The Resume Is Not Dead
But Everyone Is In The Ballpark
The resume is not dead.
I’m sick of hearing about every 19 year old hacker on Product Hunt making that declaration when they finally launch their “Resume Killer.”
Infographics were the new resume. Linkedin was the new resume. Portfolios were the new resume. Personal websites were the new resume. Twitter was the new resume. Video resumes were the new resume.
The resume is a protocol in how we’ve decided to communicate our accomplishments. It’s still the most widely used way we do so BY FAR. Like email, it has a hold on the market despite being ripe for innovation. Protocols are very hard to kill.
But, creative resumes are becoming more common. Tech companies would rather see a links to your work. Everyone wants to get a fuller understanding of who you are.
There’s definitely an expiration date for the resume — but it is not dead. It is very much alive.
I’m tired of hearing the proclamation “the resume is dead” repeated by people who have thier own individual agenda and/or have no basis to the reality that exists outside of Silicon Valley.
I too want the resume dead.
I want Nametag to help kill it.
But you’ll notice, for now, it’s integral to our platform.
