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So are you looking to take kind of a boring functional resume like this one and transform
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it into a beautiful resume like you're looking at right now? Well, stay tuned because I'm going to show you how you can create a visual resume with Canva
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But before I do, consider subscribing to my YouTube channel where each week I'll be uploading
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new videos on a variety of different topics. So thank you for your consideration and now let's talk a little bit about resumes
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So if you're open for work and you're looking for a way to make your resume stand out, then
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I'd consider checking out one of these awesome templates that are available at Canva.com
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So here's what you can do. The first step is to go to Canva.com and create an account
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Now if you happen to be an educator, you can actually sign up for a Canva for Education
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account which will give you the free version of Canva Pro and it has a lot of awesome templates
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and upgrades. So it's definitely worth checking out. But after you sign in, search resumes
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Now if you're looking for a specific style, you'll have some options to adjust the style
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on the left. So once you find a resume that you like, go ahead and click on that resume
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Now from here, it's going to be really easy for you to customize any of the photos, colors
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or text on this resume to your liking. Once you find a setup that you like, all you'll have to do is copy and paste the text
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from your plain functional resume to your new Canva resume. Now once you finish, click the share button, choose download, and from here, choose one
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of the options for PDFs. In a second, the download will start and you will have your brand new visual resume that
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you can send and make yourself really stand out in a job search
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So in just a few minutes, I went from a boring black and white resume to this colorful visual
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resume that will hopefully give me a lot of good luck. So thank you again for watching this video
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I'm going to leave you with a few suggestions that you might find to be helpful