What did Microsofts Marketing Manager learn from Enhancv

What did Microsofts absatzwirtschaft Manager learn from EnhancvWhat did Microsofts Marketing Manager learn from Enhanced Lives is a series which aims to put our customers in the spotlight. In a short interview, we ask about their background, the experience they had with and how it helped to improve their career.Our fourth star is Andr, a Marketing Manager at Microsoft. Hes a growth marketing enthusiast and adrenaline lover. He used to create a more visual resume that would represent him as both professional and individual. How did our platform help him do that?Hi Andr, can you tell us a bit about yourself?Hey, I am Andr and Im originally from Lisbon. I have lived in Poland and in the UK during the last 10 years. I have a Masters Degree in Strategic Marketing and I love everything about growth/startup marketing. At the moment, I work as a Marketing Manager at Microsoft where I am focusing on taking the best of Windows 10 to the education target segment.Outside of my professional bub ble, I am an extreme sports junky. I love surfing, skiing, wakeboarding, you name it. It helps me have a higher sense of reality and taught me that fear is actually a good thing to have. I am also a big fan of football. I was a captain of a football team Estoril Praia in Portugal and we won a National Championship together great timesWhat was the reason you created your resume?I wasnt looking for a job. But I like to keep my resume up to date in case something worth applying for appears and Id need one right away. Up to this point, my resume looked like the basic university template with no flair. It was just too average, and I dont like averageOne day I was browsing through my LinkedIn wall and stumbled upon a post with Marissa Mayers resume. As a marketer, the amount of likes/shares it had impressed me but not only that. I instantly thought I need something like that. So I went to the website and signed up. Im very happy with my resume now. It simply ticks all the boxes visual yet professional, great sections, easy to use and creative.What do you like about ? Did you learn anything from it?The main thing I love about is that its super easy to use and I can set up a resume in literally a few minutes. If I need to make any changes, I just go to my profile and add/delete whats necessary within a few clicks.And what did I learn from ? I learned that we dont always need to listen to what all university career departments say. Just go with something fresh that catches the eye. And by that I dont only mean the layout. The sections offers such as the Most Proud Of one are great. This lets you show your personality and qualities employers look for nowadays.Related articlesSanta Claus the man whos never changed his jobAce your next interview with the correct body languageElmo is getting laid off. How can we help?Create your human-centric resume with nowI also got a positive feedback from many of my friends and colleagues at Microsoft. As its an unusual resume, I wanted to see what they thought and sent it to them. And they all loved it They thought the resume was easy to read, and they appreciated the fact that you can tailor the colors of the resume to the colors of the company youre applying for (like red for Vodafone). Oh, and all of them would hire me, which is greatWhat message would you send to other job seekers out there?To find your dream job is a huge challenge. Except using a different and fresh-looking resume, always use your network when looking for new opportunities. It wont get you a job straight away, but it will open more doors. Then, you just need to prove what you are capable of.Oh, and surely try out platform. It totally rocksI would like to thank Andr for sharing his experience with us. It means a lot and we hope it will motivate many others to get started and upgrade to more human-centric and performance-based resumes.If youd like to contribute to Enhanced Lives series and share your achievements with others, send m e a message. I look forward to hearing from you ??