The Resume — A History
In Reverse Chronological Order
Summary of Experience
Resumes have come a long way. I mean a seriously long way. It is a work history that spans nearly 6000 years. Along the way, it has rebranded and reformatted. It is also a story of expanding visibility and market share.
Work Experience
LinkedIN, December 2002 to present
- Created a centralized platform that expands reach and enhances searchability
- Made profile pictures and corporate logos a standard thing
- Added many social media aspects to how people find employment
Microsoft Word, 1990 to present
- Standardized formatting to make content more readable
- Partnered with email to enhance distribution
- Improved digital storage ability and reduced editing and maintenance cycles
Various Word Processor Assignments, 1977 to 1990
- Worked to speed time to market
- Integrated new and varying technologies and formats
- Continued to work closely with Cover Letter
Post War Ascendancy, 1950 to 1977
- Mastered Type Writer technology
- Developed leadership in job seeking market
- Partnered closely with Cover Letter (even when latter remained hand-written)
Freelance Communication, 1900 to 1950
- Worked with highest level of professionals to facilitate employment
- Began adoption of type writer technology
- Worked loosely with Cover Letter on standards and protocols
Various Grave and Tombstones, 1650 to present
- Leveraged entry-level experience to broader market
- Mastered very short formats using Epitaph technology
Project Based Assignments, 15th Century to 19th Century
- Rebranded in 1482 to Resume’ while working for Leonardo Di Vinci
- Reformatted to better utilize paper medium and lists/bullet points
- Realigned business model to assist scholars, merchants, and nobleman in the acquisition of future employment
- Added skills component to enhance basic achievements
Heraldry, 1st and 2nd Millennium CE
- Adopted multi-media approach from stone to shield, tapestry to stained glass
- Engineered white glove service for highest valued nobles, kings, and warriors
- Changed focus to build fame and notoriety
- Expanded market to people who are still alive!
History, 3500 BCE to 0 CE
- Founded History with first known recorded accounts of Egyptian and Sumerian rulers
- Concentrated on stone to secure future availability
- Experimented with pottery format to expand market, but technology proved too fragile
- Outcome of original value proposition to secure place in afterlife remain unclear, awaiting feedback
References Available Upon Request
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