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Leonardo de Vinci writes the first professional resume.

A traveling Lord in England offers a handwritten letter of introduction to acquaintances and calls it a resume.

Most people wrote resumes on scraps of paper over lunch with employees.

Resumes include weight, age, height, martial status and religion.

Resumes are no longer formalities , they are now expected.

Resumes start to include outside interests.

Digital typesetters 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 way to send resumes.