When asked for my business card today, I didn’t have one. Instead, I took out of my folder an A3 pamphlet, with portfolio and resume alltogether in one. Ok, I have to admit: it’s not my original idea, but something I came across on Jacob Share’s award-winning JobMob. This is a website filled with straight-talking real world advice, lots of humour and design inspiration such as 400+ Twitter Feeds of Job Openings From Around the World.

    The one page resume portfolio is a 6-panel pamphlet that shows your resume when folded and your design portfolio when unfolded.

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  1. Front view of the resume portfolio, slightly open. You can see the designer’s logo and contact information. Notice the vertical bar on the right side of the inner panel, where the text reads “curriculum vitae” with a right arrow and “portfolio” with a left arrow pointing inside.
  2. Partially-open view of the portfolio.
    If you followed the left arrow and continued unfolding, this is what you’d see before you’re done. The panel with the arrow bar folds outwards, meaning that there’s actually more room for portfolio highlights inside.
  3. Resume details.
    Following the right arrow will have you flip over the pamphlet, leading to the actual resume content.

There are many pros and cons for this pamhplet.

But usually the interviewer is surprised and very pleased to have this giant and colourful cv in his or her hands.

Bring along a classic resume just in case you are asked.