Events
1482- Leonardo Da Vinci
creates the first
professional resume.1500- A traveling Lord in
England offers a
handwritten letter
to acquaintances
and calls it his resume.1930- Resumes were
just formalities. Most
of them were just on
scraps of paper over
lunch with employers.1940- Resumes were
like Facebook profiles.
They included height,
weight, marital status,
and religion.1950- Resumes were no
longer formalities, they
were expected1960- Resumes start
to include outside
interests like sports
and clubs.1970- Digital typesetting
and word processors
make resumes more
professional and
salesy.1980- The first VHS
portfolios are
recorded and used.
Books on resumes
and career counseling
boom.1985- Online
background checking
begins.1986- Microsoft
releases and RTF
universal doc.1987- Enter, fax machines --
the new, cool way to send
resumes.1994- The internet and the
World Wide Web go live.1995- Email is the new,
cool way to send a resume.
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