?? 51 Awesome Resume Mind Map Ideas to Copy

?? 51 Awesome Resume Mind Map Ideas to Copy 718 Let these personal CV mind map examples guide your own job search. Photo by delfi de la Rua I was never big on mind maps. I preferred making prioritized checklists and to do lists with sub-lists when needed. Back in 2002, I organized all of our wedding plans using a lists app on my Palm Treo and it was a thing of beauty, if I say so myself. When I first tried mind mapping, my mind maps were always the same- one center node that branched off to a list of nodes, and each one had its own sub-list of nodes. Sound familiar?eval Since I wasn't doing it properly, I wasn't getting the benefits, so it's no surprise that I didn't find them very useful. But I came back to them a few years ago, and the freedom of branching out in all directions was really liberating. I don't mind map every day, but when I'm in a strategic mood, they're now my go-to tool.eval Have you ever created a mind map for anything job search related? Yes No View Results How can mind mapping help my job search? You can use mind maps to: 1. Review your career to date, such as for preparing a work portfolio 2. Snapshot your network of contacts, or at least the relevant people for your current job search 3. Brainstorm, plan and track your job search, right down to companies to target 4. Prepare for an upcoming job interview, including questions to ask 5. Sell yourself in a job interview And of course, you can use a mind map about yourself as a creative resume. Working on my CV as a mindmap… â€" Robert Strauch ???? (@straurob) January 28, 2017 Not necessarily to send to recruiters, but definitely as a story-telling aid when pitching your accomplishments to anyone who might find a more formal resume boring. Here's a large group of people who've done just that. This is how to write a mind map of a CV You could say these are mind maps people created about “me, I and myself.” Jane Brotchie Stuart Emmett Achraf Souk Alberto Martinez Jennifer Goddard Dominique Dejonghe Edgar Emmanuel Lebrun Jacqueline Bowman Jean Pascal Jon J. Wynia Lars Dahlin Marco Bertolini Niketan Pansare Ricclo Richard Harbridge Skanda Kumarasingam Steve Rothwell Vincent Birlouez Zehra Oguz Lebrun Carl Giosa Eric Giosa Kevin Nast Maneesh Dutt Nathalie Dhalmann Marina De Roover Mark Pohlmann Sab Will Christopher Byrne Andre Fiuza Chris Delepierre Syed Ahmad Mursil Ton Meeuwissen Pete Moore Marina Massengo Keith Daniel Tay Kara Aharon Anton Gurov Rhett Butler Hannah Gant Veselin Kirev Pierre Aumont Didier Lahely Lars Henrik Dahl Mohamed Moustafa Mohamed is a Tony Buzan Licensed Instructor, so he knows mind mapping. Foluso Aribisala Pienaar Klopper Kyung-moon Lee What others are saying What’s On Your Career Mind Map? The Power of Mind Maps to Build Your Career Master Plan Mind mapping your career Bonus 1: Mind mapping tools If you'd like to mind map your own resume, here are some free tools: Freemind â€" arguably the best known free, downloadable mind maping software. iMindmap â€" the only tool recommended by Tony Buzan, inventor of Mind Mapping. Freeplane â€" a better Freemind than Freemind, I switched to using this a few years ago. Xmind â€" nice user inteface and available in 7 languages. bubbl.us â€" cute tool, lets you make the mind maps in your browser window. Biggerplate â€" thousands of free mind map templates and examples MindMeister is another online mind mapping site with very handy features. Their basic/free plan is very limited (you're only allowed to save 3 mind maps) but they provide a free resume mind map template so you can get started quickly: Bonus 2: The Power of a Mind to Map If you enjoyed this gallery, you'll also enjoy The 25 Most Creative Designer Resumes You’ll See This Year.