Events
Leonardo da Vinci wrote the first professional resume.A traveling Lord in England offers a handwritten letter of introduction to acquaintances and calls it his resume.Resumes were just formalities. Most wrote them on scraps of paper over lunch with employers.Resumes are like Facebook profiles. They include weight, age, height, marital status and religion.Resumes are no longer just formalities, they are now expected.Resumes start to include outside interests like sports and clubs.Digital typesetting and word processors make resumes more professional and salesy.The first VHS portfolios are recorded and used. Books on resumes and career counseling boom.Online background checking begins.Microsoft releases an RTF universal doc.Enter, fax machines -- the new, cool way to send resumes.The Internet and World Wide Web go public. Monster.com goes live, and CareerBuilder is founded.Email is the new, cool way to send a resume.Dot Com boom hits full stride.Interactive resumes begin and mark the beginning of Optimal Resume.LinkedIn launches.Optimal Resume releases an online resume builder.Video resumes pick up, more and more high school students begin sending them to colleges.Video resumes hit YouTube.Resume objectives are out, Summaries and position statements are in. Social Media enters the picture, LinkedIn dominates employment and networking. Personal branding via SEO and keywords become a worry; nearly all employers google prospective employees.Resumes contain social media links. They're now shorter but with more visuals and multimedia. Digital CVs and Infographic resumes are trending.
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