I don’t know what rock I’ve been hiding under. After noticing an increase of infographic résumés and CVs, I just discovered vizualize.me and re.vu. These websites offer the easy means of converting your work experience and accomplishments into neatly user-friendly visual elements. Both sites are similar in practice (you can import your info directly from LinkedIn), but each has its own design, organization, and typefaces. Here’s my assessment:

VIZUALIZE.ME (Example: Eugene Woo)

- Six themes - Great selection of fonts and graphics - Options to customize colors - Summary - Work & education - Links - Skills - Interests (6 at most) - Languages - Awards & honors - Stats (up to 4) - LinkedIn recommendations

Cons: No profile pic. No portfolio widget or document sharing, but it’s coming soon (ETA unknown). Also, no option to export/save profile as a PDF for printed use though it’s a planned feature for the future. Links are displayed at the bottom by icon, which could be better displayed in the profile summary below name and title as full links opposed to logo icons.

RE.VU (Example: Barack Obama or Felicia Day)

- Thirteen themes - Option for a 100 x 100 pixel profile pic - Summary - Work history timeline - Separate education section - Vital stats in numbers (up to 6) - Breakdown of job duties by percentages - Skill evolution graph - Proficiencies in percentages - Quotes (yours or someone else’s for inspiration or philosophy) - Percentages (example: thesis completion rate) (up to 6) - Pastimes pie chart - Interests over time - Image portfolio - Work examples (.pdf, .doc, .docx, .odt, .ppt, .pptx) - You can also upload a downloadable PDF of your résumé linked to your profile.

Cons: Timeline dates require month, day, and year; day is unnecessary. No customization option for colors or fonts. This greatly limits the visual format because it relies on uploading a background image. No known plans to offer the export/save option. There’s also no option to delete your account; you have to contact them directly right now.

VERDICT

The graphic designer in me prefers vizualize.me over re.vu. But while vizualize.me is more visually pleasing and customizable, re.vu offers more. However, quantifying and entering your personal data into re.vu takes more consideration and time. It’s not as easy entering into vizualize.me, which is simplified but effective. If vizualize.me were to implement the portfolio section sooner than later complete with downloadable work samples, it would be near perfect—with two suggestions: a life/work accomplishments section (or inclusion in the work & education timeline) and a top-five dream jobs section. Ok, maybe one more: a percentage breakdown of each job would be great too.

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