Events
1482 - Leonardo De Vinci writes the first professional resume1940 - Resumes are like Facebook profiles. They include weight, age, height, marital status and religion.1930 - Resumes were just formalities. Most wrote them on scraps of paper over lunch with employers1950 - Resumes are no longer just formalities, they are now expected1960 - Resumes start to include outside interests like sports and clubs1970 - Digital typesetting and word processors make resumes more professional and sales-like1980 - The first VHS portfolios are recorded and used. Books on resumes and career counseling boom.1985 - Online background checking begins1986 - Microsoft releases an RTF universal doc1987 - Enter, fax machines -- the new, cool way to send resumes1994 - The Internet and World Wide Web go public. Monster.com goes live, and CareerBuilder is founded.1995 - Email is the new, cool way to send a resume2000 - Dot Com boom hits full stride2002 - Interactive resumes begin and mark the beginning of Optimal Resume2003 - LinkedIn launches2005 - Optimal Resume releases an online resume builder2006 - Video resumes pick up, more and more high school students begin sending them to colleges2007 - video resumes hit Youtube2008 - 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.Today - Resumes contain social media links.
They're now shorter but with more visuals and multimedia.
Digital CVs and Infographic resumes are trending.1500 - A traveling Lord in England offers a handwritten letter of introduction to acquaintances and calls it his resume
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