C.R.A.P Principles

The C.R.A.P principles we learned in class were to help us look at our own work on resumes and also look at others in the future.

The C.R.A.P principles stand for:

Contrast - this is what separates each section of our resumes so you can tell the difference between each subject matter on the resume. The principles talk about how this can be defined by using type, color, size, line, thickness, shape, space, and etc.

Repetition - This talks about the format we follow in our resumes. A good resume will have repetition throughout it so that it does not look sloppy.

Alignment- The alignment makes sure that each section area aligns with one and other and everything is not just all over the page. (All lettering should be left, right, or center aligned, and ect.... It should follow a pattern.

Proximity- The last proximity talks about each similar part of the resume are placed close together and separate elements are placed further apart.

These principles are the main four things any good resume should have. We looked at several resumes as groups in class to practice using the C.R.A.P principles. I think that these principles should be common sense to all of us as seniors really. I think everyone got the idea though and we spent a little too much time during that class period looking at them. They are very vague principles. A resume in my opinion can have all of these principles and still be (crap). I think that most people that are attending college know what they need to set up their resume as it is a standard idea.