Evolution of the Resume

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 expected

1960- 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.