBSD servers and has maintained his own server farm for years. You can be great at HTML5 but terrible with MySQL. You can be a devoted MacOSX user but have zero knowledge about Unix or even Linux. There are people who have a strong understanding of network security, IPv6, wireless standards and network infrastructure but can barely create a PivotChart in Excel 2010 or draw a circuit in Illustrator CS5. Veteran programmers come with and without certifications - their work in code published online speaks for itself. As for self-proclaimed "designers" and "digital artists", a ten year-old can create amazing art with a Wacom and plenty of spare time. When designing an infograph describing your skills, try to answer the answer this question: what exactly are you good at and what can you contribute to a company that others can't?
The broad range of fields and expertise existing in many industries today can be an advantage to jobseekers who know what they are good at since they can specialize and focus on a specific skillset or area. Proven proficiency is the emphasis here - a graduate armed with standardized knowledge such as Cisco networking concepts does not necessarily mean he can compare to a hobbyist/enthusiast who has been working with his own Debian/FreeBSD servers and has maintained his own server farm for years. You can be great at HTML5 but terrible with MySQL. You can be a devoted MacOSX user but have zero knowledge about Unix or even Linux. There are people who have a strong understanding of network security, IPv6, wireless standards and network infrastructure but can barely create a PivotChart in Excel 2010 or draw a circuit in Illustrator CS5. Veteran programmers come with and without certifications - their work in code published online speaks for itself. As for self-proclaimed "designers" and "digital artists", a ten year-old can create amazing art with a Wacom and plenty of spare time. When designing an infograph describing your skills, try to answer the answer this question: what exactly are you good at and what can you contribute to a company that others can't?
When illustrating your skills, be specific and use other skills to display relationships between what you can do and what you can't do. The drawings don't really need to be fancy or even colorful. Use shades, tints, and different types of charts and graphs. Use imagery to define your industry and remind your audience/recruiter you can get the job done. Use small images or customized icons to make your point.
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