The Resume, Revolutionized

The Resume, Revolutionized white paper The Now, The New and The Next in Careers: It is essential to keep [today’s resume] short”. Career Thought Leaders paper (which is an excellent compilation of current career trends) further emphasizes that in the present: “Resume branding is a must; particularly for professionals, managers, and executives… a personal brand is an authentic differentiator that identifies and communicates the unique value of an individual clearly and concisely”. Not only has the content and focus of resumes’ changed, but their method of delivery as well. Although hardcopy resumes are still used, they are also distributed via email, posted online, or shared through social media sites. Google itself acts as your own ‘digital resume’. A simple online search can turn up plenty of details about you (or anyone!), and employers are using online searches with greater intensity to scout out potential candidates in addition to reading through submitted documents. So now ask yourself, how evolved is your resume?! Does it have keywords or core competencies? Does it showcase a succinctly structured profile with a high impact value proposition? Does all of your online material display a cohesive brand? If this all sounds like gibberish, or if you are still using a resume created more than 10 years ago, you probably want to revamp it before ‘employ’ing it in future job searches! A resume today must scream “advanced”….. not “obsolete!”.