Text-based resumes are out: Canva reveals what hiring managers want to see

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A south-asian woman is showing her resume she built on Canva on her laptop to an elderly man
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It looks like job seekers may have to edit their resumes beyond adding new accomplishments or keywords from a job description. But are they up to the challenge? 

According to Canva, 71% of hiring managers expect text-based resumes to become obsolete in the next five years, and 57% prefer a resume with visual elements over its traditional, written-through counterpart. Workers aren’t necessarily opposed to this shift — Canva also found that 57% of job seekers aren’t fully satisfied with their current resume’s appearance and want it to be more visually appealing. 

Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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