Until recently, I would have agreed that other fields are different. But I interviewed knowledge workers from a variety of fields (e.g. a variety of engineerin

Until recently, I would have agreed that other fields are different. But I interviewed knowledge workers from a variety of fields (e.g. a variety of engineering fields, management consulting) about hiring for a project I was considering. I was surprised how small a role resumes/credentials played in most hires. A lot of job contacts are made by word-of-mouth, hiring decisions were largely based the candidate's ability to talk intelligently about their previous projects, and HR asked for a resume after the deal was almost done. I'm sure there are situations where traditional resumes are still very important. But it appears less common than I'd assumed.