Stand Out in Your Job Search with an Interactive Tableau Resume Tamsin Rowntree Academic Program Specialist, Tableau Marissa Michelotti July 5, 2018 - 9:53pm December 8, 2022 We get it, applying for jobs is hard work. With recruiters spending just 6 seconds skimming each resume, it’s now more important than ever to make your resume standout. No, I’m not going to recommend printing your resume on a cake. It’s simpler than that. When data literacy is one of the most in-demand skills in the workplace, your resume could be a visual representation of your data skills. Show the recruiters your analytical skills and creativity by following these tips to create your own Tableau Viz resume. Use Gantt Charts as a Timeline of Your Work Experience Gantt charts make your timeline quick and easy to understand. Unlike lists, Gantt charts call attention to the most important items on your timeline. Here you can add your start and end dates, the type of work and any awards, in clear chronological order, and use visual tooltips to highlight additional key points. With a Gantt chart, you can provide a full timeline of your career and experience, allowing recruiters to quickly understand your work history. Smart filtering and tooltips help provide context. Viz by Julia Biedry Gonzalez Showcase Your Skills Implicitly and Explicitly The ”skills” section is one of the most important parts of the resume. By creating a Viz Resume, not only can you show your Tableau skills, you can also give a literal list to show off your other technical and soft skills. Consider how you want your key skills to stand out. You could give your skills a grade, rank them in order of importance and relevance, or highlight your top 3 skills in bright colors for that extra oomph! The possibilities are endless. In his demo, Tristan Guilleven suggested adding a triangle at the end of a bar graph of skills to represent that your skills are always developing and improving. Viz by Tristan Guillevin Link to Portfolios and Other Work You’ll almost certainly want to link to your LinkedIn profile, and depending on the type of jobs you’re applying for, you may want to link to a social media profile that you manage or embed a portfolio of your best viz work. This is a great way to give the viewer a sense of your personality and to showcase your talents. But don’t just stop there! You can embed a variety of different multimedia. To feature your portfolio assets, for example, you can include YouTube videos, animations, and even music. If you’ve created other Tableau vizzes, you can embed them directly into your resume too. Check out Tristan Guillevin’s demo for a tutorial. Viz by Alisha Dhillon Express Your Personality Through Creativity Reading through hundreds of CVs gets tiring after a while, so imagine coming across a resume like the one below. Imagine the impact of seeing an interactive resume, in a sea of PDFs. You can use your creativity to convey your personality to recruiters. Your resume is a unique opportunity to show your creative flair, so think carefully about how you can use it to best present your personality, skills, and experience. Viz by Samuel Parsons Visit the Interactive Viz Resume Gallery for more examples of Tableau resumes. Editor’s Note: This piece is part of the Generation Data series on the Tableau blog. Data skills are essential for the next generation of professionals and business leaders. The Tableau Academic Program seeks to arm students with the valuable analytical skills needed to think strategically and make an impact, both academically and professionally. If you are a student, download your free Tableau license today to start learning data skills.
Author: Tamsin Rowntree
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