There are many types of online resume commonly used now-a-days. Flash resume are one amongst them. These resumes are drafted in Adobe Flash software using scripting and multiple tools which are available in the software. Flash resumes are mainly created by individuals who wish to come up with their skills, knowledge, work experience and other details in a creative and unusual form. These efforts are taken for impressing the recruiters and to stand out of the crowd. Besides, it helps in creating a huge hub of network in which people pool in to check your flash resumes that you have uploaded on social websites. However, with all these benefits, there are few drawbacks too and so let us find out 5 disadvantages of flash resume before you create one.
Though many companies are adopting the new technologies which support different styles of up coming resumes, yet there are companies who are still not aware of this new fashion of resumes. Flash resumes are also in a process of spreading and hence are not widely acceptable everywhere. This is because the old tradition of resumes has such a huge impact on the employer's minds that trying out something different is not fairly encouraged. Nevertheless, people are broadening their views and soon the usual black and white resumes would be out of use and flash resumes would be in demand.
As many companies are unaware of this new trend of flash resumes, they lack resources to view such creative resumes. Flash resumes can be viewed on flash player and companies do not invest in software that are only limited to check out such resumes. Eventually, even if you create a flash resume, you would need to carry your laptop to present it or find out companies those entertain such resumes. Even if you upload on the websites, others should be able to access your flash file which is only possible by having flash software.
When you know that the company you are targeting to work with accepts the new trend of flash resumes, you get a liberty of drafting one. But many candidates make this silly mistake of using too many graphics in a resume making it look crowded. Proper and limited use of computer graphics makes your resume look presentable. Flash resumes even involve animation and if the animation is dull, your resume looks uninteresting. Make sure to take care of these things whenever you draft a resume in flash software.
Huge number of companies are of the opinion that flash resumes should be used for creative field rather using it for some technical or operational field. However, the main motive of making resumes in flash is giving a creative touch. Those actually don't affect your work skill in any way. Due to this reason, many candidates are rejected for making flash resumes and the main purpose of making it becomes a waste.
For making flash resumes, you first need to be aware of it and also learn to use the software. People from creative field find it easy to use. However the same doesn't work for any technical person. Creating flash resumes would require knowledge of scripting language, various tool usages and even rendering the final output. Hence, before anyone could learn to make flash resumes, candidates prefer sticking back to traditional resumes.
These are the main 5 disadvantages of flash resume. However, it is always good to learn and make use of such creative technology. As such, every advantage is followed by a disadvantage, so try and work out a solution for using flash resumes.