Dear Respondents,
Greetings!!!
It is such a great topic in the realm of "Recruitment"; innovative resumes vs traditional resumes.
I am in the favor of having imaginatively written resumes because that reflects creativity, an intent to steer away from the clutter and propensity to grab eyeball/attention, each one of these factors necessary if a job seeker doesn't want his/her resume to go into recruiter's black-hole.However, these kinds of resumes are always difficult to scan or put into the databases.
A traditional resume is good in the way that it's easier to scan, copy, put into database etc. and the interviewer/recruiter can focus more on the core skills of job seeker. However, there are so many incoming resumes for any position, that it is almost always boring for a recruiter to go through the same black and white typified resume.
Having said that, logos are not such a bad thing on resume. You are actually marketing the brand of company through logo ( no company ever minds free branding as long as it is not bad branding ) and at the same time using that to make your resume look good. In addition to logos, QR codes on resumes are also emerging , and so very relevant, in the era of smartphones. Using QR codes/ weaving URL into logos/etc. shows a person's technical bent of mind, always a plus, now a days.
Catch lies in striking the right balance. Use everything that you can to make your resume look attractive but you should be able to drive audience towards your core skills, your tangible achievements and your potential. And, always send an extra copy in a neat clean black and white format without any graphic , if you are using an innovative format, for the reason of putting that into employer's database.