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A great resume doesn’t just summarize your career—it paints a picture of why you’re right for a new role. But what if it could tell that story in an even more compelling way than text alone? In this project, Kelly Fischer and Tim Crowe share how a creative blend of Storyline 360 and animated video can shake up static business documents.

Winner of “Best Personal Practice Project” at DevLearn’s 2023 DemoFest, this example reimagines the resume as an interactive experience! This approach weaves together videos created in Vyond, friendly narration, and attractive Storyline 360 animations to expand on the main resume points and build a sense of connection with the applicant.

The experience also respects the limited time prospective employers have. By default, it shares the quick career overview people expect from a resume. But for viewers with more time, Storyline 360’s interactivity and hotspots reveal deeper dives into each aspect of this applicant’s background and skills.

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9 Comments

Salo Carrillo

4 months ago12/20/23 at 7:33 pm (UTC)

smart idea

Jim Larkin

4 months ago12/20/23 at 9:11 pm (UTC)

I'm curious how recruitment departments might respond to an animated resume. Is it something they would access and evaluate as they source?

4 months ago12/25/23 at 6:07 pm (UTC)

I'm not sure if a recruiter would or not. But perhaps the hiring manager would! We hope so anyway. :P

Jim Larkin

4 months ago12/20/23 at 9:17 pm (UTC)

Also, can they easily access a Storyline reader to view the presentation?

Mick Burns

4 months ago12/21/23 at 10:28 am (UTC)

hi, what software did you use for the animation? thanks

4 months ago12/25/23 at 6:05 pm (UTC)

Hey, Mick! We used Vyond for the video animations.

Tumelo Ratshijana

4 months ago12/22/23 at 5:58 am (UTC)

This is just pure genious, I tried it out, as a beginner in Instructional design, i found it challenging on how he created the layers within the slides to connect with each other. Its really amazing

Sean Ward

4 months ago12/22/23 at 5:11 pm (UTC)

I really like this format and it would be challenging to create it, but a bigger challenge getting it in front of the people you need to see it...is there a publishing option in SL that I don't know about where it's a one-click link to launch this resume, or do they have to download it to their computer and then double-click to open the index. file like usual? (staffing firms are NOT going to download anything onto their computers)...but I could see having this on my LinkedIn page as an option to an interactive resume, that's a viable option. How do the authors get this in front of staffing and/or HR managers easily?

4 months ago12/25/23 at 6:07 pm (UTC)

Hi, Sean! We published to web and then put it on an Amazon Web Server. The employers only need to click the link to launch and view it. No downloading of any kind is necessary. :)