Resumes let the applicant paint a picture of who they are, and are a good source of background that gives ideas for what questions to ask applicants, or what pr

Resumes let the applicant paint a picture of who they are, and are a good source of background that gives ideas for what questions to ask applicants, or what projects they did. I don't want to go into an interview as an interviewer knowing nothing about a potential hire or as an interviewee where the interviewer completely ignored the information I provided to give them an idea of who I am and what I bring to the table. If you can't be bothered to take 5 minutes to look at a resume, why should the interviewee commit to spending hours doing coding tests or traveling into your office for an interview? It's the bare minimum to ask that the hiring manager look at a document that gives them some idea of an applicant's background. Anything else is treating people disrespectfully. Your time isn't the only thing that matters. People aren't just cogs in a machine. This line of thinking is what's destroying the software industry.