The role of the resume has remained constant throughout its 500 years of existence — the point of the resume is to get a job.
Relative to other forms of communication, though, it hasn’t changed all that much. In fact, most of the changes have been merely cosmetic — most employers still require a one-sheet, black-and-white printed resume at interviews, regardless of the fact that we all use email and have had access to much better design options for years now. Not to mention, printing is unnecessary in the digital world we live in. At this point, even the role of cover letters in today’s job market is being scrutinized.
The proliferation of digital and social tools over the past decade has brought about the social media resume, the infographic resume and the video resume, among other creative options.
This infographic, created by RezScore, an online resume-grading tool, looks at the history of the resume.
What are your thoughts on the future of the resume? Let us know in the comments below, and share your creative resume while you’re at it.
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Relative to other forms of communication, though, it hasn’t changed all that much. In fact, most of the changes have been merely cosmetic — most employers still require a one-sheet, black-and-white printed resume at interviews, regardless of the fact that we all use email and have had access to much better design options for years now. Not to mention, printing is unnecessary in the digital world we live in. At this point, even the role of cover letters in today’s job market is being scrutinized.
The proliferation of digital and social tools over the past decade has brought about the social media resume, the infographic resume and the video resume, among other creative options.
This infographic, created by RezScore, an online resume-grading tool, looks at the history of the resume.
What are your thoughts on the future of the resume? Let us know in the comments below, and share your creative resume while you’re at it.
Social Media Job Listings
Every week we post a list of social media and web job opportunities. While we publish a huge range of job listings, we’ve selected some of the top social media job opportunities from the past two weeks to get you started. Happy hunting!
Social Media Manager at Shared Vision Marketing in Atlanta, GA
Director, Social Media at Razorfish in San Francisco, CA
Metrics/Strategic Specialists at Ignite Social Media in Birmingham, MI
More Job Search Resources From Mashable
- 6 Companies With Awesome Employee Perks
- Tips For Negotiating Employee Equity
- HOW TO: Spruce Up a Boring Resume [INFOGRAPHIC]
- HOW TO: Find and Land Freelance Work
- 9 Dynamic Digital Resumes That Stand Out From the Crowd
More About: career, job search series, jobs, resumesFor more Business & Marketing coverage:Follow Mashable Business & Marketing on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookSubscribe to the Business & Marketing channelDownload our free apps for Android, Mac, iPhone and iPad
Posted on Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:31:18 +0000 at http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/mEHfYSkpSCw/
Comments: http://mashable.com/2011/09/04/history-of-the-resume/#comments
