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I refuse to have a resume that is more than the front of one piece of paper. I generally get complimented on it. When I add something new, it means something e
by justin_vanw 11y ago
I refuse to have a resume that is more than the front of one piece of paper. I generally get complimented on it. When I add something new, it means something else comes off. I can update it in about 5 minutes if I need to, which is rare, because who uses resumes anymore? They are ridiculous.
The jobs that ask for a resume are the same ones I don't ever want to have again.
- quicklyfrozen 11y agoOut of curiosity, does this mean you drop older positions completely off the resume? Doesn't this make employers question the time periods not accounted for? BTW, I've needed a resume a few times even when not looking for a job -- e.g. a potential investor or acquirer wants to see resumes of all key personnel.
- jldugger 11y ago> Doesn't this make employers question the time periods not accounted for? At a certain point, you take the date of your degree off the resume, and if they want a full history, they can ask for it. The best plan is to have two documents: a career tracking document that covers everything you did, and how well you did it, and then your resume is simply a summary of the most important parts of that career document.
- phamilton 11y agoI just went through a round of interviews with a few companies and I didn't use a resume. They only asked for one the day before the scheduled onsite, so interviewers could have something in hand going in. I told them to just use my LinkedIn. While you might say my LinkedIn is my resume, every single interview was the result of a referral or me reaching out to the company directly. I didn't submit a single job application. Nobody looked at my resume and made a snap judgement about whether to pursue me as a candidate.